A weekly four-part series on Mondays hosted by The Seminar Group – Legal and Professional Education
February 22, March 1, March 8, and March 15.

Development in shoreline areas over the past decade have been complicated by a variety of changing legal and environmental conditions. This conference will look at how shoreline development at public and private ports in Washington and Oregon is being impacted by changes in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), as well as state and local regulations. In addition, we will examine how climate change –and in particular resiliency and adaptation– is impacting operations, planning and development at public and private ports.

Come hear about the latest developments in the laws and regulations controlling development at ports and in shoreline areas, including changes to the way that FEMA and other federal agencies are mapping floodplain areas, the evolving integration of the Endangered Species Act into the National Flood Insurance Program, climate change and resiliency and adaptation planning, and how Oregon and Washington are integrating these changes into their own local regulatory programs.

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SESSION ONE Monday, February 22, 2021, 2:00 PST

Floodplain Mapping and Shoreline Development
A big picture framing of floodplain mapping and how it impacts port operation, planning and development.

Teresa Jacobs, Asst. General Counsel, Program Co-Chair
Port of Portland

Marie E. Quasius, Senior Port Counsel, Program Co-Chair
Port of Seattle

Ankur K. Tohan, Program Co-Chair
K&L Gates LLP

Floodplain Mapping: A Primer
Flood insurance studies and maps; Riverine and coastal mapping; Flood zones, floodways, and no-rise certification; Map revisions; Climate change and sea level rise considerations

Laurie K. Beale
NW Section, NOAA Office of General Counsel

Kevin G. Coulton, PE, CFM, Principal Associate
Environmental Science Associates

Gary Wolff, PE, D.WRE, CFM, Sr. Hydraulic Engineer
Water & Natural Resources, Otak, Inc.