September 6, 2019
ASFPM and 33 other groups urge White House to develop flood-ready standard
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ASFPM joined 33 other groups in a letter to the White House, urging the Administration to develop a flood-ready standard to protect federal infrastructure investments from the devastating impacts and costs of flood-related disasters. Two years ago, the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, an executive order meant to protect taxpayer dollars spent in flood-prone areas,…
April 12, 2019
ASFPM submitted comments to EPA on a proposed rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act
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ASFPM submitted comments April 11 in response to a Federal Register notice of a proposed rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The proposed rule is the second step in implementation of the Executive Order signed Feb. 28, 2017, instructing the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of…
March 13, 2019
ASFPM Chair Testifies before House Committee on Financial Services
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ASFPM Chair Maria Cox Lamm testified March 13, 2019 before the House Committee on Financial Services during a hearing titled, “Preparing for the Storm: Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.” Read our written testimony at: https://eadn-wc02-4568911.nxedge.io/ace-images/ASFPMTestimony_HouseFinancialServices_03-13-19_Final.pdf Read more about the hearing at: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=109090 Read ASFPM’s “Priorities for 2019 NFIP Reauthorization and Reform.” Watch the…
February 22, 2019
Policy Matters! for February 2019
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Policy Matters! Larry Larson, P.E., CFM Director Emeritus – Senior Policy Advisor, ASFPM Private flood insurance has been part of the NFIP reauthorization for the past seven years, but particularly the last two years. Why should flood risk professionals care about how or why the private sector enters the flood insurance market? Let me start…
October 23, 2018
Policy Matters! The October 2018 Edition
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Flood Map Coalition Revived ASFPM and the National Association of Realtors organized a meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss bringing back the former Flood Map Coalition. The group agreed that due to challenges to future mapping priorities, and to securing adequate funding, the Flood Map Coalition should be revived. The original map coalition, in existence…
October 18, 2018
October 2018 Meetings in DC
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After a full day of meetings with the Assistant Secretary for the Army on Civil Works (water policy), FEMA (Coastal Barrier Resources System and flood mapping), and EPA (wetland protection and managing flood hazards), ASFPM and ASWM leaders discuss the possible outcomes. L-R: Merrie Inderfurth and David Conrad (ASFPM legislative liaisons), Marla Stelk (director of…
October 3, 2018
Senate passes the FAA Reauthorization that includes the Disaster Recovery Reform Act
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ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis’ Reaction to DRRA Passage I wanted to let all of you know that earlier this afternoon (Oct. 3, 2018), the Senate passed the FAA Reauthorization that included the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (The broader legislation is here. DRRA is found in Division D Section 1201-1246). The legislation now goes to…
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.…
April 23, 2018
Proposed bill would have USGS take over responsibility for the nation’s flood maps
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Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) recently introduced H.R. 5559, a bill that would transfer “functions related to the preparation of flood maps” from FEMA to USGS. The USGS prepares some general maps of flooding, while FEMA manages flood insurance rate maps, which define areas where communities must regulate development in order to make flood insurance available…
April 2, 2018
USGS Publishes Bulletin 17C, “Guidelines for Determining Flood Flow Frequency”
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Accurate estimates of flood frequency and magnitude are a key component of any effective nationwide flood risk management and flood damage abatement program. In addition to accuracy, methods for estimating flood risk must be uniformly and consistently applied because management of the nation’s water and related land resources is a collaborative effort involving multiple actors,…