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Iowa has specific rules governing the drainage of surface water. But, is the state subject to the same rules? That question was addressed in this case. Residents who sustained property damage in a northeast Iowa flood in 1999 can sue the state for highway construction that allegedly raised the water levels. The Iowa Supreme Court

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After nearly two decades, Jacquelyn Monday is stepping down as editor of the News & Views. During those years, floodplain management in the United States grew in both stature and professionalism, and its relevance to many broader issues became more widely recognized – such as the economy, ecosystem protection, sustainability, levee safety, and flood risk.

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September 30, 2010, the President signed into law: S. 3814, the “National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act of 2010,” which authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enter into new contracts for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and to borrow from the Treasury under the Program through September 30, 2011.

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ASFPM Vice Chair Sally McConkey, PE, CFM, D.WRE, testified before the Senate Committee on Banking and Urban Affairs on Flood Insurance Reauthorization and Reform. ASFPM Testimony on NFIP Reauthorization and Reform (9/10) All panel testimony and webcast archive of Senate Banking and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing (9/10) GAO Report on NFIP: Continued Actions Needed to

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From FloodSmart.gov There’s good news for property owners who have been newly mapped into a high-risk flood area. FEMA is introducing cost saving insurance options through the NFIP that may benefit property owners. If a building has been newly mapped into a high-risk flood zone, the property owner may be eligible for significant savings with

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From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers This document is applicable for all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) riverine, lake, and coastal National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) levee system evaluations. The purpose is to provide a consolidated document that will guide USACE procedures for levee system evaluations in support of the NFIP as administered by

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From USA TODAY In the five years since Hurricane Katrina (quickly followed by Hurricane Rita) ravaged the Gulf Coast, USA TODAY has written extensively about the rebuilding efforts there. A new multimedia project tries to sum up where we stand, half a decade after the storms hit. Included in this project is a look at

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From USA TODAY FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is the nation’s main flood insurer, created by law in 1968 as private companies stopped covering flood damage. The program insures 5.6 million properties nationwide and aims to be self-sustaining by paying claims from premiums it collects. Instead it’s running deeply in the red. A major reason,

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From The Washington Post This week Fugate will visit Louisiana and Mississippi to pledge $28.4 million to rebuild churches, schools and universities, part of $2.5 billion in federal aid distributed since last year. FEMA alone has spent about $38 billion in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas since Katrina, but it’s also in recovery, trying to

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ASFPM was asked to testify on 7/28/2010 on the “Flood Preparedness and Mitigation: Map Modernization, Levee Inspection, and Levee Repairs Bill” before the Disaster Recovery Subcommittee; State, Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration Subcommittee; and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Presented by Policy and Partnerships Manager Sam Riley Medlock, our

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