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Building Resiliency In Your Community: Reduce Flood Risk, Save Money

The Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA) presents "Building Resiliency In Your Community: Reduce Flood Risk, Save Money" with John A. Miller, P.E., CFM, CSM, on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

In the past eight years, there have been 11 Presidential Disaster Declarations related to flooding in the Garden State. Superstorm Sandy was the latest major storm to have such an impact. At the same time, reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program are generating significant flood insurance rate increases for certain residential and commercial building classes. Learn how you and your municipality can respond to flood risk by embracing practices that reduce future damages and lower homeowner and business flood insurance rates. Also, learn how to be eligible and how to aggressively apply for FEMA grants.

John A. Miller, P.E., CFM, CSM, is a water resources engineer, Certified Floodplain Manager, and a nationally recognized flood policy expert from Ringoes-based consulting firm Princeton Hydro. He joins us for a discussion of how to implement the FEMA Community Rating System, which rewards communities for exceeding minimum standards by providing discounts to flood insurance rates. He also will review the suite of FEMA mitigation programs and how New Jersey is managing its grants.

A continental breakfast will be served starting at 8:00 a.m. The presentation will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m.

Seating is limited, so registration is recommended. Register online at https://greatswamp.ejoinme.org/F13BrResilience or call 973-538-3500 x22.

GSWA members participate free. Non-member are asked to make of voluntary donation of $10/adult and $5/child (6 to 17 years old), or $35/family (includes 4). There is no suggested donation for children five and

under.

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