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ASFPM submits second set of comments on FFRMS implementing guidelines
ASFPM submitted its second set of comments on the draft implementation guidelines for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. You can read the full document, or skip to pg. 5 to read the comments submitted May 6. View document here. The consolidated comments document represents an earlier set of comments submitted April 7 that were…
NOAA Releases Preliminary Data on 2012 U.S. Billion Dollar Weather/Climate Events
NOAA has released preliminary information on extreme weather and climate events in the U.S. for 2012 that are known to have reached the $1 billion threshold in losses. As of December 20, NOAA estimates that the nation experienced 11 such events, to include seven severe weather/tornado events, two tropical storm/hurricane events, and the yearlong drought…
ASFPM Announces Leadership Transition
ASFPM Announces Leadership Transition The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) is pleased to announce the appointment of CHAD BERGINNIS to ASFPM Executive Director, effective July 1, 2012, at the start of our new fiscal year. LARRY A. LARSON, Executive Director since 1982, is transitioning his role with the Association to Director Emeritus – Senior…
USGS publishes “Identifying and preserving high-water mark data: techniques and methods 3-A24”
USGS Published the Techniques and Methods Report Book 3-Section A24: “Identifying and Preserving High-water Mark Data” The Office of Surface Water announces the availability of the Techniques and Methods report, “Identifying and Preserving High-Water Mark Data (Techniques and Methods Report Book 3-Section A24).” This report was compiled and edited by Todd Koenig and Jennifer Bruce,…
Vegetation on Levees: Policy for Development and Implementation of System-Wide Improvement Frameworks (SWIFs)
A significant milestone has been achieved in developing the process to transition levees into compliance with federal standards. Please see the signed copy of the System-Wide Improvement Framework policy, dated 29 November, 2011. This policy provides committed levee sponsors a process to transition their levees, over time, to Corps standards while remaining eligible for federal…
$12 Million for Farmland Disaster Damage Repair Available from USDA
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) funds are being made available to farmers and ranchers in 14 states to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters in 2010. “USDA is committed to helping farmers and ranchers restore conservation measures on farmland devastated by the recent floods, tornadoes, drought and Wildfire,” said Vilsack….