Description: What does it take to build a stormwater program that lasts? This session shares Fort Dodge’s first steps in planning for long-term resilience, alongside key lessons from two decades of watershed planning in Lincoln. Learn how project packaging, prioritization, and sustainable funding strategies support practical, flexible implementation for communities of any size.

Authors: Adam Rupe (JEO Consulting Group); Kevin Kruse (JEO Consulting Group)*

Author Bio: Kevin Kruse is a Senior Project Manager and Water Resources Engineer with JEO Consulting Group. With over 25 years of experience, he’s led numerous large-scale stormwater and flood risk reduction projects, including urban watershed master plans, levee improvements, and FEMA-funded hazard mitigation work.

Outside of engineering, Kevin enjoys fishing, cycling — including participating in RAGBRAI — and keeping up with his two sons’ busy hockey schedules.