Annual Conference

20th Annual WAFSCM Conference

October 19 – 20, 2022

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal Management (WAFSCM) held its 20th Annual Conference on October 19-20th at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Professional Development Hours (PDHs) and Continuing Education Credits (CECs) can be earned at the main conference on Wednesday and Thursday. A field tour and a social reception were held on Wednesday, and the main conference included plenary and speaker sessions throughout the day on Thursday. The Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) exam was also held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. See the Floodplain Manager Certification page for more information.

As always, it was a great conference with a dynamic group of professionals coming to share their experience in a variety of water‐related issues from all sectors: local government leaders, community administrators, planning agencies, public works departments, developers, consultants, environmental groups, state and federal agencies and students.

Please feel free to contact the Conference Chair for additional information: Jacob Maas at jmaas@menomonee-falls.org for more information.

JOIN US NEXT YEAR ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND 2ND, 2023 AT THE HYATT REGENCY IN GREEN BAY, WI.

2022 CONFERENCE AGENDA

2022 CONFERENCE PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS

2022 CONFERENCE REVIEW FORM (GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK!)

2022 PRESENTATIONS (with linked handouts as available):

Field Tour: Fox River Levee & Locks – Uriah Monday, WI DNR
Opening Plenary – Dave Fowler, Senior Project Manager
Daylighting Dubuque’s Bee Branch Creek – A Flood Mitigation Success Story – Mark Shubak, Strand Associates, Inc.
Large Scale Green Infrastructure for Upstream Flood Mitigation in Urban Environments – Kara Koch & Adrienne Cizek, Stormwater Solutions Engineering, LLC
Great Lakes Coastal Resilience in a Changing Climate – Adam Bechle & David Hart, Wisconsin Sea Grant
Impact of Lake Michigan Water Levels on District Assets – Susan K Coyle, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Building Flood Resilience in the East River Watershed in Northeast WI – Kayla Wandsnider, The Nature Conservancy
Flood Management Property Acquisition: Realizing More Community Benefits than Just Reduced Flood Risk – Mark Mittag, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Benefitting Communities Through Solely Grant Sourced Green Infrastructure on Milwaukee Public School (MPS) Schoolyards – Kara Koch, Stormwater Solutions Engineering, LLC
A green infrastructure plan for the Black Earth Creek watershed to reduce flooding and create multiple benefits – Steve Gaffield, Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc. & Mike Rupiper, Capital Area Regional Planning Commission
Keep CALM and Collaborate: Collaborative Network Enhancing Coastal Hazard Resilience Efforts on Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan Shoreline – Lydia Salus, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Using Delft3D to model complex coastal environments in the Great Lakes – Jacob Sturzl & Brent Teske, Anchor QEA
Advancing Green Infrastructure at Great Lakes Marinas – Julia Noordyk, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
War Memorial Center North Parking Lot Site Design – Cassandra Hoppe, Stormwater Solutions Engineering, LLC
Thinking Outside the Box Culvert II, Update on Sustainable Flood Management – David Fowler, Association of State Floodplain Managers
P, N, & H2O – Understanding Natural Cycles and Development Impacts – Phillip Taylor, Hydro International