Texas' Regional and State Flood Planning Efforts

APA Texas Chapter

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. CST

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Overview

Gain knowledge about the new state and regional flood planning process administered by the Texas Water Development Board, including the formation of 15 regional flood planning groups to develop their respective regional flood plans through this bottom-up approach.

This presentation will provide an overview of the expanded role of the TWDB in flood planning, the new state and regional flood planning process, and the timeline for the development of regional and state flood plans including milestones and accomplishments to date.

Speakers

Ian Blair

Invited Speaker

Ian Blair is a Senior Regional Flood Planner at the Texas Water Development Board, where he helps oversee the upper and lower Colorado River regional flood planning process and helps develop Texas’ first state flood planning program. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Lewis & Clark College and Master … Read More

Megan Ingram

Invited Speaker

Megan Ingram is a Senior Regional Flood Planner at the Texas Water Development Board, where she is part of the team developing and implementing Texas’ first regional and state flood planning program. She has almost ten years of private and public sector experience in environmental and energy public policy, disaster … Read More

Contact Info

Barbara Holly, bholly@rockdalecityhall.com