Floodproofing Workshops to be Hosted in Washington County

100 W. Washington Street, Suite 1401

Hagerstown, MD 21740 | 240.313.2380

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Danielle Weaver, Director

Phone: 240-313-2384

Email: dweaver@washco-md.net

FLOODPROOFING WORKSHOPS TO BE HOSTED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

Join the Maryland Silver Jackets Team to learn how to reduce the risk of a flood

HAGERSTOWN, MD (July 27, 2018) – The Maryland Silver Jackets Team , an interagency group composed of multiple state, federal and local agencies, will be presenting two separate workshops in Washington County on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Washington County Free Library . The afternoon workshop is specifically for community officials and consultants (architects and engineers). The evening workshop will be open to the public. Both workshops will provide information about floodproofing and ways to reduce flood risk.

Attending this workshop will provide an opportunity to receive training on different types of floodproofing techniques from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Nonstructural Committee . The floodproofing discussion will include topics such as elevating buildings, wet and dry floodproofing, and relocation/acquisition. Federal and state agency representatives will be on hand to discuss grant programs that may be available to property owners to reduce their flood risk, as well as other floodplain management topics, such as the National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System .

This is a free training. Please register for the workshop at: Hagerstown Workshop Session .

An itinerary for each workshop can be found below.

COMMUNITY OFFICIALS AND CONSULTANTS FLOODPROOFING WORKSHOP : 1:00-4:00 p.m.

1:00-1:10 Introduction (MDE/MEMA/USACE)

1:10-2:30 Floodproofing Training

2:30-3:30 Overview/Discussion of Various Floodplain Management Programs

FEMA/MEMA mitigation programs

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) 
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (PDMP) 
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)

USACE programs (USACE)

Floodplain Management Services Program (FPMS) 
Planning Assistance to the States (PAS) 
Civil Works Programs (Section 205 Flood Control, and General Investigations)

MDE Programs

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS)
HUD’s Community Development Block Grant - MD Department of Housing & Community Development (CDBG)

3:30-4:00 Agency representatives will be available to answer questions

PUBLIC FLOODPROOFING WORKSHOP : 6:30-8:00 p.m.

6:30-6:40 Welcome and Overview of the Floodplain Management Program Booths (MDE/MEMA/USACE)

6:40-7:30 Flood Proofing Overview

7:30-8:00 Booths Run by Agency Reps

FEMA/MEMA mitigation programs
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS), HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
State Highway Administration
County EMAs 
MHT

For additional information contact Public Relations and Marketing Director Danielle Weaver

at 240-313-2384.

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