FLOOD01766

• County: Statewide
• Title: Using Multi-Objective Management to Reduce Flood Losses in Your Watershed
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Prepared For: EPA
• Prepared By: Association of State Floodplain Managers
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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'Contents

Acknowledgments:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. . . . . . . . . . . . .. iv

Ex.ectltive Summ.ary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. v

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1. Introduction .~::'... ,...". . . ... . e. . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' -. . .. 1"

So You Have a Flood Problem . . . . .'. . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . .. 1

What is M-Q-M?'. . . . . . . .'. . . .'. . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1

Why use M"()-M? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2

How to Use This Guide ............................. 3

2. Understanding Your Watershed ...... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5

. Riverine ,Flooding ................................. 5

Coastal Flooding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8

Other Flood Hazards ................... < . . . . . . . . . .. 9

What Infonriation Do You Need? . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3. Flood Loss Reduction'Measures .'.. '. . . . . . . . . . < < . . . . . . . < . . . . 13

Prevention . . . . . . . . ;, . . . .'. . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Property Protection' .... ~ . . . . . . . '. . . < . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . . 19
Emergency Services . . . . . . . ,.~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Structural ProjectS . ~. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . .... . . . . . 23

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4. M..();.M'Opportuniti.es<:./........... .;. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 25

Recreation" ~~\.~'i~'-,;~'...... '..."....' .'..........................25

Fish and"W'ildUfe . !~h;'. . . . . ;, . . . . . : .'~' . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . 27

Water Supply,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . < . < . . . . . . . . . : . . . 29
Water Qu....'.lty.i . .'" ': ::', , . . " 31
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Urban Redevelopment :;11.. . '. . . . . . . /. < < < . . . . ..'.. . . . . . . . 32
Economic Development . . . . . . . < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . < . . 33
Housing Improvement '; . . .'. . .; .' .. . < . . . < .. < < . '. < . <.. . .'. . 34
Agriculture ,<~ '.' L;,). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . < . . . ~ < . . . . . . 36
Historic Preservation'< . . < . . . . < . . ; . . . . . . < . . . . . . . < . . . . 38
Education. . :~~ ::- .i:!i~' ; . . . . . . < . . < . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . < . <. 39
Transportation and Infrastructure . . < . . . < . . . . . . < . < . < . . . . . . 42

5. Preparing a M-O-M Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . 45

, Organize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . < . . . . . . . . < 45

Involve Other Local People .......... < . . . < . . . < < . . . . . . . 47
Involve Agencies and Organizations ...................... 48
Define the Problems . . . . . . . . . < . . . < . < < . . . . < . < < . . . . . . . 50
Agree on Goals and Objectives ....... < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Review Alternatives and Select the Best Ones ...... < . . . . . . . . . 53
Prepare a Written Document. . < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Get Public and Official Acceptance . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . . . . . . . < . 56
Implement and Follow Through. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Appendix A. National Agencies and Organizations <... < . . . . . . . . . . < A-I
Appendix B. References ......................... < . . . . . . B-1
Appendix C. Terms and Acronyms . . . < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . . C-l

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