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<br />CONTENTS
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<br />THANKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . .. iii
<br />ABSTRACT. . .. . . , .. . . . . . . . . .' . . .. . . . . . . . ... P. . '" . . ' . .. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . .. , . . . v
<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................,..........."...'......,...... vii
<br />INTRODUCTION ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
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<br />Part I THE FLOOD. . . . I
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<br />Chapter I The Flood of 1993 ..................................,..........,...... 3
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<br />The Basin .......,............................,...,'............. 3
<br />The Flood Event . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8
<br />Damages Reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15
<br />Damages Prevented ...............................,................. 20
<br />Response and Recovery Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . , . . . .. 22
<br />Beneficial Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . , 31
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<br />Chapter 2 Impacts of Human Intervention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .. 37
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<br />Impact and Effect .................................................' 43
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<br />Chapter 3 Future Flood Potential .......................,......",..'.'.....,...... 59
<br />What is a 100-year Flood Event? . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 59
<br />Standard Project Flood ......................",...., ' . . , . . . . . . , .. 60
<br />Residual Risk Behind Levees ......'...........,...".,..,.'...'". ,.A . . 61
<br />Future Floods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'~ .. 61
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<br />Part 11 A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE. , , . . 63
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<br />Chapter 4 A Vision for the Floodplain ........,.,.............','.... , . . , . . . . . . .. 65
<br />Defining the Vision . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . ' . , . . . . ' , , . . . . . . . . . . '. 66
<br />Floodplain of the Future ........',.........,..." , , , . . . . ' , . . . . . .. 67
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<br />Chapter 5 Organizing Floodplain Management for Success ,..... , . . , . . . . , . , ' . ' . , ' . ' . ., 73
<br />Define Federal-State-Tribal-Local Relationships and Responsibilities ' , . , . . 74
<br />Improve Federal Coordination, Efficiency and Federal-State-Tribal Planning , . . . . . , .. 75
<br />Federal Actions in the Floodplain -- Setting an Example ' . . . . . . , , . . . , . , . , . , , . . . . . . . 78
<br />States Lead the Way . , . . . . . . , ' . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , ' , . " ,.,.,',.,"".'. 80
<br />Increase the State-Local Stake in Floodplain Management ,..','.,.',,'..,......... 82
<br />Funding for Public Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . ' , . . . . . . . . . .. 84
<br />Provide a Balanced Focus in the Planning Process .....' , , , . , . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . ,. 85
<br />Collaborative Efforts .........,.,'.......,..'.,." , . . . . . , . , . . . . . .. 87
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