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<br />Flood Hazard Mitigation Planning: A Workshop for Colorado Local Governments <br /> <br />September, 2000 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />Other Factors Defining <br /> <br />Floodplain Management <br />~ 1998: Certified Floodplain r\-'t~l1ugeme1l1 Program <br />- f:'stab1i~lles pnif,.~;.jonaj credcn11als (ha~ ~hangcJ job <br />I','qlllr;,'m..::nt~{j]ld pW{1 <br />.~ !CjCJ9: I-1/\lUS Flo(ld Modd <br /> <br />:1ll11ah.""nalli'11aJ(iI~bawdll()(ldas'>CSSIH;,'llh <br /> <br />2{lt)O: Assorted program changes: <br />~ RCflClltlV~ Loss Slrale;!~ idt'lltifu;s ;rnd priufll1zt'S flood <br />ll11ligatlon nCL,'C,ls 1hut $lrt'nglht:n NFl fund <br />,,..,. Map Modcmi:a\110n Program furthers DFIRMs, CTCs <br />and r.,.lHp S<:l"\'u;e C".llt.::r <br /> <br />1j.,r.",""...<>fFlooolr>l.mM.ml lIt.l"'Lmri'o~"..Iot'.iI"';"" <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />ANY SUStAijVLD <br />ACTION TAKEN TO <br />REDUCE OR <br />ELIM[NATE LONG. <br />TERM RISK TO <br />HUMAN LIFE AND <br />PROPERTY FROM <br />HAZARDS <br /> <br />What Is Mitigation? <br /> <br />MITIGATlON DEFINED: <br /> <br />Ikb"~,,,,(..dl1<>od)~~" ~"' "- ...flllpho,;,,", M,"~,oo" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />lhor:'''"'","..m''~"J.\ImI,lIt.".I;'''rl..~""M'''pn,," <br /> <br />. Why Mitigation is a Priority <br /> <br />. ---- - ----- <br />. 'P~ Average of34 Presidential Declarations ofa <br />. Major Disaster per Year since 1976 <br />.; Over 6,000 Dead, 50,000 injured since 1975 <br />'. <br />. J Hundreds of Thousands Made llomeless <br />Billions ofTa.... Dollars Spent <br />I Many Events are Predictable and Repetitive <br />,/ A FEMA Responsibility: economically, morally & <br />legally (be proactive vs. reactive) <br /> <br />The Evolution of Floodplain Mgmt, & the Emphasis on Mitigation <br /> <br />2 <br />