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<br />Ex.ectltive Summ.ary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. v
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<br />1. Introduction '~:':'. _ . ,..."-. . '. ... . : . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' -. . .. 1"
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<br />So You Have a Flood Problem . . . . .'. . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . .. 1
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<br />What is M-Q-M1'. . . . . . . .'. . . .'. . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
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<br />Why use M-O-M? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
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<br />How to Use This Guide ............................. 3
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<br />2. Understanding Your Watershed ...... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5
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<br />. Riverine .Flooding ................................. 5
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<br />Coastal Flooding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8
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<br />Other Flood Hazards ...............,.,............. 9
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<br />What Infonriation Do You Need? . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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<br />3. Flood Loss Reduction'Measures .... '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 13
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<br />Prevention . . . . . . . . ;; . . . .'. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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<br />Property Protection' .... ~ . . . . . . . '. , . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . , , 19
<br />Emergency Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
<br />Structural ProjectS . ~". . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . '. '. . . . . . 23
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<br />4. M-O;.M'OpportUniti.es :';.;'. . . .. . . . . . . .;.. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 25
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<br />Recreation" ~~~.~'i~'";~',,,,,. ...."....' ...........................25
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<br />Fish and,Wildlifcf :;,y;:. . . . . : . . . ., : " '.' . . . , . .'. . . . . . . . . . . 27
<br />Water Supply.,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ ' . . 29
<br />Water Qu31ity.i. ....; >>; .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ~ ... . . . . . .:. . . 31
<br />UrbanRedevelopment:;fl;-. .'....... ..:........ ..'.........32
<br />Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 33
<br />Housing Improvement '; . . .'. . .; ,; " . . , . , . .' , . , " . . .. . , .., , 34
<br />Agriculture -<~.' ~,) .. . . . . . . . , . . , , , . , . . . . , . , ~ . . . , . , , 36
<br />Historic Preservation- '. . . . . . . , . . . ; . , , , , . . . , , , . . . . . . , , 38
<br />Education. . :~~::. .I:!';' ; . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . , . . , . , . . . . , . , 39
<br />Transportation and Infrastructure . . , , . . . . . , , , . . . . . . . . , . , , 42
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<br />5. Preparing a M-O-M Plan ......... . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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<br />, Organize . . . . .,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . , , . 45
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<br />Involve Other Local People .....".,....,......,...". 47
<br />Involve Agencies and Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
<br />Define the Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , , , . . . . , . . . , . , 50
<br />Agree on Goals and Objectives ...,.,......,."...."... 52
<br />Review Alternatives and Select the Best Ones .,."..",...... 53
<br />Prepare a Written Document. . . , , , . , . , . . . . , , , , , , . . . , . . . 55
<br />Get Public and Official Acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 56
<br />Implement and Follow Through. . , , , . . . . . . . . , , , , , . . . , . . , 57
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<br />Appendix A. National Agencies and Organizations .""........." A-I
<br />Appendix B. References ................,."............ B-1
<br />Appendix C. Terms and Acronyms . . . . . , , , . , . . , . . . , . . . , . . , . . C-l
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