COMPREHENSIVE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT: Promoting Wise Uses of Floodplains

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COMPREHENSIVE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT Promoting
Wise Uses of Floodplains
CA Department of Water Resources/ CIFMCG Workshop
July 2006
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Sources of Financial and Technical Assistance
Comprehensive Floodplain Management Workshop
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Workshop Modules

• Comprehensive FPM
• NFIP Overview
• FPM No Adverse Impact Strategies
• Natural Floodplain Functions and Societal Values
• Flood Management Economic Analysis
• Ecosystem Evaluation Methods
• Case Study
• Technical and Financial Assistance

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Sources of Financial and Technical Assistance

• CA Dept of Water Resources
• Governors Office of Emergency Services
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• National Park Service
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• FEMA
• Association of State Floodplain Managers
• Floodplain Management Association

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CA Department of Water Resources

• Division of Flood Management/Floodplain
  Management Branch
• NFIP Workshops
• Model Floodplain Management Ordinance
• General Plan FPM Guidelines
• Mapping
• Flood Insurance
• CA FPM Task Force
• www.fpm.water.ca.gov

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CA Department of Water Resources

• Division of Flood Management
• Flood Protection Corridor Program (Grants)
• www.dfm.water.ca.gov/fpcp/index.cfm
• State Reclamation Board
• Subventions
• www.fcpsubventions.water.ca.gov

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CA Department of Water Resources

• Division of Planning and Local Assistance
• Urban Streams Restoration Program (Grants)
• www.grantsloans.water.ca.gov/grants/restoration.c
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• Integrated Regional Watershed Management Program
  (Grants)
• www.grantsloans.water.ca.gov/grants/integregio.cf
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• Economic Analysis
• www.economics.water.ca.gov

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Governors Office of Emergency Services

• Coordinates statewide emergency recovery
  activities
• Administers federally funded hazard mitigation
  programs
• Developed State Hazard Mitigation Plan
• www.oes.ca.gov

ABAG
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CALFED

• Grant programs
• Watershed management
• Ecosystem restoration
• www.calwater.ca.gov/grantopportunities/grantinform
  ation.shtml

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US Environmental Protection Agency

• Wetlands/watershed grants
• www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands
• Other environmental grant programs
• www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/information.htm

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US Army Corps of Engineers

• Water Resources Development Act Reconnaissance/
  Feasibility Studies (Cost shared)
• Water supply
• Flood damage reduction
• Ecosystem restoration
• Navigation
• Hydropower
• Recreation

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US Army Corps of Engineers

• Planning Assistance to States
• (Cost shared)
• Floodplain Management Services
• (Technical assistance)
• Planning websites
• www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwp/
• www.spd.usace.army.mil/cwpm/public/plan/districts_
  1.htm

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National Park Service

• Multi-Objective Management Resource Directory
  (1998)
• Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance
  Program (Technical/planning assistance)
• www.nps.gov/rtca

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Natural ResourcesConservation Service

• Small Watershed Program
• Watershed surveys and planning
• Watershed and flood prevention operations and
  construction
• www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed
• Wetlands Reserve Program
• Financial and technical support to landowners
• www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wrp

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FEMA

• National Flood Insurance Program
• Flood insurance
• Floodplain management
• Flood hazard mapping
• Map modernization
• Cooperating Technical Partners
• Community Rating System
• FEMA map store

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FEMA

• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• General Mitigation Planning Assistance
• www.fema.gov/hazards/floods

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Association of State Floodplain Managers

• National membership/multiple disciplines
• National conferences
• NAI Toolkit other publications
• Information on mapping, mitigation, legal issues,
  and innovative FPM programs
• Certified Floodplain Manger program
• www.floods.org

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CA/NEV/HI Floodplain Management Association

• Regional membership/multiple disciplines
• Regional conferences
• Information on mapping, mitigation and innovative
  FPM programs
• www.floodplain.org