June 23, 2011
ASFPM Testifies on NFIP Reauthorization
By News Editor
On June 23, 2011 The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs continued a hearing to discuss the National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization. The hearing is the second panel of experts to provide testimony before the Committee, following a hearing that was held on June 9th with testimony provided by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.
June 22, 2011
USACE Missouri River Flood Fight
By News Editor
This special issue of USACE’s StrongPoint provides current information, key messages, and facts and figures for answering questions and communicating with it’s many stakeholders and audiences about USACE’s flood fight efforts along the Missouri River. USACE’s StrongPoint on Missouri River Flood Fight (6/20/2011)
June 10, 2011
FLOOD INSURANCE: FEMA to give some credit for subpar levees when assessing risk
By News Editor
FLOOD INSURANCE: FEMA to give some credit for subpar levees when assessing risk (06/09/2011) Paul Quinlan, E&E reporter Under pressure from Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is moving fast to change its practice of ignoring the existence of a levee considered to be substandard when assessing a homeowner’s flood risk. Dubbed the “without levee”
June 9, 2011
FEMA Testifies on the NFIP
By News Editor
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to discuss the National Flood Insurance Program. Mr. Fugate will be the only witness today with a second panel of experts being heard at some later date. ASFPM Associate Director Chad Berginnis will testify at that time, and we will
June 3, 2011
ASFPM Comments on FEMA’s Public Assistance Program Bottom-Up Review
By News Editor
Please see the attached comments that the ASFPM provided to FEMA on the Public Assistance Program’s Bottom-Up Review effort. This was done in response to a call for issues posted on the FEMA website. Please note that many of the positions in this paper can be found in the ASFPM’s National Flood Programs and Policies
May 31, 2011
FEMA Releases Capstone Doctrine and 2011-2014 Strategic Plan
By News Editor
FEMA Releases Capstone Doctrine and 2011-2014 Strategic Plan FEMA is pleased to announce the completion of the 2011 – 2014 FEMA Strategic Plan (PDF 1.2MB, TXT 48KB). This document provides the foundation for how FEMA is going to foster community engagement, establish priorities to stabilize an event, build upon the understanding of risk, and learn
May 31, 2011
NEW REPORT CALLS FOR FEDERAL ACTION TO IMPROVE FLOOD PROTECTION
By News Editor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2011 Contact: Will Hewes American Rivers (202) 347-7550 Stacey Mink The Hatcher Group (410) 962-5707 NEW REPORT CALLS FOR FEDERAL ACTION TO IMPROVE FLOOD PROTECTION, OTHER POLICIES IN FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE Report makes policy recommendations that anticipate climate change, make communities safer and save money Washington, D.C.– With floodwaters
May 19, 2011
Larson quoted in USA Today front page article
By News Editor
Larry Larson, Executive Director of ASFPM was quoted in a front page article of the USA Today, “Changes urged in flood control: Designed to protect, system is destroying” on May 19, 2011. Calls are being made for a change in the federal policy to address flooding on the Mississippi River. Current flood control policy utilizes
May 12, 2011
PBS Newshour Interviews ASFPM on Mississippi River Flood Protection System
By News Editor
Larry Larson, Executive Director of ASFPM, along with John Barry author of Rising Tide are interviewed to discuss the operational aspects, decision making, and trade-offs resulting from the Mississippi Rivers and Tributaries (MR&T) system. As the Mississippi River is experiencing serious flooding, there are many questions about how the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) flood
May 9, 2011
Historic Flooding Occurring on Lower Mississippi River
By News Editor
Historic Flooding Occurring on Lower Mississippi River Record crests are moving down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to the Gulf of Mexico. MG Michael J. Walsh, President of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC*), in charge of MR&T operations, released this statement: “We are currently experiencing the largest flood in the Watershed and in the