Community is our Strength
When your agency joins NAFSMA, you join a community of support. We’re built from the ground up to benefit public agencies like yours — and give you unique access to expertise.
Members share knowledge and work together. Membership connects you with peers at similar agencies, experienced water management leaders, and federal decision-makers.
You get valuable conferences, webinars, workshops, monthly newsletter and members-only calls, plus time-critical policy and regulation alerts, funding opportunities, and more.
What’s Included
Annual Water Agency Workshops
Discuss critical issues in small group sessions with administration leaders, legislators, congressional staffers, and regulatory officials. Great for knowledge-sharing and networking.
Monthly Members Only Calls
Stay on top of conversation around critical water management issues. Recent calls have included conversation with USACE and FEMA administrators.
Three Key Committees
Benefit from our water resource policy development efforts. Committee chairs work directly with congressional and agency staff plus USACE, EPA, and FEMA administrators.
Timely Legislative Alerts
Get twice monthly legislative and policy alerts. It’s your link to the latest from US Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA, EPA, Federal Insurance Administration, and more.
Effective Coalition Building
Build a stronger voice in Washington. NAFSMA connects public interest groups and trade associations around key water management issues.
Education and Outreach
NAFSMA proactively tracks water management performance to reveal cutting-edge strategies. Our Green Infrastructure and Communications awards showcase innovations for our members. Experienced agencies share knowledge through expert mentoring sessions focused on critical flood risk management issues.
What People Are Saying
NAFSMA provides members with timely and relevant updates affecting nationwide flood policy. The ability to connect with top federal leadership and the opportunity to influence federal policy is a key service and one that our agency has found invaluable over the years.
— Leslie Gallagher, Executive Officer, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California
Federal programs and policies related to flood risk reduction continue to evolve at a rapid pace. NAFSMA is a key resource for my agency to stay informed of changes at the federal level and ensure that we are taking full advantage of opportunities through federal programs to maximize the benefit to our community.