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WMAO Webinar Featuring OFMA
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WMAO Scholarships Webinar featuring OFMA
Title: Update on Levee Safety in Ohio
Speaker: Jacob Bench, PE, CFM, Division of Water Resources, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Description: A levee is often defined as "a human-made barrier with the primary purpose of reducing the frequency of flooding to a portion of the floodplain". Just as one expects that the bridges they cross every day will remain standing, it is reasonable for the public to assume that a levee will protect their homes, businesses, and communities from flooding. However, the levels of protection believed to be provided and the ability of these levees to perform are often not meeting expectations.
In this presentation, the circumstances of several recent Ohio levee failures and the lessons learned will be presented to provide a foundation for exploring the topic of levee safety as it currently stands at all levels of government. A comparison will be made of the current state of levee safety to its potential future.
Speaker Bio:
Jacob Bench works for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Water Resources providing engineering expertise to the Floodplain Management Program and Levee Safety activities. Jacob previously worked for the ODNR Division of Engineering managing dam, canal, historical, and emergency engineering projects.
Jacob is also a Structure Specialist on the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Team Ohio Task Force 1 where he provides engineering expertise to fellow rescue personnel during search and rescue operations.
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Luncheon Seminars
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Please note: There will be an additional fee assessed at check-out for non-members if using a credit card. To avoid that charge, print out an invoice and forward with a check to Water Management Assoc. of Ohio, 441 W Bagley Rd #200, Berea, OH 44017.
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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