April 11, 2024
Feedback Needed on National Levee Safety Guidelines
By News Editor
Feedback on the guidelines is due July 31, 2024.
March 11, 2024
GAO Makes Recommendations for Enhancing Resilience of Flood Risk Management Infrastructure
By News Editor
More frequent extreme weather events and rising sea levels put the nation’s flood management infrastructure at risk.
May 16, 2023
CTA Program for Dam Emergencies
By News Editor
FEMA is offering a Collaborative Technical Assistance (CTA) series to help communities understand their risk of dam-related flooding. The deadline is June 30.
November 28, 2022
USACE Seeks Comments on Public Law 84-99 for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities
By News Editor
Since the last revision in 2003, a number of disasters have improved the Corps understanding of the nature and severity of the risks associated with coastal storms and floods.
June 7, 2022
Dollars for Dam Safety Being Released
By News Editor
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the nation’s dams a grade of D in its 2021 Infrastructure Report Card . Thousands of the most critical high hazard potential dams included in the more than 90,000 dams listed in the National Inventory of Dams do not meet current safety standards. The Infrastructure Investment and…
May 10, 2022
May 31 is National Dam Safety Awareness Day
By News Editor
The theme for National Dam Safety Awareness Day 2022 is, “Dam Safety is a shared responsibility. Know your risk, know your role, know the benefits of dams and take action.”
March 29, 2022
Managing Residual Flood Risk Behind Levees: An International Comparison
By News Editor
Researchers find big differences in how the U.S., France and Canada manage residual risk behind levees. What are the implications and what can be learned?
February 1, 2022
Input on Levee Safety Needed
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
USACE and FEMA are working together to develop a National Levee Safety Program. Each agency has a role in levee safety and this program should improve coordination.
July 28, 2020
ASFPM Comments on US Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program
By News Editor
During the public comment period, which ended July 27, 2020, ASFPM submitted comments on the proposed guidance on the US Army Corps of Engineers levee safety program.
September 4, 2024
ASFPM Comments on National Levee Safety Guidelines
By News Editor
Overall, ASFPM supports the guidelines but offered a few recommendations for how they could be strengthened.
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