The Science of Flood Safety
U.S. Geological Survey and National Weather Service Perspectives

Brian E. McCallum
Assistant Director of Hydrologic Monitoring
Georgia Water Science Center, USGS

Kent Frantz
Senior Service Hydrologist, Atlanta (Peachtree City) WFO
National Weather Service

June 11, 2008

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USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation
USGS WaterWatch
USGS National Streamflow Information Program
USGS Cooperative Water Program
USGS Georgia Water Science Center

NWS National AHPS River Conditions
NWS Southeast River Forecast Center (SERFC)
NWS SERFC Experimental Water Resources Outlook
NWS SERFC High Water Mark Sign Project

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8 Ratings Submitted: 7 attended, 1 read transcript only
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"I have not participated in EIIP forums previously, but they appear to be a good opportunity for getting various organizations communicating, which might not happen otherwise due to distance and cost."
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"The session was very useful in helping me connect the dots ... like HADS & GOES... & hydro XML forum & Common Alert Protocol connection... turned lightbulbs on. Thank you very much"
Steven J. McGee
Simple WIns Concepts

"While the forum on Flood Science was moderately useful in my current capacity, I found it very interesting and informative."

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BRIAN McCALLUM

Brian McCallum graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor's and masters degrees in civil engineering in 1992. He worked as a student in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Altamonte Springs office in Florida while still in school. In 1993, he started full-time with the USGS in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he helped establish the Louisiana HydroWatch, a statewide hydrologic monitoring network. As part of the flood monitoring effort, he was co-author for the "Amite River Flood Tracking Chart", a public-awareness tool that has a distribution of over 1 million copies and has been used in many other parts of the country. In February 1999, he was selected as the USGS Federal Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers.

In January 2000, Brian became the Assistant Director of Hydrologic Monitoring for the USGS in Atlanta, Georgia. Brian continues to be active in the National Hydrologic Warning Council, a group for flood warning system operators. In Georgia, he was co-author of the "Surface-Water Data for Georgia", a GIS-based cd-report that helped redefine the USGS publication approach to basic data reports. In May 2003, Brian was awarded the William A. Jump award that is given annually to one Federal employee under the age of 37 for exemplary service in Public Administration.
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KENT FRANTZ

Kent Frantz has served as Senior Service Hydrologist for the National Weather Service's (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) at Peachtree City, GA since 2005. Previously he served as Hydrologic Analysis and Support (HAS) forecaster for the NWS Southeast River Forecast Center (SERFC) from 1999-2005. For approximately 20 years before assuming the SERFC position, he served with NWS as meteorologist and meteorologist technician at WFO's in the Southeast and Midwest. He served four years in the U.S. Navy as Aerographer's Mate for weather.
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