1414TH ANNUAL

WAFSCM CONFERENCE

Radisson HotelLa Crosse, WIsconsinNovember 9-11, 2016

Schedule of Events

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Workshops:Community Rating System Workshop

with Lou Ann Patellaro, CFM an ISO/

CRS Specialist. The Community Rating

System (CRS) is a Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) program,

administered by the Insurance Services

Office (ISO), Inc. that recognizes

communities for their floodplain

management activities that go above

and beyond the minimum National Flood

Insurance Program (NFIP) standards.

The CRS assigns credit points for each

floodplain management activity

a community performs and then

correlates those points to classes and

flood insurance premium discounts for

homeowners in that community.

This session will discuss the 2013

Coordinator’s Manual focusing on credit

criteria and documentation needed for

credit within the 400 Series. This session

will also look at state laws and common

practices that communities can take

advantage of to maximize credits and

community discounts. There will be

discussion regarding impact adjustment

maps, open space and how higher

regulations within the Wisconsin State

Building Code can work toward CRS

credit points.

The Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal

Management (WAFSCM) is holding its 14th Annual Conference on November

9 - 11 at the Radisson in La Crosse, Wisconsin. We’re excited about this year’s

lineup of workshops,speakers, and field tour. Professional Development

Hours (PDHs) and Continuing Education Credits (CECs) can be earned at

the workshops, main conference, and tour. Scholarship opportunities are

available again this year.

The first day of the conference will include two workshops to choose from,

a networking social hour followed by our evening reception and our usual

game night with refreshments. For the workshops we will be offering

a Community Rating System Workshop and an Emergency Action Plan

Guidebook Template Training. Thursday will be the main conference with

plenary and concurrent sessions throughout the day. Friday we will lead a tour

of Lock and Dam 7 and I-90 Dresbach Bridge.

As always, we anticipate a dynamic group of professionals coming to share

their experience in a variety of water-related issues from all sectors: local

government leaders, community administrators, planning agencies, public

works departments,developers, consultants, environmental groups, state and

federal agencies and students.

Welcome!

14TH ANNUAL WAFSCM CONFERENCE | GENERAL INFORMATION

LA CROSSE, WI

General Information

Emergency Action Plan Guidebook

Template Training with Terry R. Zien,

PE, CFM and Bonnie K. Greenleaf, PE,

PMP will include 1-3 pm for workshop

activities and 3-5 pm for open discussion

with individual communities. This

presentation will describe the process

for developing an Emergency Action

Plan (EAP) at the local level and the

recommended features of a plan. It has

been observed that many communities

have outdated EAP’s or rely on general

county-wide emergency plans. The

purpose of this Silver Jackets pilot

project is to provide a step by step set of

instructions to allow a small community

or tribe to develop a flood emergency

action plan (EAP).

Evening Reception:At the evening reception you will have

a chance to meet and learn from the

exhibitors and join in continued

networking opportunities in an informal

setting over heavy appetizers (including

gluten-free options). Food will be served

from 5pm to 7pm with a cash bar from

5pm to 9pm. Come prepared to

participate in game night, which

continues until 9pm.

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This is the main day of the conference.

The day star ts with a full breakfast and

an ear ly morning business meeting

with the WAFSCM Board. Following

the breakfast/business meeting are:

Welcome Plenary session, concurrent

breakout sessions, lunch with awards

event and plenary speaker and closing

plenary session. Door prize give-

aways are the last part of the regularly

scheduled day. Registration for the full-

day conference includes a 2017 WAFSCM

membership.A more detailed conference

schedule with speaker session topics will

be available in early September and will

be posted online.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11

We will lead a tour of Lock and Dam 7

and the I-90 Dresbach Bridge. The Lock

and Dam includes the lock, a dam with

moveable gates, and a dike system that

includes the Onalaska Dam. Originally,

the Corps of Engineers completed the

facility in 1935 as part of the overall

9-foot channel project. In 1989, after

more than 60 years of service, the Corps

undertook a major rehabilitation effort to

replace much of the operating equipment

and to construct a new control building

to provide reliable service to navigation

customers well into the future.

Schedule of Events(continued)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11

The I-90 bridge over the Mississippi River

is a heavily used commuter route for

travelers in the LaCrosse/La Crescent

region. The primary purpose of the

project is to provide a new structurally

sound I-90 river crossing bridge that

meets current structural and geometric

standards on an important regional river

crossing, and to provide a reconstructed

interchange that improves traffic safety,

capacity and access on and between

From Dresbach Bridge Project Facebook Page: Traffic to begin using both new I-90 Mississippi River crossings at Dresbach: Beginning Aug. 11th, westbound I-90 motorists will use the westbound bridge and eastbound I-90 motorists will use the eastbound bridge. Traffic in both directions will remain single lane across the Mississippi River to allow construction crews to continue working on the median areas on both sides of the bridge.

Highway 61/14 and I-90. In addition to

the highway issues being addressed, the

project faces many competing interests

of varying sensitivity, including lock

and dam access, Traveler Information

Center/Rest Area access, river user

access, US Fish and Wildlife Refuge,

environmentally sensitive bluffs, railroad

corridor, proximity to the airport and

river navigation channel, and the

Mississippi River Bicycle Trail.

