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DISCOVER WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS DONE INVESTIGATE WHAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE Find out what your community has already done to lessen the consequences of future floods. Most communities . Have zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, and other measures that regulate development in identified flood-hazard areas. NATURAL FUNCTIONS OF FLOODPLAINS ;Natur.d or relatively tU1di~turbef;i floodplalrui: . Ilmit,flooding:t;laturlllly, bjr femporarihr'stOl:1pg floqd "Iaters, . maintain water quality by filtering sed,iinentsrnutrients,ian9- impurlti~s; " v"" , . pre,5erye .and fecJ\arge: gr\mndwater supply . .suppOfi nalmal vegetat,iPJl . proviae fish and wildlife habitat . Pf\lVj~ mllnj! Rincls "f recreational oppOt!ulllfi!'P. . provlde plaCes for outdopr eaw::atioh and ~eJ;ljifl~.,Stl.(dy.. ",' '.' .,; . Participate in the National Flood Insurance Program so that citizens can purchase flood insurance. You may find that your community also has taken some of these additional steps: . Using flood forecasting and warning systems. . Having emergency plans telling what to do when a flood threatens. . Buying flood-damaged properties. Usually this means relocating the resi- dents or businesses, demolishing or moving the structures, and using the newly vacant land for open space. . Participating in the construction or maintenance of flood protection facilities like upstream dams, dikes, levees, flood walls, and channel alterations. . Individual property owners may have elevated their buildings above expected flood levels or built walls or dikes. . Adopting measures to control runoff from developing areas outside the floodplain. IDENTIFY DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES Various offices or departments of your local government probably have been assigned responsibility for flood-related tasks. Take inventory of who does what. Review coordination and cooperation p age 11 TYPICAL FLOOD-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOCAL DEPARTMENTS: BUILDING PERMITS AND ZONING Enforcement of codes and ordinances adopted by the councilor board, in- cluding those for flood,hazard areas. PARKS AND RECREATION Planning, development, and management of parks, recreation, and other open- space facilities in flood-prone areas. PuBLIC AFFAIRS Public awareness of flood haznrds and individual protective measures. URBAN RENEWAL Incorporating flood damage reduction measures into urban renewal. PLANNING Incorporating the flood risk and actions to address that risk into the community's vision for the future. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Providing opportunities for economic development while accountillg for the exposure of such development to flood risk and economic loss. PUBLIC WORKS Stormwater man- agement, erosion control, water supply, waste trwtment, flood emergency measures, and repairs. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Response to emergencies, including floods. FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS Public notification offload thrwt, evacuation, roadblocks, traffic control.