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Emergency Flood Hazard Assessment & Protection Measures
Course ID: HYD-406
May 30 - 31, 2007, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (2 Days)
McCollum Park – WSU Cooperative Extension
600 – 128th Street SE, Everett, WA 98208
425. 338. 2400

Instructors: Tim Abbe, PhD, LEG, LHG; Laura Musikanski, JD, MBA
Roger Peters, PhD, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Matt Bennett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jim Park, Washington State Department of Transportation

Description: Due to their inherent urgency, emergency flood and erosion responses tend to be exempt from environmental regulations, and often lack the science and engineering that goes into non-emergency projects. Rapid response tends to lead to relatively crude applications of shoreline protection such as end dumping rip rap that may later require mitigation. Individual emergency response actions are typically limited in geographic extent with minimal environmental impacts. But cumulatively, year after year, emergency responses can have significant impacts and transform relatively pristine rivers into armored ditches. This course provides tools for assessing the magnitude and extent of flood emergencies, and provides a number of environmentally sensitive rapid response protection measures that integrate into long term solutions.

Course Topics

Overview of Flood and Erosion Emergencies:
- policy
- damages
- cost

Overview of Applicable Fluvial Geomorphology

Environmental Implications of Emergency Flood and Erosion Protection

Risk Assessment:
- Evaluating costs
- Prioritization
- Decision Trees
- Cost/Benefit

Action Alternatives:
- Short-term vs. Long-term
- Mitigation vs. Self-mitigating

Typical Response Designs:
- wood
- rock
- floodplain benches
- riparian buffers
- increasing complexity

Regulatory Compliance

Case Studies

Intended Audience: This course is intended for engineers, biologists, and ecologists seeking an improved understanding of emergency flood and erosion hazard assessment and protection measures.

Prerequisites: A basic understanding of fluvial geomorphic processes is required.

Course Materials: Each participant will receive a copy of the course proceedings and reference material.

What to Bring: Please bring a pen or pencil and a water bottle.

Credit: 2.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Registration: $350 ($295 reduced tuition is available to Native American Tribes; nonprofits; government agencies; students; and NEBC, NWAEP, and NAEP members). You may register via the link below or by calling the Northwest Environmental Training Center at (206)762-1976.

Cancellation Policy: Registration fees are fully refundable up to 30 days prior to the event and 50 percent refundable (or 100% credit) thereafter up to 3 business days prior to the event. No refunds are issued for cancellations occurring less than 3 business days before the start day. Course registration fees and cancellation policy are subject to change without notice.

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Northwest Environmental Training Center
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) program of the Northwest Environmental Education Council
650 S. Orcas Street, Suite 220, Seattle, Washington 98108
Phone: (206)762-1976, Fax: (206)762-1979
www.nwetc.org