14TH ANNUAL WAFSCM CONFERENCE | GENERAL INFORMATION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

including full breakfast, plenary

speakers, breakout sessions, lunch,

and 2017 WAFSCM membership.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Session Time Early/Late Fee Comments

Community Rating System Workshop

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. $20/$30 Half day

Emergency Action Plan Guidebook Template Training

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. $20/$30 Half day

Evening Reception 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. $15/$25

Game Night 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. No Fee

Attendee Category Early / Late Fee

Public Employee/ Retired/ Unemployed $75 / $100

2016 WAFSCM Member $100 / $125

Nonmember $125 / $150

Student $20 / $25

Lunch only (guests) $25 / $35

Session Time Early/ Late Fee Comments

Lock and Dam 7 and I-90 Dresbach Bridge Field Tour

8:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. $25/$35 Includes bus, water, and snacks. Guests are welcome on the tour. Maximum 26 people.

FeesFees of all events are summarized below. Early registration ends October 23.

Conference ScholarshipsWAFSCM is pleased to announce that they have awarded scholarships for attendance

at the 2016 Conference. Scholarships include conference registration and lodging for

November 9th and 10th. Recipients are responsible for their own travel and per diem

costs. Any current member of WAFSCM or non-member local government official

was eligible to apply. Additional information is provided on the WAFSCM website.

AwardsWAFSCM accepted nominations for awards to be presented at the 2016 Conference.

Members were asked to nominate deserving parties for any of the four categories

below. Self-nominations were accepted for the Excellence in Project Design or

Implementation award.

Award categories:

• Chapter Service Award

• Local Award for Excellence

• Excellence in Project Design or Implementation Award

• Lifetime Achievement Award.

See WAFSCM.org for additional information.

Sponsors and ExhibitorsEvery great conference needs wonderful sponsors and exhibitors and we are

no different. We have a range of opportunities to support the conference.

Details are available on the WAFSCM website or contact Cindi DeBruine

at 262-317-3254 or cindi.debruine@rasmithnational.com.

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14TH ANNUAL WAFSCM CONFERENCE | GENERAL INFORMATION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

1:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Community Rating System (CRS) Getting the Most Out of the 400 Series

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Emergency Action Plan Guidebook Template Training

5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Evening Reception (5:00 to 7:00 p.m. cash bar and appetizers provided) (7:00 to 9:00 p.m. game night, open to all)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11

7:30 a.m. Registration and Exhibits, Breakfast Buffet, and Business Meeting

9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks / Plenary Session

Welcome, from Mayor Tim Kabat, News from ASFPM, Executive Director ASFPM, Chad Berginnis

10:00 a.m. Break and Exhibits

10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

A B C

Update on the Milwaukee River basin total maximum daily loads, Bill Krill, Kevin Kirsch, Kimberly Siemens

Great Lakes Coastal Shore Protection and the Public Interest, Martin Griffin

Providing Stormwater and Floodplain Management on a Rapid Schedule, Jonathan Lefers

Using Web Soil Survey to Access Most Current Data, Shaunna Repking

Coastal V Zones – Ready or not, Here they come, Alan R. Lulloff

A Stormwater Management Plan for Hardwood Heights with Alternatives Development using Optimizer, Heather Schwar and Mark Wagstaff

11:30 a.m. Lunch and Plenary

History of the Mississippi River Valley, Mark Wagner, Director of Education, National Mississippi River Museum

1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

A B C

Green Infrastructure Treatment Train at North Point Lighthouse, Adrienne Cizek, Alyssa Schmitt

Community-wide Flood Risk Reduction Program: Analysis with XPSWMM, Sarah Pasquesi

Community Rating System (CRS), Michelle Staff

Reformulating a Solution on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus, Anne Anderson

La Crosse Floodplains: UsingGIS Mapping as a ManagementTool, Doug Kerns

Open One-on-one questions or assistance on CRS, Lou Ann Patellaro

2:00 p.m. Break and Exhibits

2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

A B C

Building Resilient Communitieswith Green Infrastructure OneCode at a Time, Julia Noordyk

Wilson Park Creek Flood Management and Stream Rehabilitation, Peter Shedivy

Floodplain Highlights fromMinnesota, Ceil Strauss –Minnesota State Floodplain Manager

La Crosse, Wisconsin: InnovativeStormwater ManagementPlanning, Bernie Lenz

Managing Increasing FloodRisk on the Yahara Lakes, KenPotter

3:30 p.m. Break and Exhibits

3:45 p.m. Closing Plenary

Minnesota’s Watershed Approach to Restoration and Protection of Lakes and StreamsGlenn Skuta, Watershed Division Director at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks

Door prizes, PDH certificates

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12

8:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lock and Dam, I-90 Bridge Tour

RegistrationOnline credit card registration is available. See the WAFSCM

website for the link at www.wafscm.org.

If you prefer to pay by check, please contact Steve Wurster at the

number found below. Please consider registering online if possible

to help minimize our volunteer conference committee hours.

Registration questions should be directed to Steve Wurster at 262- 542-5733

or swurster@ruekert-mielke.com.

Lodging

Radisson Hotel LaCrosse

A block of rooms has been reserved for conference attendees at the Radisson Hotel

La Crosse, 200 Harborview Plaza, LaCrosse, WI 54601. Rooms are available at a rate

of $134 per night for single occupancy and a rate of $82 per night for State employees.

To make your reservation call the hotel at 800-333-3333. Be sure to mention you’re

with the 2016 WAFSCM Annual Conference.

Contacts

Any conference questions can be

directed to Conference Co-Chairs:

Laura Rozumalski

lrozumalski@freshwatereng.com

608-616-0128

Minal Hahm

minal@msquaredengineering.com

262-376-4246

Sponsors GOLD SILVER BRONZE

Exhibitors

Storm Water Inlet Filter