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DNR’s Floodplain Management Section is partnering with the Maumee River Basin Commission and Steuben County Plan Commission to host an in-person workshop about Substantial Improvement, Substantial Damage, and Disasters in Floodplains.

This workshop will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Steuben County Community Center (317 S Wayne Street, Angola, IN). There will be a 1.5-hour break for lunch in the middle of the workshop.

The workshop combines material from DNR’s Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage Process and Disasters in Floodplains virtual workshops that were held in 2025. It will highlight key definitions, regulations, and procedures to help NFIP-participating communities ensure they are properly enforcing the substantial improvement and substantial damage provisions included in their local floodplain development ordinances. It will also discuss important steps you can take to prepare for severe weather events and ideas for mitigation projects to reduce costly damage.

Floodplain administrators, emergency management personnel, and any other local officials who work with floodplain development permits or emergency response are encouraged to attend. The workshop will offer continuing education credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs).