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Annual Meeting of the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies or NAFSMA

NAUFMA or National Association of Urban Flood Management Agencies

NAFSMA or National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies

NAUFMA/NAFSMA A brief history

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING …a meeting of "interested municipal, regional and State flood control agencies from across the United States and determine if adequate interest and support exists" for developing needed urban flood control legislation.

THE MEETING (7/25/1977) (Chicago) Attendees: Illinois DWR - Bruce Barker Riverside County Flood Control District - John Bryant Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago - Forrest Neil, Frank Kudrna, Bill Bergman & Ron Litton Santa Clara Valley Water District - John Richardson Urban Development and Flood Control District, Denver, Colorado - Scott Tucker San Antonio River Authority - Fred Pfiffer Minnesota DWR-Natural Resources - Warren Pladsen Accomplishments: NAUFMA adopted as name First Board - Tucker, Richardson, Bryant, Pfiffer, Neil (President) First Executive Director - Ron Litton

2 nd ORGANIZING MEETING (10/18/1977) (San Francisco) Officers Elected: President – Forrest Neil Vice President- John Bryant Secretary – John O’Halloran Treasurer - Scott Tucker First Budget Adopted By-Laws Drafted

First Newsletter – Published 10/28/1977

Spring – Fall Regional Membership Development Meetings San Francisco Chicago Washington, DC December 12, 1978 First Annual Meeting San Francisco – St. Francis Hotel 22 Member Agencies

1978 – San Francisco, CA 1979 – Atlanta, GA 1980 – Denver, CO 1981 – Scottsdale, AZ 1982 – Palm Springs, CA 1983 – St. Louis, MO 1984 – Costa Mesa, CA 1985 – Washington, DC 1986 – San Diego, CA 1987 – Washington, DC 1988 – Santa Barbara, CA 1989 – Scottsdale, AZ 1990 – New Orleans, LA 1991 – Washington, DC 1992 – Sacramento, CA 1993 – Cincinnati, OH 1994 – Seattle, WA 1995 – Washington, DC 1996 – San Diego, CA 1997 – Orlando, FL 1998 – Denver, CO 1999 – Philadelphia, PA 2000 – San Diego, CA 2001 – Charlotte, NC 2002 – New Orleans, LA 2003 – Chicago, IL 2004 – Monterey, CA 2005 – Anchorage, AK 2006 – San Antonio, TX 2007 – Newport, RI 2008 – Napa CA 2009 – Colorado Springs, CO 2010 – San Diego, CA 2011 – St. Petersburg, FL 2012 – Coeur d’Alene, ID 2013 – San Francisco, CA Annual Meeting Locations

Annual Meeting of the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies or NAFSMA