Lake County Surveyor Bill Emerson Jr. speaks during his December 30, 2020 swearing-in ceremony at the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point. Emerson was recently elected by his peers to serve as the Northern Regional Director of the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management.
The map shows the three basins covered by the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM)
Lake County Surveyor Bill Emerson Jr. was chosen by his peers to help lead a statewide organization focused on floodplain and stormwater management.
Emerson was recently elected North Regional Director of the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM), which works to solve Indiana’s stormwater management problems, hosts an annual conference, and provides training and resources to stormwater and floodplain professionals.
The organization also offers scholarships for students in civil or environmental engineering, planning, emergency management, environmental science, and other fields related to floodplain and stormwater management.
“I look forward to representing the Northern District of Indiana in this great organization and working to address stormwater issues in the state of Indiana,” Emerson said.
Ride with Officer Jimmy Weller as he patrols the Lake Michigan area border as part of the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit. Video by Connor Burge.
INAFSM members include personnel from federal, state, and local agencies; engineers; advisers; planners; elected officials; university teachers and students; and floodplain dwellers.
Its three directors cover the northern Indiana basin, comprising all or part of 37 counties generally north of the Wabash River; a central basin roughly between the Wabash and White rivers; and a southern basin between the White and Ohio rivers.
