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ASFPM Submits Comments on CEQ’s Principals & Guidelines
On December 3, 2009 the White House Council on Environmental Quality released a new draft Principals & Guidelines to both the Federal Register for public comment and to the National Academy of Sciences for its review. This afternoon ASFPM submitted comments on these draft Principals & Guidelines. You can view the official announcement and all…
Zone AR and A99 Fact Sheets now available from FEMA
Now Available! Fact sheets that reflect changes to “Adequate Progress” (Zone A99) determinations and “Flood Protection Restoration” (Zone AR) Requirements. FEMA updated its requirements and mapping standards associated with the “Adequate Progress” (Zone A99) or a “Flood Control Restoration Zone” (Zone AR) flood zone determinations. Section 19 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of…
ASFPM Shares LID & GI Knowledge, While Soaking in Chinese Sponge City Sites
Written by Bill Brown, P.E., ASFPM’s Flood Science Center Director ASFPM received an invitation from the China Urban Infrastructure Chamber of Commerce to participate in the 2018 Third China Sponge City International Exchange Conference Sept. 27-29, 2018 in Nanjing, China. The conference was an opportunity to convey experiences, information on new technologies and products related…
ASFPM 2010 Legislative and Policy Priorities
The ASFPM Board of Directors has approved the 2010, First Quarter, ASFPM Legislative and Policy Priorities. Highlights include: Overreaching Policy Issues NFIP Reform WRDA (Water Resources Development ACT-USACE authorities) Stafford Act Possible New Jobs Bill Other Legislative positions in 2010 Appropriations/ Budgets Flood Risk Management, Including Managing Catastrophic Losses Coastal Policy and Programs Comprehensive National…