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<br />~. <br /> <br />flood and severe weather warnings. The <br />Weather Service forecast office has a staff <br />hydrologist who works with the community in <br />issuing flood warnings. <br /> <br />National Weather Service <br />Warning and Forecast Branch <br />1325 East West Highway, #14632 <br />Silver Spring, MD 20910 <br /> <br />Phone: (301) 713-0689 <br /> <br />Department of the Interior, National <br />Parks Service, Rivers and Trails <br />Conservation Program <br /> <br />The Parks Service's Rivers and Trails Conser- <br />vation Program provides help on planning and <br />open space preservation efforts. Park Service <br />staff can help facilitate meetings and help and <br />identify non-structural options for open space <br />preservation. The Rivers and Trails Conserva- <br />tion Program staff focuses particularly on <br />community involvement techniques which <br />municipalities can use in developing their flood <br />mitigation plan. <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />.I Advise and facilitate local planning efforts <br />for corridor planning (including river <br />corridors) as well as floodplain mitigation <br />projects. <br /> <br />The National Parks Service <br />310 W. Wisconsin Ave. Rm 500 <br />Milwaukee, WI 53203 <br /> <br />Contact: Angie Tomas, Phone Number: <br />(414) 297-3617; FAX: (414) 297-3127 <br /> <br />The Department of Interior, Fish and <br />Wildlife Service. <br /> <br />Under the North American Wetland Conserva- <br />tion Fund and the Partners for Wildlife pro-_ <br />grams, the Fish and Wildlife Service helps <br />private landowners restore wetlands and <br />riparian habitat. The owners enter into binding <br />agreements to restore and protect the site for at <br />least 25 years. <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />./ Financial and technical assistance to <br />restore wetlands and riparian habitats. <br /> <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />Chicago Field Office <br />1000 Hart Road, Ste 180 <br />Barrington, IL 60010 <br /> <br />Phone Number: (708) 381-2253 <br /> <br />The Small Business Administration <br /> <br />The Small Business Administration can provide <br />low-interest disaster loans to homeowners and <br />businesses to repair .or replace damaged or <br />destroyed private property under two circum- <br />stances: when a disaster is declared by either <br />the President, or by the SBA under its statutory <br />authority. A portion of the loans can address <br />mitigation measures.' <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />,/ Low interest/long-term loans to repair or <br />replace disaster related damages. In some <br />cases the loans can be used to refinance an <br />existing mortgage on a damaged property. <br /> <br />.I Additional loan funds to install mitigation <br />measures limited to 20% of the amount of <br />the main loan. Loans to finance the cost of <br />bringing a damaged property up to state or <br />local code requirements. <br /> <br />Small Business Administration <br />Area II Disaster Assistance <br />1 Baltimore Place, Ste 300 <br />Atlanta, GA 30308 <br /> <br />Phone Number: 1-(800) 359-2227 <br /> <br />Formers Home Administration <br /> <br />The Fanners Home Administration provides <br />financial assistance following disasters for <br />production and land losses. <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />.I Loans are available for production and land <br />losses at 5.4% over 40 years. Program is <br />considered the last resort for credit after <br />exhausting other financing options. <br /> <br />.I Also provides 1 % loans as well as a few <br />grants for low-income housing in rural <br />communities and for community facilities. <br /> <br />Farmers Home Administration <br />4949 Kirschling Ct. <br />Stevens Point, WI 54481 <br />Phone: (715) 345-7600 <br /> <br />89 <br /> <br />COMMUNITY FLOOO MITIGATION PLANNING GUIDEBOOK <br />