• Risk and Risk Management Strategies
• O&M Inspections
• USACE levee Safety Program (AI/CEI, PI, LSAC, NLD)
• FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP, Levee Certification)
• Structural and Nonstructural mitigation options
• Real-Estate
• Legal Concerns
• Technical Resources

Target Audience: Levee sponsors, floodplain managers, stakeholders, state officials, community leaders, and the engineering community.

When:
Wednesday July 10, 2013
9:00am – 4:30pm
(This is the day before the NeFSMA annual conference at the Lied Lodge)

Where:
Nebraska City
Nebraska National Guard Building
2020 4th Corso Street

Registration: FREE (Space is Limited)
Registration for levee sponsors, floodplain managers, and community leaders is open Registration for the engineering community opens June 10th.

To register or for questions please contact:
Tony D. Krause P.E., CFM; tony.d.krause@usace.army.mil (402) 955-2326

As a reminder, NeFSMA does have a block of rooms at the Lied Lodge for July 10th. We hope you will be able to join us for these two days of educational and networking opportunities!

The exam is administered by Bill Jones at NE Department of Natural Resources.  If you are interested in taking the exam, please let Bill know.  bill.jones@nebraska.gov or (402) 471-3932.

Click here for the exam application.

Click here for more information about becoming a CFM.

The 2013 NeFSMA Annual Conference is scheduled for July 11, 2013 at Lied Lodge in Nebraska City.

We have a block of rooms reserved at the Lied Lodge for Wednesday July 10, 2013.  Please call 800-546-5433 to reserve your room today!

Registration is due by July 3, 2013.  Click here for the registration packet and conference agenda.

ASFPM supports many of the provisions of the 2012 NFIP Reform bill, otherwise known as Biggert-Waters 2012, usually shortened to BW-12. A centerpiece of this reform bill was to make the NFIP more financially sound. At the time the bill passed (May 2012) and was signed (7-6-12), the NFIP was over $17 billion in debt to the US Treasury (taxpayer), with little chance the program could ever repay that debt (now, the program is $23 billion in debt to the Treasury , [expected to go to $25 billion as a result of Sandy]). As such, Congress looked closely at why the program was in debt and what could be changed to improve it. The changes include many provisions for significant increases in flood insurance premiums to move them toward full risk rates and other measures to improve the financial soundness of the NFIP. ASFPM supports fiscal soundness for the NFIP.

What the legislation did not address is the effects of the changes on policyholders and the affordability of flood insurance policies for those that truly cannot afford the increases. While there was a study included in BW-12 to examine affordability issues; it had no implementation mechanism. There are now a number of bills being proposed that would roll back the premiums or lengthen the time policyholders would have to move to full risk premium rates. This paper discusses BW-12, the need for a financially sound NFIP, and the options to address the affordability issue for lower income people who may not be able to afford the rate increases or for those who may need time to adjust to the premium increases.

ASFPM’s recommendations to address the NFIP Reform BW-12 flood insurance affordability issue can be found in the full paper posted here on the NFIP page of the ASFPM website:

www.floods.org/ace-files/documentlibrary/2012_nfip_reform/asfpm_recommendbw-12affordability_4.24.13.pdf

Questions and feedback on the recommendations should be directed to Larry Larson, Director Emeritus & Sr. Policy Advisor, ASFPM at larry@floods.org or by calling 608-828-3000.

After May 4th, registration rates will go up.

TOP REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND THE 2013 ASFPM CONFERENCE

• Biggert-Waters 2012 Flood Insurance Reform Act
• Flood Mapping Updates
• Networking with Experts in the Industry
• Professional Development
• Flood Products & Solutions
• CFM Certification

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Check out http://asfpmconference.org for more information!

In the meantime, we do have a block of rooms reserved at the Lied Lodge and if you’ve never stayed, I would recommend trying to fit that in.  It’s beautiful.  We will again have a reception the night before the conference.

Stay tuned because we will have some other exciting announcements in the coming weeks!

Lori Laster-Chair

The first will be in Omaha on June 13, 2013.

The Lincoln tour will be on September 12, 2013.

Stay tuned for more details!

The website goes on to explain that “on April 12-14, 2013, Nebraskans will explore the wonders of science through the inaugural Nebraska Science Festival, which will feature science and technology-related activities across the Omaha area, all with the goal of making science accessible, interactive, relevant, and fun for kids and adults alike.”

The presentations and activities associated with the festival are listed on the festival website. If you live in eastern Nebraska and are looking for something to do next weekend, you may want to check it out!