Hi--
I attended the forum they held in January, but no local official was on the
panel. I see that Mayor Cownie and Supervisor Brownell are both attending
today so I plan to attend--although they are not on the panel.
Jane Clark
From: Press Release from Rebuild Iowa Office
TODAY’S SEMINAR TO ADDRESS FLOOD RECOVERY AND PREVENTION EFFORTS OF AMES,
DES MOINES AND CEDAR FALLS
Panelists Discuss Local Strategies After 2008 and 2010 Flooding
(DES MOINES) – A flood seminar at 5:30 p.m. today at the State Historical
Building in Des Moines will feature officials from Ames, Des Moines and
Cedar Falls discussing how their communities are working to prevent future
flood damage.
The free seminar, titled “Anatomy of the Iowa Floods: Preparing for the
Future,” has been designed to foster better understanding of recent flooding
in Iowa and how residents, as well as local, regional and state leaders can
better plan and prepare for future flooding. Additional presentations will
discuss trends in Iowa precipitation; trends in stormwater run-off;
floodplain management strategies; water quality; holding more water in the
watershed; and a review of related state public policy issues. The
presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.
Following the seminar, refreshments will be served and a limited number of
free copies of the book, “A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of
2008,” will be available to attendees.
The seminar is being hosted by the University of Iowa Center for Global &
Regional Environmental Research, Rebuild Iowa Office, Iowa Flood Center,
University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education,
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa League of Cities and
the Iowa State Association of Counties.
Flood Seminar Schedule, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 21
Welcome: Mayor Frank Cownie and Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell
Trends in Iowa precipitation: Chris Anderson, PhD, Scientist, Assistant
Director, Climate Science Initiative, Iowa State University (ISU)
Trends and strategies in water run-off: Matt Helmers, PhD, Associate
Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer, Department of Agricultural
and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
· City of Des Moines: Bill Stowe, Public Works Director, Des Moines
· City of Ames: Bob Kindred, Assistant City Manager, Ames
· City of Cedar Falls: Kamyar Enshayan, Cedar Falls City Council
· Holding More Water In the Watershed: Jennifer Welch, Urban
Conservationist, Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District
· Public policy initiatives: Susan Judkins Josten,
Intergovernmental Affairs Director, Rebuild Iowa Office
· Question and answer session
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