The Iowa Flood Awareness Interagency Coalition presents: Don’t Test the Waters Ottumwa: Community Flood Outreach Forum, on May 5, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. at Indian Hills Community College, Bennett Student Serices Center, Room 100, Ottumwa, Iowa.

The agenda includes:

“Flood Forecasts: Preparation and Prevention Resources”
by: Jeff Zogg, National Weather Service

“Flood Insurance Resources for the Consumers”
by: Clark Paterson, National Flood Insurance Program

“New Wapello County Flood Maps”
by: Jason Conn, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

“Upcoming Flood Information and Technology”
by: Witold Krajewski, Iowa Flood Center

“Ottumwa Flood Protection and Prevention Efforts”
by: Larry Seals, City of Ottumwa

“Wapello County Flood Protection and Prevention Efforts”
by: Brian Moore and Josh Stevens, Wapello

Audience questions will be addressed by a panel of representatives from:

• Army Corps of Engineers
• National Flood Insurance Program
• Iowa Flood Center
• National Weather Services
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources