Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance Meeting
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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, August 21, 2025
Admission: Free
Contact: Kathy Wine, River Action | kwine@riveraction.org | (563) 322-2969
Flood Plain Management 101
Local Flood Resiliency through Information, Planning, and Design
Meeting Agenda
Presented by Erin Conley, State of IL National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator, IL DNR
Erin Conley Bio: Erin Conley has been at the IDNR as the State’s Floodplain manager since 2022. She has worked for the State of Illinois for 24 years at the Pollution Control Board, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, and the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Presented by Mathew Langley, CFM, Floodplain Administrator, Vice Chair for Iowa Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association
Mathew Langley Bio: Mathew Langley is the Floodplain Administrator for Cedar Rapids and a CFM through the ASFPM. He got his three master’s degrees in urban planning, public administration, and infrastructure management and planning/floodplain management from the University of Washington. Recently, he focused on developing floodplain management strategies in collaboration with Forerunner for Cedar Rapids in order to take initiative to combat climate challenges.
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.
Join Us!
Meetings are held quarterly, are open to the public, and are free to attend.
Contact: Kathy Wine, River Action
Call: 563-322-2969 | Email: kwine@riveraction.org
Helpful Links
Introduction to Flooding in Iowa
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