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<br />among the departments, This review should be repeated at least every few years <br /> <br />because of staff turn-over and changes in responsibilities. <br /> <br />LOCATE ASSISTANCE SOURCES OUTSIDE YOUR COMMUNITY Your staff has <br /> <br />probably received some technical assistance on floodplain management from a <br />regional, state, or federal agency in the past, such as grants or loans for mitigation, <br />reconstruction, or other flood-related activities. If there are flood control structures <br /> <br />"The potential for flooding should be revisited by all local govern- <br />ments annually, especially their police, emergency, public works, <br />and medical personnel, The problem is that after an event has taken <br />place and time passes, people tend to forget or the real impact seems <br />less vivid, II - Beverly Anderson, Mayor, Darlington, Wisconsin <br /> <br />within your jurisdiction, your com- <br />munity may have entered into cost- <br /> <br />sharing or maintenance agreements <br /> <br />for them with a federal or state <br /> <br />agency or with another jurisdiction. <br />Find out when and in what ways <br /> <br />regional, state, and federal agencies and private groups have helped your community <br /> <br />with floodplain,related activities in the past. Review any past agreements with other <br /> <br />entities to be sure your community is carrying out what was intended. This will also <br /> <br />help you find places to get advice and assistance in the future, <br /> <br />COORDINATE WIlli OlliER ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS Floods and flood- <br /> <br />plains are interrelated to many of the rest of your community's concerns. Just as a <br /> <br />"[As a nation we need to] recognize the importance of continuing <br />to . , , reduce the loss of life and property caused by floods and to pre- <br />serve natural resources and functions of floodplains in an economically <br />and environmentally sound manner, , , , [T]he natural resources and <br />functions of our riverine and coastal floodplains help to maintain <br />the viability of natural systems and provide multiple benefits for <br />the people," - The President's letter transmitting A Unified National <br />Program for Floodplain Management to the U,S, Congress, March 1994, <br /> <br />serious flood would affect everyone <br /> <br />to some extent, so does the flood- <br /> <br />plain benefit everyone. There can be <br /> <br />a lot of beneficial overlap between <br />floodplain management and urban <br /> <br />renewal, economic development, <br /> <br />parks and recreation, stormwater <br /> <br />management, and maintaining or <br /> <br />improving water quality and fish <br />and wildlife habitat. <br /> <br />Even if your community is already actively managing its floodplains, finding <br /> <br />ways to combine those activities with other community functions can still save time <br /> <br />and money, improve the quality of life for your constituents, and build a broader and <br />longer-lasting base of support. <br /> <br />p age 12 <br />