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June 27, 2018

Your Voice is Needed to Help Develop a Community Flood Risk Guidebook

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Your Voice is Needed to Help Develop a Community Flood Risk Guidebook Written by Tim Trautman, P.E., CFM, Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Storm Water Services Program Manager & ASFPM’s Mitigation Pod Facilitator Our profession recognizes hazards are an act of God and nature. We live in a beautiful, dynamic and sometimes violent world. However, our modern society has…

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June 18, 2018

ASFPM Comments on Draft National Mitigation Investment Strategy

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The Association of State Floodplain Managers, with its 18,000 members nationwide and 36 chapters, is pleased to submit comments on the draft National Mitigation Investment Strategy. In order to protect life and property and reduce the unsustainable expense of flood disasters to the federal taxpayer, we must improve the coordination and effectiveness of mitigation investments.…

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June 18, 2018

Two Florida Documents that may be of interest if you’re attending ASFPM’s Thursday Plenary

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The Pilot Program will be discussed during the Plenary Panel session on Thursday morning, June 21 in Phoenix. The Toolkit was produced by the state of Florida and reflects Florida’s experience during Hurricanes Hermine, Matthew and Irma. It has also been the subject of a day-long workshop conducted by the state, FEMA Region and FEMA…

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June 7, 2018

Credit Downgrade Threat as a Non-regulatory Driver for Flood Risk Mitigation and Sea Level Rise Adaptation

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Credit Downgrade Threat as a Non-regulatory Driver for Flood Risk Mitigation and Sea Level Rise Adaptation John A. Miller, a long-time ASFPM member and Master of Environmental Studies-Environmental Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, recently published “Credit Downgrade Threat as a Non-regulatory Driver for Flood Risk Mitigation and Sea Level Rise Adaptation.” In the paper,…

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