2021 KAMM Conference Recap and Presentations

KAMM 2021 Virtual Conference

Unmasking Mitigation

September 21 – 23, Annual Conference

September 20, Preconference Presentations and KAMM Committee meetings.

Link to our KAMM Mitigation Acronyms

Thank you to our Speakers!

Presentations – September 21, 2021, Tuesday

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KAMM New Member Orientation. Katherine Osborne, KAMM Region IV Representative

Welcome & Conference Virtual Overview, Esther White, KAMM Vice Chair

Welcome – KAMM State of the Union, Mike Greene, KAMM Chair

KAMM Annual Mitigation Awards

2021 Mitigation Manager of the Year – Lori Rafferty, Louisville MSD
2021 Mitigation Project of the Year – Louisville Maple Street Area Acquisitions

Moderator: Ben Conley, KAMM Treasurer, Awards & Grants Committee Mentor

Plenary – Landslide Susceptibility and Risk Assessments for Landslides in the Big Sandy Area Development District, Eastern Kentucky, Matt Crawford, KGS

Plenary – Developing Successful HMA Applications, Esther White, UK HMGP

25 minute Concurrent – 2:00 – 2:50 pm

Track 1

Do you need a 401 Water Quality Certification? Samantha Vogeler, DOW

Collaborating to Mitigate Harmful Algal Blooms, Perry Thomas and Mahtaab Bagherzadeh, DOW

Track 2

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) – Floodplain Conservation and Planning for the Future, Shelly Morris, TNC
Dams are Great – So are Dam Removals, Jimmy Stahl, Zach Dettlinger, and Ivan Valentic, GPD Group

25 minute Concurrent – 3:00 – 3:25 pm

Track 1

Simple, Reliable Test for Algal Toxins, Chuck Kozora, OTT HydroMet

Track 2

Highlighting Weather and Climate Extremes Through Data Visualization, Megan Schargorodski, KY Climate Center

Presentations – September 22, 2021, Wednesday

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Plenary – Division of Water – Director’s Update, Carey Johnson

Plenary – What are the Chances? Probabilistic River Forecasts, 2020/2021 Kentucky Flood Review & NWS Mitigation Projects, Mary Lamm, Andrea Schoettmer, and Pete Geogerian, NWS

NWS Handout: https://www.kymitigation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/What-are-the-Chances-Probabilistic-River-Forecasts-2020-2021-Kentucky-Flood-Review-NWS-Mitigation-Project-HEFS-FactSheet-handout.pdf

2021 Community Mitigation Grant Award Winners

Lee County CodeRED Presentation – Jon Allen
Clinton County

Moderator: Zach Dettlinger, Awards & Grants Committee Member

25 minute Concurrent – 11:10 am – Noon

Track 1

HMA Eligible Projects Overview, Esther White, UK/HMGP
Mitigating the Maple Street Area, Lori Rafferty, Louisville MSD

Track 2

Starter Fertilizer: How much phosphorus does turfgrass really need? Brad Lee, UK
USACE 101, Brandon Brummett, USACE, Louisville

50 minute Concurrent – 1:00 – 1:50 pm

Track 1

BRIC Overview and Updates with Project Spotlight: Microgrids, Sabrina Simms and Katie Grasty, FEMA RIV

Track 2

Achieving Resilience with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) Construction, Frank Gordon, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), and Amanda LeMaster, Energy and Environment

50 minute Concurrent – 1:50 – 2:40 pm

Track 1

Do’s and Don’ts of Closeout, Zakiya Darby and Pat Powell, FEMA RIV

Track 2

Our Changing World – the New Normals of KY Weather and Climate, Joe Sullivan, KYEM; 2020 KAMM Mitigation Manager of the Year

50 minute Concurrent – 2:50 – 3:40 pm

Track 1

Determining Duplication of Benefits, William Arwood, FEMA RIV

Track 2

The Use of a Small Watershed Program in Advancing the Goals of Watershed Management, Stormwater Management (MS4), and Hazard Mitigation, Becca Trueman, Oldham County Fiscal Court

25 minute Concurrent – 3:40 – 4:05 pm

Track 1

Flood Control Local Match Program, Aaron Jones, Department of Local Government (DLG)

Track 2

Risk Rating 2.0 “Equity in Action”, Dewana Davis, FEMA RIV

Presentations – September 23, 2021, Thursday

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Plenary: FEMA Building Science Update, John Plisich and Jeffrey Mayers, FEMA RIV

Plenary: Addressing Infrastructure Dependencies in Hazard Mitigation Plans, Sandra Pinel, DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Blake Edge, Green River ADD

25 minute concurrent – 11:00 – 11:50 am

Track 1

Leveraging Integrated Planning Opportunities for Co-beneficial Outcomes: Applying Nature-Based Solutions to Achieve Local Mitigation Goals, Drew Parker, EPA RIV
Open Space Monitoring: Property Parcel Management, Nicholas Thompson, Jesse Pinchot, Shane Parson, and Christine Chang, AECOM

Track 2

Probabilistic Flood Risk Assessment, Mike Taylor and Kulvir Singh, AECOM
Fluorescent Dye Tracing as a Tool to Support Mitigation Efforts, Autumn Singer, Chris Groves and Lee Anne Bledsoe, Crawford Hydrology Laboratory, Western Kentucky University

25 minute concurrent – 1:00 – 1:50 pm

Track 1

KY Green Infrastructure and Open Space Analysis, Laura Mattingly and Rachel Byrd, USACE, Louisville
Re-Imagining Parks and Open Spaces as Landscape Scale Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Source Control, David Gamstetter, Davey Resource Group

Track 2

Reclaiming an Ecosystem: Planning Study of Three Forks of Beargrass Creek, Sarah Taylor, Stantec and Lori Rafferty, Louisville MSD
A Floodplain So Nice We Modeled It Twice; A Direct Comparison of 1D vs 2D Floodplain Modeling Results, Mark Brasher, Daviess County Public Works; and Ben Conley and Tommy Arnspiger, AECOM

25 minute concurrent – 2:00 – 2:50 pm

Track 1

Indiana Stream Health 101, Laura Mattingly and Alysson Oliger, USACE, Louisville
Corps Section 202 Work in Eastern Kentucky, Charles Goad and Ashley Stephens, USACE, Huntington

Track 2