Stormwater program reports flat budget, highlights GIS data, in‑house training and flood modeling
Heather Schmidt, program manager for the Stormwater Management Program, told county commissioners that the department’s staffing and base funding remain essentially flat for 2026 while staff redirected time and grants toward new online project tools, consolidated watershed GIS data, in‑house erosion‑control training and FEMA‑funded flood modeling.
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Heather Schmidt, program manager for the Stormwater Management Program, told the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners that the department’s staffing and requested funding remain largely unchanged for 2026 while staff are shifting priorities to respond to aging infrastructure and more extreme weather.
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