Finding the Base Flood Elevation
This event qualifies for 1 CEC CFMs
The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, "Finding the Base Flood Elevation (BFE)" on August 3 at 1:00pm Central Time.
Recent National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reforms make determining precise flood risk more important than ever in response to rising flood insurance costs. Identifying a BFE with confidence helps to determine actuarial flood insurance rates and plan for possible flood mitigation actions. In some cases the BFE is already available, in others it must be calculated.
Are you getting more questions about determining BFEs at a site, even in approximate A Zones? Do you work with flood development permits or FEMA Elevation Certificates (ECs)? Do you need a BFE for an approximate A zone but are unsure where to start? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, this webinar is for you.
In this webinar we will:
* Identify and use free resources to determine riverine BFEs
* Explain the simplified and detailed methods for determining BFEs
* Determine how and when to apply different methods in approximate A Zone SFHAs.
All registered attendees will receive an electronic recording of the webinar, copies of the slides, and links to various free resources available for anyone working with BFEs.
Speaker and Presenter Information
Brian Varrella, PE, CFM
Hydraulics Team Lead, Colorado Dept. Transportation
Brian Varrella is the ASFPM Vice Chair and is a past chair and current board member of the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers. Brian works for the Colorado Dept. Transportation as their Hydraulics Team Lead. His professional experience is equally balanced between private consulting and public sector service, including serving as Floodplain Administrator to the City of Fort Collins, CO for 7 years. He has enjoyed a wide variety of responsibility from assisting with development of statewide floodplain regulations to teaching 3-day technical courses under the Federal Highway Administration. He has worked in 19 states in his career and considers himself fortunate to be part of ASFPM’s mission to promote policies and activities that reduce human suffering from flooding. A passion for flood risk management stems from Brian’s personal experiences; he has survived and thrived after damage from 3 flood events in 2 states, though he has never lived in a Special Flood Hazard Area. He spends his free time in the Rocky Mountains wading streams and rivers flyfishing, and riding frozen rivers of water on the ski slopes.
Relevant Government Agencies
Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, EPA, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, FEMA, Federal Government, State & Local Government
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Thu, Aug 3, 2017, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
CT
Cost
| ASFPM Member Rate: | $40.00 |
| ASFPM Partner/Agency/Chapter: | $55.00 |
| Non-Member Rate: | $70.00 |
Website
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Organizer
ASFPM
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