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Washington Association for Floodplain Management

Welcome:

Welcome to the Washington Association for Floodplain Management. This newly formed organization hopes to promote an active discussion of floodplain management issues among a diverse range of professionals. Environmental scientists, engineers, planners, risk management professionals, land use attorneys and others are all welcome.

We're just getting started. If you are excited about the potential this group has, we can certainly use your help.

This website will be changing rapidly over the next few months. Be sure to check back often.

Our Purpose:

To promote the common interest in sound floodplain management, to enhance cooperation and to exchange information among private organizations, individuals, and local, state and federal agencies, to encourage appropriate and effective approaches to managing the state's floodplains, and to engage the public in floodplain management issues.

Membership Registration Form

Mid-Puyallup River

Upcoming Events:

WAFM is sponsoring a discussion group focusing on sediment management strategies.

Sediment Management Issues Group webpage

September 14th & 15th, 2011 - NORFMA Conference

WAFM's multi-state partner, NORFMA, will be holding it's annual conference in Bellingham. WAFM will be sponsoring a Costal Floodplain Risk Reduction discussion at this event.

If interested in other workshops, contact: wafm.org@gmail.com

Documents

Bylaws - Draft 6/18/10

Certificate of Incorporation

e-mail wafm.org@gmail.com

Washington Association for Floodplain Management
c/o French & Associates, Ltd.
2601 Havelock Court
Steilacoom, WA 98388

Organizing Group

NAME AGENCY EMAIL

Becca Croft Atkins North America becca.croft@atkinsglobal.com

Bob Freitag University of Washington bfreitag@uw.edu

Dennis Dixon Pierce County Public Works & Utilities SWM Email

French Wetmore French & Associates, LTD frenchasoc@aol.com

Hans Hunger Pierce County Public Works & Utilities SWM Email

Harold Smelt Pierce County Public Works & Utilities SWM Email

Steve Bleifuhs King County River & Floodplain Mgmt. steve.bleifuhs@kingcounty.gov

Nominating Committee

NAME AGENCY EMAIL

Dennis Dixon Pierce County Public Works & Utilities SWM Email

Jeanne Stypula King County River & Floodplain Mgmt. jeanne.stypula@kingcounty.gov

Bylaws Committee

NAME AGENCY EMAIL

Dennis Dixon Pierce County Public Works & Utilities SWM Email

French Wetmore French & Associates, LTD frenchasoc@aol.com

Hans Hunger Pierce County Public Works & Utilities SWM Email

Steve Bleifuhs King County River & Floodplain Mgmt. steve.bleifuhs@kingcounty.gov

Acknowledgements:

Special thanks to Pierce County Public Works & Utilities/Surface Water Management for hosting this temporary website. Thanks also to French & Associates for offering their organizational support, King County for their role in sponsoring the formative period of WAFM, and all the individuals and organizations already supporting WAFM.