Event Details

What: Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance Meeting

Who Should Attend: City/county/village leaders and administrators; emergency management personnel; floodplain managers; public works personnel; local and state-level elected officials; residents and property owners in the region. Anyone with general interest.

Where: Riverdale City Hall Community Room, 110 Manor Drive, Riverdale, Iowa

When: 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 15, 2025

Admission: Free

Contact: Kathy Wine, River Action | kwine@riveraction.org | (563) 322-2969

Meeting Agenda

• Flood Plain Management 101

Presented by Erin Conley, IL DNR

• The Structures at Flood Risk (SAFR) Website and Flood Tools for IL

Presented by Terra McParland, IL DNR

• Citizen Science - CoCoRaHS: What it is, how to become a volunteer, and how it is used to help solve problems in our community.

Presented Anthony Heddlesten, USACE

About the Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance

The Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance was launched at River Action’s 2018 Upper Mississippi River Conference. The alliance provides a platform for sharing flood prevention and mitigation strategies across communities in Iowa and Illinois.

Members collaborate on:

• Flood damage mitigation and floodplain restoration
• Community Rating System (CRS) education and enrollment
• Training and certification for floodplain managers
• Pre-disaster communication and resource-sharing

The alliance covers parts of Scott, Clinton, Muscatine, and Louisa counties in Iowa, as well as Rock Island, Whiteside, Mercer, and Henry counties in Illinois. Currently, only three Quad Cities communities (Moline, Davenport, Rock Island County) participate in the CRS, earning flood insurance discounts.