Improving Flood Risk Management

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    January 9, 2026

    ASFPM Urges EPA and the Corps to Reconsider WOTUS Proposal

    By News Editor

    The Association argues that the proposed rule could reduce federal—and in many cases state—Clean Water Act protections for 60 to 95 percent of existing mapped wetlands in the U.S.

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    November 17, 2025

    ASFPM Engages USACE on Nonstructural Flood Solutions

    By News Editor

    ASFPM is requesting a meeting with the US Army Corps of Engineers to discuss obstacles to implementing nonstructural flood solutions and chart a path forward.

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    May 16, 2025

    ASFPM Submits Recommendations to Strengthen FEMA

    By News Editor

    ASFPM strongly urged the Review Council to keep FEMA but fix what’s broken.

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    March 26, 2025

    ASFPM Legislative and Policy Plan for Calendar Year 2025

    By News Editor

    The plan lays out a clear roadmap for engaging with the 119th Congress and federal agencies on critical flood risk management issues.

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    February 14, 2025

    FEMA Halts Rule That Protects Against Future Floods

    By News Editor

    We already know what the cycle of flood-rebuild-repeat looks like. This means that billions of dollars in disaster aid will be wasted and people will be put in harm’s way.

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    August 15, 2024

    Why Finishing the Nation’s Flood Maps Is More Critical Than Ever

    By Chad Berginnis, CFM

    Our nation’s chronic underinvestment in flood mapping has led to a staggering increase in flood losses.

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    May 6, 2024

    ‘A Win for Flood Resilience’: HUD Rolls Out New Flood Standard

    By Mary Bart

    ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis praised the new rule and said he expects that states, counties and municipalities will work to adopt stronger elevation requirements to match HUD’s new standard.

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    December 8, 2022

    ASFPM Joins Coalition to Make the Case for Flood Hazard Mapping Funding

    By News Editor

    ASFPM joined a diverse group of organizations urging Congress to provide at least $350 million for FEMA’s Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program.

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