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<br />Please Read This First! <br /> <br />II What is the purpose <br />of this guidebook?11 <br /> <br />The goal of this guidebook, written by staff of <br />the Department of Natural Resources, is to: <br /> <br />( I) Assist local officials, planners, zoning <br />administrators and consultants in develop- <br />ing local flood mitigation plans. <br /> <br />(2) Provide a comprehensive process to <br />develop and implement a successful <br />community-wide, ongoing flood mitigation <br />planning program. <br /> <br />(3) Serve as a reference source to the commu- <br />nity for technical and financial assistance <br />for planning and implementing flood <br />mitigation projects. <br /> <br />This guidebook complements current post- <br />disaster assistance programs as well as new <br />federal pre-disaster mitigation programs. This <br />guidebook also augments post-disaster assis- <br />tance from sources such as: <br /> <br />.I Federal Emergency Management Agency's <br />Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, <br /> <br />.I Community Development Block Grants <br />(HUD), <br /> <br />.I Community Services Block Grants <br /> <br />(for a description of the agencies involved with <br />these programs, see Appendix A). <br /> <br /> <br />The guidebook complements the Flood <br />Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program of the <br />Reigle Community Development and Regula- <br />tory Improvement Act, signed into law on <br />September 23, 1994. Commonly known as the <br />National Flood Insurance Refonn Act, it <br />provides funds on an annual basis to both plan <br />and implement flood mitigation projects during <br />non-disaster periods through a transfer of funds <br />from th~ National Flood Mitigation Fund. <br /> <br />Black River Falls, <br />Wisconsin <br />Flood, 1911 <br /> <br />Slate Historical Society <br />afWisconsin: 399 Black <br />River Falls /9/ I <br /> <br />This guidebook is not a "cookbook." It <br />focuses on the process of developing local <br />flood mitigation plans. Since each community <br />IS "; "Iique in its geographic location, size and <br />land use and planning needs, an inflexible till- <br />in-the-blanks plan would not work. <br /> <br />Use this guidebook as a framework. It <br />outlines a process which most communities can <br />adapt to their needs. Be aware that many <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Black River Falls, Wisconsin Flood, 1911 (left) <br />Stare Historical Society o/Wisconsin: 547a: Black River Falls, 1911 <br /> <br />Green Bay, Wisconsin Flood 1934 (above) <br />State Historical Society a/Wisconsin: 1777: Green Bay, 1934 <br /> <br />COMMUNITY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING GUiDEBOOK <br /> <br />11 <br />