Anatomy of Iowa Floods: Preparing for the Future
Thursday Oct. 21, 2010
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Iowa State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa
AGENDA
- Welcome: Mayor Frank Cownie, Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell
- Trends in Iowa precipitation: Chris Anderson, PhD, Scientist, Assistant Director, Climate Science Initiative, Iowa State University
Slides - Trends and strategies in water run-off: Matt Helmers, PhD, Associate Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Slides
How are we preparing for more Iowa floods?
- City of Des Moines: Bill Stowe, Public Works Director, Des Moines
Slides - City of Ames: Bob Kindred, Assistant City Manager, Ames
Slides - City of Cedar Falls: Kamyar Enshayan, Cedar Falls City Council
Slides - Holding more water in the watershed: Jennifer Welch, Urban Conservationist, Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District
Slides - Public policy initiatives: Susan Judkins Josten, Intergovernmental Affairs Director, Rebuild Iowa Office
Slides
Q and A from audience (30 - 40 minutes)
Adjourn for refreshments and informal discussions.
To view presentations from today's event go to www.cgrer.uiowa.edu
This event has been organized by the University of Iowa's Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research, Rebuild Iowa Office, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa Flood Center, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa League of Cities and the Iowa State Association of Counties.
