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ISSUES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS CATEGORIES OF ISSUES FOR THE VERMILLION BASIN FlOOli Hazard MatldgemCtlt, Drainage, mitt Transportation (Tram I) honomic LJn'dopmetlt and Sustllinability. Cll/lllmJ mkl Historic Resources, and Housing (Tc{l/ll 2) Fish tlnd Wildlift, Populations /lfld Habitats (7i'/Hn 3) Outdoor ReaelltiOfI tlnd Opt'll Space (Tell/II 4) \\'tlter Quality and Erosion (Team 5) THIS PART OF THE MULTI-OBJECTIVE Flood Mitigation Plan presents all the issues identified by people from the Vermillion River Basin. The issues are grouped into the same five categories used during the planning workshop. Each issue is described briefly, then all the solutions to that issue that were discussed and agreed upon at the workshop are listed (some closely relat- ed ones have' been combined). Again there is a brief description of the Solution; addi- tional explanation is provided only if it is not obvious how the solution would work. The solutions are not listed in any particular order. Some solutions may present contra- didory approaches to the problem. Deciding which solutions are best for a particular place and time is something that must be done by local entities as the plan is imple- mented. At that time. priorities can be sct, and the solutions can be combined creatively to ma~ the best use of agency programs and funding. The list of solutions is meant to provide a range of options from which to choose. It should be noted that there may be solutions that were not discussed at the work- shop. AL"<>. the fad that a potential solution is included in the plan does not mean that everyone supports it. For example. channeliz- ing a segment of the Vermillion River is sug- gested as one way to alleviate some flooding, even though there may be public opposition if it is formally proposed. But there was sub- stantial agreement that it, and all "potential soJuri(Jns" lisred in the plan. were likely to resolve at least part of the problem and there- fore deserved serious consideration. Under each solution is a paragraph iden- tifying agencies or groups that can help in implementation. They are the JogicaI candidates for doing the work. or for providing techni- cal or othcr assistance. A list of po5SlbJe SOUl"ces of funding is also given; sometimes the lead organization and the funding sources are the same. None of the funding is guaranteed, of 41) course, but each source should be explored when implementation begins. (More in- formation about funding and technical as...istance programs can be found in uualog ofGrantsNsisttma for M141ti-objedive Mtlrulge- merit.) For some solutions, a schedule for implementation is suggested. Unless other- wise noted. each solution is intended to apply to the whole Basin. Because the multi.objective planning process identities problems and solutions that are interrelated, many of the solutions present. ed here address more than one problem. When that happens, the solution is repeated under every issue it addresses, but the detailed infor- mation about that solution (the explanation. who should undertake it. and what funding is available) is only listed once. In those c.a.ses, a cross-reference with a page number is given so the debiled information can be found easily.