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<br />'ems dIU' to Flooding; su Solution 4-D.
<br />page 19,J
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<br />I'OTf.:>iTIAl. SOI.UTIO:>i 3-(;
<br />Establish a consrruaion standards to ensure
<br />quality control whm public infrastructure is
<br />repaired or replaced,
<br />The S.D. Ot'partment of Transportation
<br />could implement this solution for roads and
<br />bridges. It could also he a function of a new
<br />water resource management district. The task
<br />should be begun before summer 1995.
<br />Funding could come from local rev.
<br />enues or special fees.
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<br />I'OTESTIAI. SOJ.LlTIOS J-Il
<br />Conduct emergency planning for roads,
<br />bridges, and utilities services, JThis action
<br />would also address Transportation/Acce5S-
<br />ibi/iry Problems due to Flooding; see Solution
<br />4-E, page 20. It would address Lack of &0-
<br />nomic Opportunities in the Basin; see Solution
<br />6.A, page 26,J
<br />Counties and municipalities could
<br />recoup these costs from development, storm-
<br />water, permit, and flood wne determination
<br />fees. Sharing existing staff among communi-
<br />ties would help alleviate the cosl.
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<br />ISSUE 4
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<br />LACK OF COMMUNITY VISION
<br />IN FLOOD.DAMAGED AREAS
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<br />Numerous federal, state, county, and
<br />local agencies and officials are at work
<br />in the Basin on a wide range of programs
<br />and projects. Even so, some community and
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<br />rural residents see the need to do more for
<br />themselves. But ,here is no process by which
<br />the residents of the Basin can collaborate to
<br />identify their wants, needs, and hopes for
<br />their communities.
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<br />I' 0 T F. N T I A I. S I) L lJ T' 0:>/ 4-....
<br />Coordinate extensive community involvement
<br />through regular public meetings about new,
<br />proposed, and existi"g programs and projects.
<br />Local governments should conduct such
<br />meetings. beginning immediately in the
<br />flood-damaged areas.
<br />Funding could come from existing local
<br />sources, planning districts, appropriate state
<br />agencies. or the Governor's Office of
<br />Economic Development's Gold Program,
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<br />POTENTIAL SOI.UTIO:>/ 4-11
<br />Improve public awareness, education, and out-
<br />reach on floodplain functions, water quality,
<br />technuJll and financilJI assistance programs for
<br />flood and other community problems., flood
<br />insurance, and the inrerrelatwnship of all these
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<br />components. {This action would also address
<br />Minimal Landowner Participatwn in Suswining
<br />Wildlife and its Habitat; sa Solution I-A,
<br />page 28, It would address Ltuk of Affordable
<br />Housing; see Solution 5-B. page 26. It would
<br />address Growing Demand for Open Space and
<br />Recreation; see Solution I-A, page 31. It would
<br />address Lack of a Basin-wide Approach and
<br />Sense of Public Responsibility for Water Quality
<br />and Erosion; see Solution 5-C, page 41,J
<br />This effort could be led by the Co-
<br />operative Extension Service, with help from the
<br />v.s. Soil Conservation Service, conservation
<br />districts, or a future basin-wide water manage-
<br />ment authority,
<br />Funding could come from ongoing Co-
<br />operative Extension Service programs or from
<br />U.s. Environmental Protection Agency 319
<br />grants administered through the S.D. Depart-
<br />ment of Environment and Natural Resources.
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<br />155 U E 5
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<br />LACK OF AFFORDABLE
<br />HOUSING
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<br />The housing shortage throughout the
<br />Basin was exacerbated by the 1993 flood
<br />disaster, Any flood that removes housing from
<br />the market will worsen the problem. In some
<br />communities, there is a shortage of devel-
<br />opable land for relocation or new develop-
<br />ment outside the floodplain. Quality control
<br />on relocation or new development is a prob-
<br />lem. Older relocated structures may not be
<br />compatible with covenants and codes in newer
<br />developments. There is a lack of information
<br />about housing assistance.
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