ESA is pleased to sponsor, present, and attend the 2025 Floodplain Management Association (FMA) Annual Conference in Sacramento, California from September 2 – 5, which will recognize 40 years of efforts to build safer and more resilient floodplains. We hope you can join ESA’s flood management specialists at our scheduled presentations where we will discuss our efforts around developing adaptation framework, and analyzing and managing flood risks.

ESA’s team of engineers, environmental hydrologists and flood management specialists will be attending the conference this year and we look forward to connecting with you.

We’ll be presenting and moderating at the following technical sessions and panels
Wednesday, September 3
Developing an Adaptation Framework to Inform and Facilitate Future Planning
2:30 PM – 3:55 PM
Presenter: Phong Ly
Thursday, September 4
Characterizing Flood Risk in the Novato Creek Watershed
9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Presenters: Phong Ly and Ruby Telfer
Panel – Natural and Nature Based Floodplain Management
9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Moderator: Todd Bridges
Hydrologic Engineering Center – RAS 2025
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Session Chair: Brian Haines
Modeled, Transport-Based Sediment Budget Estimates for the Paradise Cut Bypass area and lower San Joaquin
2:30 PM – 3:55 PM
Presenter: Justin Gragg
Panel – Flood Risk Management Resilience
2:30 PM – 3:55 PM
Moderator: James Gregory
Novel Bathymetric Surface Generation for 2d Hydrodynamic Models
4:05 PM – 5:30 PM
Presenter: Gregory Weissmann

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