Floodplain Management Course F EMA – Higher Education Module 1: Floodplain Management -- Bob Freitag, CFM Module 2: Stream Systems on Dynamic Earth – Donald Reichmuth, PhD, PE Module 3: Biological Landscape: The River as Habitat -- Susan Bolton, PhD, PE Module 4: Risks to human settlements – Larry Larson, CFM, PE and Rod Emmer, PhD, CFM Rod Emmer, PhD, CFM Module 5: Policy History (rivers as a legal battleground) -- Elliot Mittler, PhD Module 6: Exercise – Bob Freitag, CFM

Module One: Introduction Lenses from which we view floodplains and provide overall management Session 1Course Introduction Objectives: Provide an integrated and comprehensive view of Floodplains from four perspectives.Provide an integrated and comprehensive view of Floodplains from four perspectives. Offer opportunities for applying knowledge to real case studies.Offer opportunities for applying knowledge to real case studies. Give practice will the development of management strategies that will result in the least adverse impact.Give practice will the development of management strategies that will result in the least adverse impact. Enhance the No Adverse Impact (NAI) initiative.Enhance the No Adverse Impact (NAI) initiative.

Four Functions of a Floodplain That will be addressed within this course Receives, holds and transports excess waterReceives, holds and transports excess water –Importance Secondary –Acts Sporadically Over Short Periods Receives, holds, contributes and transports erosional debrisReceives, holds, contributes and transports erosional debris –Most Important –Acts Over Long Periods Receives, holds, contributes and transports chemicalsReceives, holds, contributes and transports chemicals Receives and manufactures nutrients/energyReceives and manufactures nutrients/energy –Necessary to sustain life –Provides habitat

Four dimensions of river ecosystems Four dimensions of river ecosystems

Module Two Stream Systems on Dynamic Earth Session 2Effects of Tectonics, Geology & Glaciation on Stream Systems -- The Production of Sediment Session 3Meteorological Framework -- The Production of Water Session 4Biologic Framework – The History of Land Use and the Utilization of Resources Session 5In-Channel & Out-Of-Channel Processes Session 6River Corridor Management Session 7Class project (Exercise/evaluation/discussion)

Floodplain Definition That portion of a Drainage Basin that is covered by Transported Sediment that was deposited in or near a stream channel. That portion that receives, holds, contributes and transports erosional debris

Module Three Biological Landscape: The River as Habitat Session 8Introduction to Ecological Principles and Ecoregions Session 9Stream and River Ecology Session 10Water Quality Session 11The effects of land use/land cover changes on stream ecology Session 12Management and restoration of river corridors and floodplains Session 13Perform analysis of the ecosystem of the watershed to determine water needs of living organisms. (Exercise, evaluation, discussion) Session 14Open Session

Floodplain Definition That portion of a river corridor that receives and manufactures nutrients/energy and provides habitat.

River continuum conceptual diagram

Module Four Risks to human settlements Session 15What is a hazard? Session 16What is risk? Session 17Floodplain management Session 18Mitigating flood losses Session 19Mitigation Programs Session 20The many faces of floods. (Exercise/evaluation/discussion)

Definition of a Floodplain A 100 year floodplain is an are along a water course that is normally dry but has a one percent change of becoming wet in any single year. An area that receives, holds and transports excess water

Floodplain Map Picture of Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel, Lake Charles, LA showing the new FIRM format.

Module Five Policy History (rivers as a legal battleground) Session 21Public Policy in the American Federal System – An Overview Session 22Federal Policies Session 23State Policies Session 24Local Policies Session 25Special Districts and Landowners Session 26Policy Integration – (Exercise/evaluation/discussion). Session 27Open session

Floodplain as a Battle ground. Run off east and west of the Mississippi River

Module Six (Exercise/discussion evaluation) Offer an opportunity to apply knowledge learned from each perspective to a specific problem.Offer an opportunity to apply knowledge learned from each perspective to a specific problem. Expand the list of “No Adverse Impact” (NAI) examples.Expand the list of “No Adverse Impact” (NAI) examples.

Flood, Comite River, Louisiana Picture of the Comite River, Louisiana in Flood Source: T. Davison 1983

Interpretive marker PP1-1. Kootowis- Staghorn Fisheries Restoration project Information (BC Canada). -

Floodplain Management Course offered the Fall Quarter of URBDP 598 I SPECIAL TOPICS MW Gould Hall 442 Gould HallGould

Floodplain definitions Physical perspective -- “A floodplain is that portion of a drainage basin that is covered by stream transported sediment (Transported Sediment) that was deposited in or near a stream channel.”Physical perspective -- “A floodplain is that portion of a drainage basin that is covered by stream transported sediment (Transported Sediment) that was deposited in or near a stream channel.” Risk perspective -- “A floodplain is an area that is normally dry that has a 1% chance of becoming wet in any given year.”Risk perspective -- “A floodplain is an area that is normally dry that has a 1% chance of becoming wet in any given year.” Biological perspective – “Floodplain is the area adjacent to a river that is periodically covered with water. It is part of the lateral dimension of rivers and contributes to the interchange of materials between terrestrial components and aquatic components of the watershed.”Biological perspective – “Floodplain is the area adjacent to a river that is periodically covered with water. It is part of the lateral dimension of rivers and contributes to the interchange of materials between terrestrial components and aquatic components of the watershed.” Policy Perspective: “A floodplain is any land area susceptible to being inundated by waters from any source, and often bears geophysical evidence of previous flood events. The term is sometimes loosely used as an equivalent to the regulated floodplain."Policy Perspective: “A floodplain is any land area susceptible to being inundated by waters from any source, and often bears geophysical evidence of previous flood events. The term is sometimes loosely used as an equivalent to the regulated floodplain."