Floodplain Management Seminar   Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Flooding and Floodplain Management, but Haven’t Yet Had a Chance to Ask...   Seminar was held Tuesday, June 10, 6pm to 9pm Rosendale Community Center, Route 32, Rosendale, NY   Bill Nechamen from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) will speak on recent floodplain remapping and related local municipal regulations; Ira Stern on the operation of New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Supply Reservoirs; Jason Shea of the US Army Corps of Engineers on their Reconnaissance Studies of the Rondout/Wallkill and Esopus/Plattekill Creeks; and Joe Damrath of NYC DEP on the value of wetlands and riparian buffers in flood mitigation; followed by Q & A panel. Free and open to all. Local officials and people who live or have a business near a creek or stream or in a floodplain are strongly encouraged to attend.   Agenda 6:00pm Registration and Networking 6:30pm Welcoming Remarks Ron Schade, Chairman Rondout Creek Watershed Council 6:45pm Floodplain Mapping and Management Bill Nechamen, Chief of the Floodplain Management Section, NYS DEC Presentation 7:30pm Flood Reconnaissance Studies for Rondout/Wallkill and Esopus/Plattekill Creeks Jason Shea, Project Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers Presentation 7:50pm Operation of NYC Reservoirs Ira Stern, Director of Watershed Planning and Community Affairs, NYC DEP Presentation 8:10mp Importance of Wetlands and Riparian Buffers in Flood Prevention Joe Damrath, Senior Environmental Analyst, NYC DEP 8:30pm Discussion and Q & A with Panel of Speakers and Audience Participation 9:00pm Adjourn Sponsoring Organizations: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Rondout Creek Watershed Council, Lower Esopus Watershed Partnership, Wallkill River Task Force, and the Ulster County Department of the Environment.   For more information contact Victor Melendez, victor@clearwater.org or 845-454-7673 x112.