State of Indiana

08/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/18/2024 22:11

Indiana Silver Jackets Flooding & Flood Tools Awareness Workshops, Various Locations

PRESENTED BY Indiana Silver Jackets & Partners

TARGET AUDIENCE: New & careered personnel interested in learning about current tools & technology available for flood risk management in Indiana. Appropriate for county commissioners, county surveyors, emergency & floodplain managers, and soil & water conservation personnel.

SYNOPSIS: Highlights include the common types and causes of flooding, as well as flood-related regulations, mitigation best practices, and climate change impacts. A significant focus of this meeting will be on the flood risk reduction tools available, including flood risk management (FRM) data & tools, stream & lake gauges; flood inundation maps (FIMs); available data sources (i.e., Indiana Floodplain Information Portal); & partner agency FRM programs.

DATES & LOCATIONS
CENTRAL REGION | MONDAY, AUG. 19, 2024
TIME: 9 a.m.-Noon ET | LOCATION: Made @ Plainfield Facility
1610 Reeves Road, Plainfield, Indiana 46168

SOUTHERN REGION | WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28, 2024
TIME: 9 a.m.-Noon CT | LOCATION: American Red Cross Facility
29 S Stockwell Road, Evansville, IN 47714

NORTHERN REGION | THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 2024
Indiana Association for Floodplain & Stormwater Management (INAFSM)
2024 Annual Conference, Michigan City, Indiana

ATTENDANCE IS FREE, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED.
PLEASE REGISTER BY EMAILING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO:
[email protected]
NAME / AGENCY / ORGANIZATION; EMAIL & PHONE NUMBER; WHICH MEETING DATE/LOCATION ATTENDING; SPECIFIC ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED.