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<br />to seriously reassess policy and strategies for flood risk assessment and management <br />not only for the Sacramento case but for the nation as a whole. <br />The committee recommends the establishment of a new interagency effort <br />for flood risk assessment and management. The impetus for such action is clear: <br />rising property damages and loss of life; 30 years of experience with the National <br />Flood Insurance Program; aging federal policy and technical guidance; <br />improvements in scientific methods of computing and modeling; emergence of <br />understanding of paleohydrologic and climate variability issues; and a growing data <br />base and availability of information. Virtually all these issues have arisen in the <br />Sacramento case, and can be expected to arise in others as welL <br />The committee proposes that this interagency effort should emphasize <br />research focused on coordinated and cooperative flood risk reduction, including <br />meteorologic, hydrologic, hydraulic, and policy and socia-economic aspects of flood <br />management In Chapter 5, a number of specific issues that should be addressed in <br />the recommended interagency effort are discussed. <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />Improving Ameri=n River Flood Frequency Ana{}'Ses <br /> <br /> <br />- <br />