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<br />PREFACE
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<br />T/t.i...!.lt.epo!l.t.de..;e/l.We..;.the6loodcJuvr..a.e~.ti.e:.06theS(.g
<br />Tlwmp-60n lUvlVt ,(,11 Wdd COtln.tq, CotoMdo. The Hudy Ite.aeh 06 the B.i.g
<br />TlwmpMII R,(,vlVt be9,("IoI <tt .the LaJt.i.mlVt-Wetd COlt-n.tq -Ulle aNi el!d.l a.t.the
<br />cOII~tu.ellCe 06 .the &9 Thomp<!OIl IU.vlVt wi..th the Sol11h PlaUe lUvlVt.
<br />Lal!.'..ttlHc.long.th..i.l6t1te.am.iJpWrw.ILil.yag~!d.twt.al.
<br />Thi..6It€.poU~pltl'.p<Vled601t.the9ui.dc.llce"6toCLtloH.i.da.t.6
<br />in pt.annil1g the (J.\e and ltegata..Wl11 "6 .the 6iQod pt.cu:11. Two pcul1.tUt.l
<br />6itJod6 WMe (J.\w :tD ~eplt~eltt deglt.eM ,,~ majoll. 6tcoding .tha.t may OCCl!1l.
<br />,(,nthe6tUWl.e. Th~etw<.l6tcod<., .the.100*IfeM.andtheSOO-lfeall., Me
<br />de6,(,ned ,(,11 the GWMMlf and 6holdd be g,(,vel1 appMpru:a.te COnJ.i.d/!M.Uon
<br />'('lIptann.ing 6011..60.6"-406 deve..toprlen.t,(,t1.t1te Mood pl.a.i.l1. The,(wo
<br />potenUa.t 6lcoMMe nWt-thettdeMnedblf 6lo"dedMWPIII1P<1 tJuxt.6how
<br />the appMWnatc <Vte.u; tha..t wcidd be illl.ll!dit.ted. Flood p\06.u~ -I>/ww
<br />the. wa..tvt dcp.tJw. Iteta..tive to .the 6Vl.eambe.d and 6lood ueva.UoM aC'/W-I>6
<br />.the width 06 .the va.UVj. CM66 Hc.tWnJ Me pltMen.ted tIJ imUeau
<br />gllDmui. teve.l aCAD./,6 the vaUVj alld the DveJl1.y.i.ng ~iQod dep.tJw.. The
<br />6tood pM6.i.1.~ alld M,ooded Mrft da.ta p!l.Uel'lt.ed Me tuwed On the ewt.-
<br />..tn!! col!d.i.UOnJ 06 the bM,(,n, 6Vl.t4JIl, and vatter! when the Ilepcllt ""l6
<br />p!l.epaAen. POH,(,bte 6u..tuAe.i.mpltovemen.t.l to con-tltol6looM Me nota
<br />COI'l6.uf/!M.Uon 06 -tft-U Mpo!l.t.. Th~ .i.n6"llma.ti.un .i.1I .th.i..6 Itepollt dou not
<br />i.mpl<j anlJ FedflW1 .i.nJ:vtut OIl t11.dit01lUy to tunl'. Oil ll"-9lWLte (J.\e 06 the
<br />6wod p~ro.; .tJW, .v. a loea.! Itupcl'l6ibiu.t<J. The Ittpoll-t p.wv.Ldu a
<br />.6tU.tn.bte bM.v. 6011. the MOp.ti.OIl 06 wnd Me convwt6 to gu..i.de nlood
<br />p~n dtvdoplllltlU wit:h COIl6,(,d~A<t.t(un 6011. Itnv<<OMltnW a.t.tIU.bu.tu,
<br />;(jtM.wy p!l.tve.rt.ti.ng .i.n.tv...I.i.O.(co..t.i.o" o~ 1.06-1> p1<.obt<tJM. BeC<lUl>t.the
<br />Ilepoltt .i.dert.ti.l,iu Mood plWbt€1116, .u w.{..u 6,t,(mutaU the. deve.toplle.nt
<br />06 o.the.!l. Mood dmM.gt ItedW~..tLOII .tI!-chn.i.quu 6tlch /U 6to"d colt.t'tot,
<br />ltemQval oJi ub6bw.c..ti.oltl>, ami JiLood plt.ooj).i.ng; thue tuhn.i.qtlU m.i.ght
<br />bt iU>l'.d'('lI an ovVt4U Ftood Pta.in ,\l(l.M.'l"-"'~n.t IfPMI pllog'lam.
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<br />At the lle.qtllUlt "6 .the ~o.\meA La.lt.i.meJt-Wdd Re,g-wnat PlanMng
<br />COomU6":on, new .the LaJLimVl-Weld Re.'l,(,ottal COtlltc.i.l ,,~ r><)veJtnmen.t6,
<br />th!tough.thtC(!lOl!adoWa.tett.Coltl>oVtva.uoIlBoa.lld,th-U.ll.epo-'t.t~pIl.t-
<br />paJted by the Omaha OiAtJi":u, Co_tp.6 o~ [ng,(,ltr.i'.Il.6, .mdM.the cort.ti.nu..ing
<br />atl.thoM.tJ.j pJWv":ded in Secu.olt t06 o~ .the 1960 Flood Con-tltot Aet
<br />(P((bt..:c Law 86-645), M llmCnded.
<br />The coopvta.U."n "6 toe4l uH.i.ciat.6 and pu.bUc and plUvaa
<br />in.tvte..;t& .i.1I pllovid.i.ng a66.u.tl1nce and ill6olull<Lt..ton wa.\ mo6t hetp~!d.
<br />O.u..tM.btlao>\ o~ ;(jIlt IlCpo/t.t.to onMc.i.a16, lt9e.nc..:M, and. ,(,nd.i.-
<br />v":daau COllce!l.ned w.Uh ptann.i.ng -in -the Mea cov/Vten w.Ul be made b'f
<br />Weld Cowuy. Tilt COIlp.6 O~ Engb'l.ee!l.l w<<.t'. pMv":de. ":lI.toVtplte.ta.tio>\ and
<br />,techn-ic<tl a66,wta'lct,.i.6 "-Cl/((c,Jted,.i.n.the appUe.ation 06.the. ItCPOllt
<br />diW1. Ot/t/Vt g<d.Je1iue.6 av<l.Uabte 6"-om JJr.e COltPI' 06 [ng.-iIlCeM Me a
<br />pampkfu, "Gu..i.dCt.i."M 60lt Redtlung Flood OMagU", rtnd a buoklet,
<br />"IlLtll.Odtlc-uolt W Flood Pll.OoMn!l".
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