DWR Cosponsors Sacramento Flood Conference September 6-9.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Flood management officials from California, Nevada and Hawaii will gather in Sacramento September 6-9 for the Floodplain floodplain, level land along the course of a river formed by the deposition of sediment during periodic floods. Floodplains contain such features as levees, backswamps, delta plains, and oxbow lakes. Management Association's 2005 Conference, cosponsored by the Department of Water Resources (DWR DWR Design Within Reach DWR Department of Water Resources DWR Direct Web Remoting (Easy Ajax for Java) DWR Durable Water Repellency DWR Delayed Word Recall (medical testing) DWR Driving While Revoked ). The annual meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel The Regency Hotel was a hotel in Denver, Colorado. Built in the 1960s to serve as a regional convention center, it was famous locally for its large gold dome and the luxury of the rooms within. across "L" Street from Capitol Park and will focus on structural and non-structural solutions to flood challenges. Flood program managers will also receive the latest information regarding flood mitigation, prevention, response, and recovery. Chiefly technical in nature, this year's conference will include nine workshops, including six on Tuesday, September 6. DWR will offer two workshops. The first, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, will analyze methods available for communities to comply with the National Flood Insurance Flood insurance denotes the specific insurance coverage against property loss from flooding. To determine risk factors for specific properties, insurers will often refer to topographical maps that denote lowlands and floodplains that are susceptible to flooding. Program's Substantial Improvement flood loss reduction standards. The second workshop, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, is entitled "Comprehensive Flood Management: Promoting Wise Uses of Floodplains." Policy level presentations will be featured on Wednesday, September 7. Conference Chair Ken Leep of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' is scheduled to give opening remarks, starting at 8 a.m. After Leep's address, Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Heather Fargo (born December 12, 1952, in Oakland, California) has been Mayor of Sacramento, California since 2001. She was elected Mayor in November of 2000; replacing Jimmie Yee who served for Interim Mayor for over a year after the death of former Mayor Joe Serna. will welcome conferees. Following the welcome from Mayor Fargo, Don Nottoli Don Nottoli is a Sacramento County supervisor. He has been a member of the board since 1994. He served as Chief of Staff to his predecessor, Toby Johnson. Nottoli is a Democrat. External Links Don Nottoli Homepage , Sacramento County Supervisor, Fifth District, will also welcome the attendees, and provide an update of county floodplain issues. Supervisor Nottoli is a member of the Delta Protection Commission, and on the Board of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency. Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (D-Davis) will deliver a keynote address at 8:25 a.m. Stein Buer, Executive Director of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, is scheduled to speak at 8:40 a.m. about Sacramento's flood protection efforts. Assemblywoman Wolk is the chair of the Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee. She also serves on the Budget, Natural Resources, and Local government Committees. Two major policy panel discussions, one on flood management planning and the second on flood management financing, will conclude the morning's activities. Ricardo Pineda, Chief of DWR's Floodplain Management Branch, will moderate the first panel. Mark Seits, a consultant for HDR (1) (High Data Rate) A wireless data technology from QUALCOMM that provides up to a 2.4 Mbps data rate in a standard 1.25MHz CDMA voice channel. HDR can be used to enhance data capabilities in existing cdmaOne networks or in stand-alone data networks. Inc., will lead the second. Also on Wednesday, September 7, at 12:30 p.m., Pam Pogue, chair of the national floodplain management organization ASFPM ASFPM Association of State Floodplain Managers ASFPM Association of State Flood Plan Managers , will give the luncheon speech. At 2 p.m., Steve Cowdin of DWR will moderate a panel discussion on cost benefit analysis for multi-objective projects. For online information about the conference, please visit FMA's website at www.floodplain.org. The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety and flood control and inspection services, assists local water districts in water management and water conservation planning, and plans for future statewide water needs. |
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