July 10, 2019
There are more options to flood-risk management than levees and flood walls
By News Editor
WASHINGTON D.C.—To meet today’s challenges of riverine and coastal flooding in an era of more frequent and severe storms, sea level rise, and skyrocketing disaster costs, it is important that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers take a broad, comprehensive and watershed-based view of overall flood-risk management. Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of
January 11, 2018
Make America’s Swamps Great Again
By News Editor
ASFPM member Kevin Coulton, of Troutdale, Oregon, is serious about getting his message out on natural infrastructure being coupled with traditional infrastructure when protecting people and property from flood risks. That’s why he wrote Make America’s Swamps Great Again , along with a letter to President Trump , urging him to “consider my opinions regarding…
May 24, 2017
ASFPM & CSO Release Interactive CRS “Green Guide”
By News Editor
Ask your average floodplain manager about the Community Rating System, and they will typically tell you that earning credit does two things. One, it makes your community more resilient to flooding, and two, it earns discounts for flood insurance policyholders. But the benefits of participating in this federal incentive program go far beyond reducing flood
May 13, 2016
Designing better projects for a changing climate
By News Editor
Worldwide, densely populated and economically-productive, low-lying coastal areas are experiencing the effects of accelerated sea level rise, erosion and flooding caused by more severe and frequent storms. They face existential threats and we must do more to incorporate climate adaptation into projects affecting these coastal areas and inland floodplains. The good news is that innovative