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Remember, involvement doesn't mean that these people just sit on a committee or that they are expected to always support what the chair proposes, A good leader will make sure everyone is heard. You need them to make sure that committee proposals will be acceptable to their constituencies. e 3. COORDINATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES There are two reasons to involve government agencies and private organizations in your planning efforts. First, they may be implementing or planning to implement activities that can affect flood damage or some of the other interests and concerns, You need to make sure that your efforts are not going to be in conflict with a government program or duplicate the efforts of another organization, State, regional and federal agencies may be undertaking flood control or watershed planning, While such planning initiatives may not address all local issues, they likely will thoroughly evaluate flood control alternatives, which can save you a lot of work. The second reason to involve outside agencies and organizations is to see if they can help, Help may be in the fonn of flood hazard data, technical infonnation on various measures, guidance on regulatory requirements, advice and assistance in the planning effort, implementation of a recommended measure, and/or financial assistance to help you implement a recommended measure, e Who to involve At a minimum, your planning effort should contact the planning or engineering offices in the cities, villages, towns, and county governments in the watershed, Find out who is the most appropriate local official for flood-related matters and talk to that person, Find out their level of interest in flooding issues and what they are doing, Other flood related agencies and organizations include: . . the soil and water conservation district . the U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies that work with watershed property owners (e.g., the Natural Resources Conservation and the Cooperative Extension Services) . regional or metropolitan water, sewer, or sanitary districts . the county emergency management or civil defense agency The "10-Step" Mitigation Planning Process Identifying Agencies and Programs Guidance on references and contacts on floodplain management agencies and programs is available through your state NFIP Coordinator, the Association of State Floodplain Managers (6081274-0123) and the Floodplain Management Resource Center (303/492-6818), An excellent source of information is theM.O.M. Resource Directory prepared jointly by FEMA and the National Park Service, It is a computer program that lista over 300 government and private programs, It is easy to install and use. The software is designed to nm in Windows and is available free from: Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance National Park Service P,O, Box 25287 IMFA-RM-S Denver, CO 80225-0287 303/969-2781 fax: 303/987-6676 Assistance on wetlands issues can be obtained by calling the USEPA Wetlands Information Hotline at 800/832-7828, 6 May 1999