EVENT DETAILS:
NJAFM Webinar on Friday, March 26, 2021
Date and Time: Friday, March 26, 2021 at 12pm
Topic: Protecting Against Climate Threats in New Jersey
Presenters: Vince Mazzei, P.E., NJAFM Chair and NJDEP Assistant Commissioner for Land and Water Mgmt.
Length of Presentation: 1 Hour
Continuing Education Credit: 1.0 Credit for the CFM and 1.0 PDH Credit for the NJPE for hour webinar
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Date and Time: Friday, March 26, 2021 at 12pm
Topic: Protecting Against Climate Threats in New Jersey
Presenters: Vince Mazzei, P.E., NJAFM Chair and NJDEP Assistant Commissioner for Land and Water Mgmt.
Length of Presentation: 1 Hour
Continuing Education Credit: 1.0 Credit for the CFM and 1.0 PDH Credit for the NJPE for hour webinar
** Didn't receive the link? Email IT@njafm.org for assistance **
Protecting Against Climate Threats in New Jersey
Through the National Flood Insurance Program, FEMA establishes minimum design and construction standards for participating communities. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection establishes even higher standards for roads, buildings, and other structures built within and near flood hazard areas. However, both FEMA and NJDEP rely on flood mapping that is based on past flood data that does not anticipate future conditions resulting from a changing climate.
As sea levels rise, more land will be daily or permanently inundated and coastal floodplains will expand. A warmer atmosphere can hold more water and produce more intense precipitation events, thus increasing stormwater runoff and causing riverine flooding to expand. NJDEP is currently drafting new regulations that anticipate future flood conditions and would require homes, businesses, and infrastructure to be built to be resilient not only for today’s flood events but for tomorrow’s flooding as well.
NJAFM Chair and NJDEP Assistant Commissioner Vince Mazzei, P.E., will explain the basis for the anticipated new regulations and share details on the future flood conditions that are being contemplated as a basis for development in New Jersey’s communities.
As sea levels rise, more land will be daily or permanently inundated and coastal floodplains will expand. A warmer atmosphere can hold more water and produce more intense precipitation events, thus increasing stormwater runoff and causing riverine flooding to expand. NJDEP is currently drafting new regulations that anticipate future flood conditions and would require homes, businesses, and infrastructure to be built to be resilient not only for today’s flood events but for tomorrow’s flooding as well.
NJAFM Chair and NJDEP Assistant Commissioner Vince Mazzei, P.E., will explain the basis for the anticipated new regulations and share details on the future flood conditions that are being contemplated as a basis for development in New Jersey’s communities.
REQUIREMENTS:
Those attending this and future NJAFM webinars who wish to receive continuing education credit toward their Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) status must meet two requirements:
- Membership in the New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management (NJAFM)
- Completion and return of the course evaluation form to greg@njafm.org A copy of the course evaluation form can be found here . Course evaluation forms must be completed and returned no later than one week following a webinar.