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ASFPM Comments comments regarding the Proposed Nationwide Permits (NWPs)
April 18, 2011 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: CECW‐CO‐R 441 G Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20314‐1000 RE: Docket # COE‐2010‐0035; ZRIN 0710‐ZA05 Submitted via email to NWP2012@usace.army.mil and Rulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Dear Mr. Olson: The following comments to the Proposed Nationwide Permits are submitted on behalf of the Association of State Floodplain Managers…
GAO Report Sees Climate Risks to Army Projects
Thousands of dams, levees, hurricane barriers and flood walls built across the country by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may be at risk from extreme weather and sea level rise driven by climate change, but the Corps has only just begun to assess how vulnerable they are and suffers from a lack of funding,…
Saluting the 2021 ASFPM Award Winners
The ASFPM Annual Awards serve to recognize the outstanding contributions made by individuals, agencies, and organizations to keep communities safe from flood loss, promote resiliency, and advance the association’s mission. After reviewing an impressive slate of nominations, we are pleased to announce our 2021 winners.
A word from ASFPM’s Exec. Director on positive aspects of Omnibus budget
Dear ASFPM leaders: Congress released the text of the FY18 Omnibus late March 21 and I am thrilled to be able to report that the budget for pre-disaster mitigation and floodplain mapping are at their highest appropriated levels ever! Floodplain mapping: $262.5 million appropriated + $189.9 million from flood insurance fund (for flood mapping and…
ASFPM-NFIP Reform Letter Senate
The Honorable Harry Reid The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader Minority Leader U.S. Senate U.S. Senate Washington DC, 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell: The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) represents 14,000 professional floodplain managers throughout the nation. We urge the Senate to quickly consider reauthorization and reform…