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TLC Water Project District), a state agency (the South Dakota Division of Emergency Management) and two fed- eral agencies (the :-.Jational Park Service's Rocky Mountain Region office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Region VIII office) joined forces to try a multi- objective strategy to mitigate future flood damage in the Basin. Through their cooperative efforts, a series of meet- ings, an intense, week-long workshop at which the actual "planning" was done, and the contributions of numerous other participants, a formal multi-objective hazard mitiga- tion plan for the Vermillion Basin was generated. The process involved many agencies at all levels of government, numerous private groups, non- profit organizations, elected and appointed officials, local citizens, landowners, technical experts, and many others. It addressed not only mitigating flood hazards, but also the other basin-wide concerns of reducing erosion and '.vater pollu- tion, enhancing economic sus- tainability, improving recreational opportunities, protecting envi- ronmental quality, minimizing transportation disruptions, and others. The final plan, Multi-objective Flood Mitigation Plan, Vermillion River Basin, South Dakota, is serving the Basin people as a blue- print for formulating their priorities, carrying out activities to avoid future flood disasters, and improving and preserv- ing their quality of life. This document describes how the multi-objective planning process can be applied to develop a plan for mitigating one or more natural hazards and simultanc~ ously addressing a locale's various other needs and goals. The procedures outlined here are based on those that were used during the Vermillion Basin project, but they are adaptable to other circumstances. The document takes the reader step by step through the process of getting organized for a multi- objective mitigation planning effort, planning and conducting a planning workshop, and fomm- lating the plan itself. Copies of let- ters, press releases, handouts) and other information used during the Vermillion Basin project are pro- vided as samples in the Addenda. The National Park Service people are experts at COltSellSUS building and river corridor-type pl<llmiltg. . , alld an agency like the Federal Emergency ManagemCllt AgCllcy has expertise ill hazard lIIitigatiOlt and an existing fed- eral-state relationship and so fortlt. . . . You could merge the two and then slart approaching problems on a river-basilt concept. We had a visiott of a partller- ship ami it was very strong. We knew exactly where we were going with it. .