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001150 In 1978, a team of researchers under the direction of Dr. Rutherford Platt of the University of Massachusetts conducted a national study to assess the extent of fragmentation of floodplain management authority along small- to medium-sized streams and to identify means for achiev- ing better intergovernmental coordination. That study was sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Office of Floodplain Manage- ment Services, and it was published in 1980 under the title Intergovern- mental Management of Floodplains by the Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. The present document is a con- densed version of the earlier study and has been prepared under con- tract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Training and Education) for use in short courses and training sessions on natural hazard mitigation. Case studies were originally prepared by Mary Read English, Michael Grahek, George M. McMullen, Richard Paton, and Ann Patton. Ms. English provided re-write and editorial assistance. Graphics were prepared by William Nechamen, Barbara Rosander, and Katherine Price. The manuscript was typed by Judith Stark. This report is limited to consideration of floods, primarily in the con- text of small urbanizing watersheds. Large rivers and coastal areas are not considered here, due to their different physical and political cir- cumstances. The various floodplain management arrangements de- scribed here, however, may well be generally applicable in other situa- tions involving the need for cooperation and consistency among govern- mental units which confront a common peril. Contract Number EMW-0-2909 THE CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE CONTRACTOR WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FACTS AND THE AC- CURACY OF THE DATA PRESENTED HEREIN, AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OF- FICIAL VIEWS OR POLICIES OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.