1. 1 Floodplain Management SESSION 1 Course prepared by: Bob Freitag, CFM (Project Course Developer) Donald R. Reichmuth, PhD (Stream Systems) Susan Bolton, PhD, PE (Biological Landscape) Rod Emmer, PhD (Risks to Settlements) Larry Larson, PE, CFM, (Risks to Settlements) Elliot Mittler, PhD (Rivers as Legal Battlegrounds) Frank Westerlund, PhD (Riverside Development) Stephen Newmark (Course Development Support)

2. 2 Interpretive Marker

3. 3 An Introduction Four Functions of River Systems Remove Erosional Debris –Most Important –Acts Over Long Periods Remove Excess Water –Importance Secondary –Acts Sporadically Over Short Periods Provide fresh water supply –Necessary to sustain life Transport chemicals and nutrients

4. 4 Module One Introduction (lenses from which we view riverine corridors Session 1Course Introduction Objectives: 1.Discuss the course overview, purpose, and overall objectives. 2.Describe the student evaluation criteria. 3.Through a class exercise offer practice in applying terms and concepts that will be used throughout the course.

5. 5 Module Two Stream Systems on Dynamic Earth Session 2 River Basins and Tectonics Session 3 Glaciation & Erosion Processes – The Production of Sediment Session 4 Meteorological Processes – The Production of Water on Land Session 5 Land Use & Cover – The History of Resource Utilization Session 6 Stream Mechanics Framework – Evolution and Flow Analysis Session 7 Stream Management Framework – The Physical Principals and Practice (and brief presentation of module exercise) Session 8 Examination and Case Study Presentations

6. 6 Module Three Biological Landscape: Its impact on the floodplain and floodplain management Session 9Introduction to Ecological Principles and Ecoregions Session 10 Stream and River Ecology Session 11 Water Quality Session 12 The Effects of Land Use/Land Cover Changes on Stream Ecology Session 13 Management and Restoration of River Corridors and Floodplains Session 14 Examination and Case Study Presentations

7. 7 Module Four Risks to Human Settlements Session 15 What is a Hazard? Session 16 What is Risk? Session 17 Floodplain Management Exercise (Including a brief discussion of disasters in the U.S. Session 18 Floodplain Management Session 19 Mitigating Flood Losses Session 20 Mitigation Programs and Discussion of Exercise Tasks 1 and 2; Impacts and Measures

8. 8 Module Five Policy History (rivers as a legal battleground) Session 21 Public Policy in the American Federal System – An Overview Session 22 Federal Policies Session 23 State Policies Session 24 Local Policies Session 25 Special Districts and Landowners Session 26 An Introduction to Riverside Developments Session 27 Examination and Case Study Presentations

9. 9 Module Six Final course project (Exercise/discussion evaluation) Session 28 Introduction of Case Study Problem and Team Exercise Session 29 Team Presentations Session 30 Team Presentations

10. 10 Session 1 Case study – Slide one

11. 11 Session 1 Case study – Slide two

12. 12 Session 1 Case study – Slide Three

13. 13 Session 1 Case study – Slide Three

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