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
- 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
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
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Applications and Integration into Hazard Mitigation Planning, Catherine T Lawson, University of Albany
- Unlocking the Vault: The Flood Model Search Engine, Jeff Butler, Atkins
See you in Pikeville in 2022!
Save the Date! September 18 – 21, 2022