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<br />'ASFPM's Floodpl~in M~n~gement
<br />in Arid Regions ConFerence ~J"'_~
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<br />Th..> l100dplain \1ang.~-
<br />mr:nl in And Rcglom ('(Infer-
<br />ence will bl> held h:bruar~ 21-
<br />::!3, ::!OO I in Alhuquerque This
<br />conkrence will c\.amilll: changc~
<br />In arid land~ tll)('ldplam nlanag.t"
<br />ment.lh\'IOOh :l\ailahlc 10 wc~l-
<br />em tloodpl:un rnanagl'r~. and
<br />rd<lled em lronmr:ntal h.:llI:flh
<br />This L'\cnt altrad~ a broad audl
<br />coce" mcludmg !r.ca!. Slall." and
<br />fooeral go\cmmr:n1 otfit'ials.
<br />cng.mt.ocrs. ct)n~u1tanb. plannl'Ts,
<br />n:M:archcrl>, educalllrs and In-
<br />\oln,-dcilllcns
<br />E\hlhllors will sho......
<br />ca'>t' lOols fm llnplcmcnllng
<br />man~ of Ilk' programs and pill
<br />)l"Ch discussed during the.- con,
<br />krc:nct.', P<lrcrs will ht.. pre-
<br />~ntL-d that hlcus on land U~
<br />managerTh:l1l in tluodplains,
<br />tlooJ darnagt' IllJtlgallnn, walel
<br />shed planmng. and rnanagcll\l:nL
<br />erosion and ~dll'rk.~nlallOn, mul,
<br />tlplc t,"..nt.~lib 01 n'\!. mulllpk
<br />h.:ncflh of stolT" "al~'r.\: "aIel
<br />qualil} manageITk'm pr(1gram~.
<br />mapping m(xkrm/_alllln and GIS,
<br />fill(-.d warnmg., 1100d (Ornputef
<br />appli~'allOns, funding alterna-
<br />ll\es. progra1l1~ and pOIKll,:~ Ihal
<br />affecI 1l'\1 and SUl:CC~~ ~Illn<::~
<br />mvoh illg arid land 1~~Ut:~
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<br />If }ou arc imcreslL'd in
<br />Ihc contrrClll:C and nl,....'d funher
<br />mlormallon pic..", conla~'llhc
<br />l'onkrence dlrCCIOf Le!i.1ie A
<br />Bond Leslie A Bond AhOCI-
<br />ales, PO Ho\ ~~7, High Rolls.
<br />\\188.'25. phork' 505,b8~.
<br />1309. eml bund@"aJ.oo,com
<br />Somr.' 01 the conference a':II\llles
<br />will Oc
<br />. Related "orbhops
<br />. hammgscssLOnfmC'ertl-
<br />fled tlondplam managl.'r
<br />tCF\I)I.'\am
<br />CF\1 e\alm - \l,.'" \kxi..:o
<br />and \'allnna]
<br />. \\11-\1;\ annual meellng,
<br />statl.'CaUl'U:<OCS
<br />lcchnlcal field toUI m the
<br />Albuqul.'rqul' arl.'a
<br />SpolJ!>l'wurs(TB^l
<br />Reglstrallon rales mcludmg lhe
<br />C(lnll'r~'nl'e arc'
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<br />Rcdsllalion Ear" Laic
<br />ASFP\l 'lcll1OcI~ $170 $19{)
<br />;'on,rncIIlOch 5190 $215
<br />Slud~'ms $70 $'15
<br />hh]blllllS 5\IXJ 5350
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<br />Patk Avenue It) Manttou Sr~lnll~ May ~OOO
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<br />CTC qgreement with FEMA
<br />qnd CWCB "'T~'~n",
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<br />The eWeR ].. pannering with FEMA hy en-
<br />tcrm~ mto a memorandum ot agr{'emenl as a
<br />"Coopt.'r:l1Ing TechnIcal Communily" (GCl, Thc
<br />'--''Ore panneNhlp i.. an mnll\al]\c arpnxH:h t'iy FEMA
<br />10 heIr keep cOmmUnll} flofxiplain mapping as current
<br />and al'curate as posslt'ile,
<br />At this time. the eweR IS entenng. Into Indl-
<br />\Idua] lask order ag.rcem~'nls 'Ailh rEMA 10 JX'rform
<br />l'AO sJX'dfic tll)()(jplam studlt:s In Colorado_ The first
<br />slud} ]S for Spring. Creek 'A llhm the To'A n of Pierce
<br />and ('l(lnHlns of unlll{'orpt1raled Weld County, The
<br />sl,.'('(lnd sHld~ IS for the Cal'hl;' la l'ouJre Ki\t'r 'Allhm
<br />thl' Cll~ (lj'('jre{'It'y,
<br />If tht' agreement.. wmc 10 fnnllon. FE~1^
<br />"Ill he pr()\']dmg. a fundmg p;1l'kage for the two stud-
<br />ies tolaling. 5.00.000_ eweB \laff v. ill act as project
<br />manag.{'rs. So slat~' or h......al matchmg. funds afe re-
<br />quired for these slud]es,
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<br />Never too Eqrly to Prep::lre For Flooding "'u~lY"r...~
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<br />Don.1 leI ];[st Yl,.'ar's dr) ~um-
<br />1l1L'r lull you InfO thlll\..mg flni.'xb c:.m't
<br />happen In ::!(X)I, EI SII10 and I.a Sma
<br />ha\'e lled, IeJ\'Illg. us "11h the POll'llllal
<br />for an J\erage precIpitation )l;'Jf In
<br />::!OOI. Thai a\l;'ra~l' Includes thl' pOlen-
<br />Ilal for ~pnng. and Sunmll'f floodlng_
<br />Ont' wa) 10 prl'parl,.' Is 10 pur-
<br />chast' flood ln~uraIlCt:. Anyont' can
<br />buy ]1, whl,.'tha you're homl,.' ]S In the
<br />fl{)(l(jp]am or not. l-lond Insurancl' pro-
<br />Il.'cls you III way s that your regular
<br />h011lt'own{'r'~ ln~urancl,.' dill'.. Ilot,
<br />Homl.'o'A Ilt'r"; insuranCe drll.'~ not l'(l\l.'r
<br />flood-related Jamage~, e\en lIlt'S ont)
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<br />\Ianilllu SprinJ:" \Ia~ 21100
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<br />from klCalrtt.'d ~(fl,.'l,.'1 tloodlng.! }-lo('d
<br />InsUfalll'e "II] (mer not onl~ t'llphk
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<br />ponlOITS oj' your honlL' th..l..ically t'\t'-
<br />f)lhmg aOO\l,.' Ihe t'ia"ementl. hul tht'
<br />('ol1lellt~ wllhin It laga1ll, except in the
<br />ha~eme11l).
<br />It\ rtt'\er too cart) 10 purchasl,.'
<br />nond IIlsurance, espeCially Since
<br />t--:E~IA II1lPO~l'S a .'(I.day waIting pc'-
<br />flod tx'fnre a pollC) takes efk"Ct. That
<br />means. If you walll to tie prepared for
<br />Ihl' ::!OOl nf'll.ld ~ea~on. you ~hnuld pur-
<br />('hJ~l,.' Il{xld lIl..uran{.c no later than
<br />I--cnruar)' ehl,.'('\.; with your local 10-
<br />~uran(t~ a!!cnt for "f";'ClllC fX)1rcy and
<br />r.ttl,.' tnfonnal]01l_
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