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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Chapter 1 <br />Introduction <br /> <br />This guidebook is a general introduction to multi-objective management and the <br />planning process that helps a cOmmunity, develop a flood loss reduction strategy <br />most appropriate for its situation. It is for citizens. and local officials who have a <br />flood problem but have not yet found a solution. <br /> <br />So You Have a Rood Problem <br /> <br />A flood problem simply means that you are getting too much water where you <br />don't want it. Because water does /lOt respect property lines or city limits, in most <br />cases the solutions to your flood problem will involve not just the people who <br />suffered damage most recently, but rather the whole neighborhood, the entire <br />community, and even the rest of the watershed. <br />It's hard to find a solution to a flood problem if you're using a single- <br />minded approach. You may be the only one who cares about flooding, but you're <br />certainly /lOt the only person talking to City Hall about a problem or wanting to <br />improve your neighborhood. There are other interests out there and if everyone <br />focuses only on their own concerns, you are all really competing with each other. <br />This guidebook shows you a proven approach to reduce flood losses and <br />simultaneously address other community concerns. It is called "multi-objective <br />management" or "M-O-M." It succeeds because with it you build alliances with <br />other interest groups in your area, use financial and other resources that already <br />exist, and look at the whole watershed that affects your flooding problem. <br />In the end you will have coordinated flood loss reduction with some of the <br />other goals and needs of your community . Your solutions to flooding will be more <br />effective, more sensitive to the environment, have broader support, be part of a <br />more comprehensive program, and accomplish more than one objective. <br /> <br />What is M-O-M? <br /> <br />There is nothing magical about the rilUlti-objective management approach. The <br />basic idea is to get together everyone with a concern or problem that has the <br />potential to affect or be affected by the flood problem. It requires commqnication <br />between different parties and it capitalizes on the help that is offered by <br />government agencies and private organizations. <br />There are six basic guidelines to the M-O-M approach: <br /> <br />(1) Keep your effort locally based. Your solutions must be acceptable to <br />you, your neighbors, and others in the area. They must fit in with <br />other local concerns and goals. <br /> <br />(2) Understand your flood problem and its relation to the watershed. Your <br />problem is not isolated. Neither is it limited to your stream or your <br /> <br />1 <br />