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<br />1 <br /> <br />; <br />:1 <br /> <br />. The division of responsibilities for floodplain <br />management among federal, state, tribal, and local <br />governments is not clearly defined. As a result, <br />attention to floodplain tnanagement varies widely among <br />and within federal, state, tribal, and local governments. <br /> <br />i; <br /> <br />This report provides the Review Committee's findings <br />and recommendations for action. Part 1 (Chapters 1-3) <br />discusses the flood event and its impacts as well as the <br />effects of human intervention, over time, on the nature <br />of this flood. It also provides insights into the potential <br />for recurrence of the event. Part 11 (Chapters 4-9) <br />provides a blueprint for the future -- a consensus view <br />of floodplain management for the 21 st century. Part 11I <br />addresses the residual problems with floodplain <br />management in the upper Mississippi River Basin. Part <br />IV (Chapters 11-15) highlights needs in the fields of <br />research, science, and technology; discusses the <br />economic impacts of the report's findings and <br />recommendations; converts the general actions proposed <br />in Chapters 5 to 11 into specific tasks for <br />accomplishment and summarizes the report. <br /> <br />!: <br /> <br />'I <br />I <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br /> <br />The report contains conclusions, actions, and <br />recommendations. Conclusions represent the <br />Committee's evaluation of its research or analysis <br />related to the Flood of 1993 and its consequences. The <br />Review Committee identified specific approaches <br />required to move forward in floodplain management as <br />actions. Actions may involve resource commitments <br />beyond an agency's baseline posture. <br />Recommendations address problems that the Review <br />Committee believes merit attention; however, the <br />solutions to these problems can be accomplished within <br />agency resources, existing programs, or cooperative <br />efforts. <br /> <br />The thesis of this report is straightforward. The tools <br />to carry out effective floodplain management exist today <br />but need improvement. The goals are clear. It is now <br />time to organize a natioual effort to conduct effective <br />and efficient floodplain management. It is time to share <br />responsibility and accountability for accomplishing <br />floodplain management among all levels of government <br />and with the citizens of the nation. Working together, <br />the nation's public and private sectors can accomplish <br />the mission. <br /> <br />A MESSAGE FROM ELIZABETH <br /> <br />i' <br />!; <br />, <br />, <br />11 <br />~ ! <br />t <br /> <br />Dear General Galloway: <br /> <br />School. <br /> <br />My name is Elizabeth Darabcsek. I am eleven years old and in the 5th grade at Christ Prince of Peace <br /> <br />',' <br /> <br />I read your article in the news paper and was interested. I thought I could help. <br /> <br />I did a science fair project on floods. I tested levees, back to nature and something [ made up, it was a <br />small levee by the river and a larger one a little farther back. The little one held most of the water but not all. <br />The water that was not held back from the small levee would then stay in the space between the big and little <br />levee. The land between the two levees could be used as farm land or other things that could not be bad! y <br />damaged by a big flood. The damaged levee could be used as the levee in the front (the smaller levee). <br />Therefore, we would oo1y have to build one new levee. This information may not help you. but [ wanted you to <br />know that [ am trying to help protect our cities too. <br /> <br />Sincerely. <br />Elizabeth Darabcsek <br /> <br />P.S. Just to tell you, [ won first place for my project out of the whole 5th grade. <br /> <br />xxii <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />i <br />