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<br /> ryt-• Ilotise. Mlite was a critic of Ihc F 6 Flood Control Act during and the federal government. 'the main problem is Telling the I
<br /> II,.I j its passage. His research into. and criticism of, federal policy individual what is and is not allowed on the floodplain.This, to
<br /> Ius ! has continued since then.Tlic mitre of many of those policies me,means applying uniform national standards.• ,
<br /> -no ' is likely to change as;I resull of I;nt year's disaster. Others. bowcver, feel that the federal government needs to
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<br /> "I see both the crim n incntal people and the Corps moving play a stronger role. Dan Millard. a researcher at Indiana Uni- I
<br /> ,tv In Ihal direction,' White says. ".At the Corps. there arc two versity, is blunt: "Watersheds should be in one political sys- I'I
<br /> ys •counter bottom-up movements. Some engineers...are going to rem.' Vickers adds, -%Ve drain 10 stales in the Missouri River, III
<br /> ecl on with repairs right away. Others want to seize the oppor- and Corps take pnlicv in Montana has as much to do with our �Il
<br /> IL.. ,unity In step back and gri a _ - floodplain management as
<br /> -ir l little balance in what Ihc\vc yk , ' what we do in Iefferson Citv.
<br /> a. been doing." !; ' 1(� .�'ly o a''..-'ci��-R�� - Vnluntan• state associations e
<br /> A'Iinc (eels dial a can•hIl • �,�.r.,�ll'+ETI. ;; 1 probabdv won't work very
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<br /> Infix of structural and nnm .�.. ,I\ C}.%i " t well, so we'll have to have C
<br /> .i_ structural designs could have snore direction from the fed- a
<br /> Irl passed the flood wilb nnich Jay. k i, + cralgm'cmmcnt.-
<br /> Irss damage to urban areas. � '. ,I°: j i,. .
<br /> r- w.-it r ra;� Durkay believes that any �C
<br /> c ' "In some places it would he i•.;: ,, � � -I�!'�"� : :- � II��� - d such prgCrant will need the,
<br /> well to let the river have its . , + I 'M - irr4
<br /> „ I ..;,. ; ,J � 1':' �' support of Ihc Property own-
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<br /> Course. In some, ucr the land I jb w• py_-t:= ers along the river. "but it's
<br /> for agriculture, .with Ihr c•x- ; .!�I - ilv i not clear at this point that
<br /> pectation that it will be flood- w.- i •,;d I' itheyl are prepared to sign
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<br /> c t rd fairly frequently, crew ZD _�• /� Y j�;rj ..T�tl up," he says. As the extent of
<br /> vvars or so. lu some areas, it F• l' ''r•- ' .,. r,'�j the damage becomes clearer.
<br /> would be alright to have the ; f however. he acids That they
<br /> coin numily flood- rnofcr nn �r may change their minds. I
<br /> buildings are prowcicd blot1V�'ll 7-fc Another pnlicv element
<br /> ' the agricutlural Lmds flood.' P ° - _�- that will have to be reviewed
<br /> I Cnnently.the R•hile House _ -_1 -• -
<br /> ,< _ _ �'" is the role of federal incur.
<br /> Office of linvironmened Poh(c , "i" mw- " -_ � ance. for both crops losses
<br /> i< holding weetdv mecliq s --='a !
<br /> I C -- - - and Oauds damages. "11'e
<br /> with a number of other aecn _ -' can't separate the farm insur-
<br /> cics in studv the issue, raised ance— -- � �• ance policv from the levees.-
<br /> In Ihr flood, with (liehope<of _ - "-- ' cays Vickers. "Irvcvq are just
<br /> having a consistent olicc'' _ _ '' -
<br /> I „a-. ��- another farm of Insurmice.-
<br /> n':Irte when Ihr hfissi<.ippi `T• - The Federal Insurance Ad-
<br /> River floods again.es main rx mmisl rahml. adds \5'11i1c.
<br /> wd it In this spring "n'y "has not inspired mili..e.1tion
<br /> I.. approaches by those who buv
<br /> I'I'In,Ifm on I IICAI.[Nil I%I'It11) I'THESE SILOS NEAR BOONESVILLE, MO. WERE ELEVATED, AND SO ESCAPED II1C pOhc V. 11I1lIkC fire and
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<br /> THE MOUR DrLUGE WITH LESS DAMAGE THAN MANY STR UCTURES ON
<br /> p I hat nlle'v will likely hc' .I list THE fLOOIS5DPLAIrSN
<br /> .PHOTO BY JONAS JORDAN. holler insurance." He feels
<br /> l ,.I opllnns open u1 Ihn<r of Thal cltangin.el Ihc costs of in. I ' .
<br /> frcicd by the flooding. pnsiblc including buvnuts. reslol:iuon. suranc!' to reflect flood hazards better, as well :is possible: III
<br /> rlevalion of impntinnl 'I[III :Ind setting aside of tracts that I methods of coping with them. would encourage people to leave
<br /> will become wcll:mds Ihc flnndplaiu or find measures to reduce their vulnerability to
<br /> Will S161c, a member oil Ihc \\tine House Office of Fnviron- j flood danl;ICr.
<br /> I'll ntal I'DliLV. lislyd 1w11 guidrlino< for Ihc effort. "if irsl.l we Miilc police do Imirs ;ire gelling under wav in Washinglml. l
<br /> I don need In rcinvrnl Ihr ,vhr, l. there is enormous rxpcnisc• Icvcc rebuilding ;dung Ihc rivers is moving as Glsl as possible, Y;
<br /> on Ill(, clnlc ;Ind fcdcnd I,., I. Second. this is net just a federal I making lino of the essence for reaching broad-ringing pndiev
<br /> issue. 1 c1011'1 sec Ito r nrd fur some federal intrrslnle flood- decisions. "By Ihr lime Ihr?clod\ it.even' kirnu'r wilt haVC plot I.
<br /> pram-management rrgmn• taking over loc;d decisions.' Region- his aencuttumi levee hack in,"saps Van Buren.who added that
<br /> i it efforts arc likely only If it Is Ihr judgment of the slates and it would 6c difficuh In gel the farmers to remove them. i
<br /> Ihr annnwnines Thal is the way In proceed." R'halrvrr policy is rlrvrloprd—whether it is biased toward I
<br /> s(Cs Bartels agrers Thal Ili(- sine rote is important. 'I think leare rrcnn inlclinn or wetlands restoration. or whether it ntix-
<br /> that ehere thr% yr goo cficctive flo„dpLlin nianagrmonl. the es the hvo—il will limc a broad i;utgc of social and economic
<br /> <I:ucs ;Intl local mllhorih, :ne nl;d<init rho ennncoq calls.• tie effect, nn the residcnie of the flood sla(cs. 'Twenty years ago.
<br /> "acs. citing Illinois, Imv;l d 1Clsc""in
<br /> as Cx;I mptes. "You did we might have said Ilia, iI's just lime for Ihc Corps to develop
<br /> _ svr A lot less eenerad d;onace Ihero, for all the flooding. than sonic' projects." snvs SIclle. 'But its not so simple anv more.'
<br /> ,,,u had in other stales" I'•ul hr ,,lots that a regional plan will -the kev, according to Willard, is to design with nature. 'Tlie
<br /> most likely be successful If it is joinik• developed by Ihc status liver."he s;tvs."will ahyays win a fight with yun." C:
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