FLOOD03024

• County: Statewide
• Community: State
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Addressing Your Community's Flood Problems - A Guide for Elected Officials
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Prepared For: Assn. Of State Floodplain Managers
• Prepared By: Floodplain Management Group
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

port is provided only after the state and community have
exhausted their resources. During the flood, it includes
advice on flood emergency preparations, personnel and
materials for flood fighting, search and rescue operations,
emergency repairs to flood damage reduction projects,
and emergency supply of clean drinking water where
sources are contaminated. After the flood, it includes
debris clearance and temporary construction of emergency
access routes such as streets, roads, bridges, airfields, and
any other facilities necessary for passage of rescue per-
sonnel; emergency restoration of critical public services
and facilities for water supply, electric pov"er, and fire-
fighting; and technical assistance and damage assessment,
including safety inspection and stabilization or demolition
of damaged structures.
The Corps also, upon request, will rehabilitate pub-
licly sponsored flood damage reduction projects. The
rehabilitation is limited to repair or restoration to pre-
disaster conditions and must be justified with the local
sponsor providing 20% of the total costs.
WHO TO CONTACT: the Flood Plain Management
Services Program Manager at your local Corps division
or district office. If you do not know how to reach them,
write to HQUSACE, ATTN: CECW-PP, Washington, D.C.
20314, or phone [phone].

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
(FEMA) PEMA administers two programs that can
provide funds to local communities to implement mea-
sures to prevent future damage from natural hazards.
THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM
provides grants to states and local governments to imple-
ment long-term hazard mitigation measures after a major
disaster declaration. The purpose of the program is to

reduce future loss of life and property due to natural
disasters and to enable mitigation measures to be imple-
mented during immediate recovery from a disaster. A
local government must apply for the HMGP through the
state, because the state is responsible for administering
the program. PEMA can fund up to 75% of the eligible
costs of each project and the state or local match does
not need to be cash; in-kind services or materials may be
used. Applicants should contact their State Hazard Mitigation
Officers for specific details.
THE FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(FMA) will provide grants to state and local govern-
ments for planning assistance and projects that reduce the
risk of future flood damages, such as elevating homes,
conversion of property to open space, or minor drainage
improvements. This program is available starting in 1997.
WHO TO CONTACT: Region I (Boston) [phone];
Region 11 (New York) [phone]; Region III
(Philadelphia) [phone]; Region IV (Atlanta)
[phone]; Region V (Chicago) [phone];
Region VI (Denton, TX) [phone]; Region V11
(Kansas City, MO) [phone]; Region VIII (Denver)
[phone]; Region IX (San Prancisco) [phone];
Region X (Bothell, WA) [phone].

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The U.s.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers landowners
financial, technical, and educational assistance to imple-
ment conservation practices on privately mvned land.
With the help offered by USDA, farmers and ranchers can
carry out land management practices that reduce soil
erosion, improve water quality, and enhance forest land,
wetlands, and wildlife habitat. Incentives offered by
USDA agencies promote sustainable agricultural practices,

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