Floodplain Management Training
Below is the current listing of free online and in person trainings that the TWDB Community Assistance group will be offering. The target audience for these courses are local officials and anyone involved with floodplain management. Please contact flood@twdb.texas.gov for any questions about training opportunities.
Available Courses:
Future Conditions & Resilience
The CAP team has organized a new training on future conditions and resilience in Texas. This informational training will offer a range of future risk and precipitation data sources, climate research, nature-based solutions, and mitigation and planning activities. Emphasis will be placed on developing resilient infrastructure, sustainable land-use planning, and efficient resource management. Participants are encouraged to apply the knowledge to floodplain management and action plans that integrate future flood conditions for their own communities.
Participants can receive 1 continuing education credit through the Texas Floodplain Management Association after attending this webinar.
Date: June 26, 2024, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Registration link: GoToWebinar
Substantial Damage & Substantial Improvement Basics
In Texas, severe thunderstorms are quite common in the spring and hurricane season always starts June 1st. To help you prepare for potential post-disaster situations, we offer this webinar on Substantial Damage/Substantial Improvement (SD/SI) Basics. We will discuss SD/SI as part of the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program, how to plan for and carry out SD/SI assessments, and how to utilize FEMA tools and funding to assist with SD/SI determinations.
Participants can receive 1 continuing education credit through the Texas Floodplain Management Association after attending this webinar.
Date: July 24, 2024, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Registration Link: GoToWebinar
Intro to DRRA 1206
This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) Section 1206. Section 1206 of the DRRA authorizes FEMA to provide communities with the resources to administer and enforce building code and floodplain management ordinances following a major disaster declaration through FEMA's Public Assistance Program.
Date: August 21, 2024, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Registration Link: GoToWebinar