Current Floodplain Management Organizations, job list and other tools The Kentucky Association of Mitigation Managers (KAMM) includes local floodplain coordinators, planning and zoning officials, engineers, surveyors, GIS specialists, hydrologists, and emergency managers. The Association of Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and the Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association (KAPA) have job listings and related resources. |
Who can be apply to be a Floodplain Manager? Any person involved with, or interested in, the management of Illinois’ floodplains, wetlands and watersheds is eligible for professional certification. Most applicants are local floodplain managers, but certification is open to individuals in the private sector, state and federal government, schools and universities and other agencies or organizations dealing with floodplain and other related disciplines. |
Floodplain Management Background Check out this link for information about the history of Floodplain Management History and learn more about the TVA, Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies. |
DOW/University of Louisville Partnership Click here for Information about the partnership between University of Louisville's Center for Hazard Research and Policy Development and the Kentucky Division of Water.
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About the Project Kentucky’s Map Modernization project incorporates the talents and resources of a number of nongovernmental agencies. The Kentucky Division of Water has enlisted the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Kentucky Division of Geographic Information, the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott, and May Engineers (FMSM), URS Corporation and the AMEC Earth and Environmental as partners in this initiative.
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Kentucky DFIRM timeline Information about the DFIRM timeline can be found in this powerpoint presentation about the Map Modification process. |
Welcome to the Division of Water's Floodplain
Management Toolbox
This website is a content-based tutorial, community outreach and training program for the State of Kentucky Digital Map Modernization effort (DFIRMS)
as well as a resource for various floodplain management programs.
The Digital Map toolbar (above) is where you'll find digital map information based on your professional interest.
The Tutorial Menu (left) is where you'll find training information for a variety of programs from the National Flood Insurance Program to the Community Rating System. Also the Glossary can be used for overview of key terms and definitions.
The Toolbox icon (top-right) is linked to the entire Floodplain Administrator's Handbook.
The Background and Fact Menus (bottom) gives historical information as well as current and future news in the field of Floodplain Management.