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Examples in Communicating Flood Risk:
National Flood Risk Management
Initiative
Presentation to
National Flood Risk Management
Policy Summit
Pete Rabbon, P.E.
Director, National Flood Risk Management Program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
14 July 2009
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A Shared Responsibility
Flood Risk = f(chance of flood, consequences)
Flood management =
Floodwater management + Floodplain management
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Flood Risk Management Program
Vision: To lead collaborative, comprehensive and sustainable national
flood risk management to improve public safety and reduce flood
damages to our country.
Mission: To integrate and synchronize the ongoing, diverse flood risk
management projects, programs and authorities of the US Army Corps
of Engineers with counterpart projects, programs and authorities of
FEMA, other Federal agencies, state organizations and regional and
local agencies.
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Risk Communication
• Convey fact that risk
remains, no matter
what protective
measures are in place
• Educate public as to
actual flood risk they
face every day so they
can take responsibility
for own safety
• Work with local
governments so risk
can be included in
urban planning
decisions
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California Roundtable
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Interagency Levee Task Force
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Seattle, Washington
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Serving the Treaty Tribes of Western Washington
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National Flood Risk Management Program
Silver Jackets
• Intergovernmental partnerships at the
state level
• Implements coordinated solutions to
State FRM priorities
• Coordinate and leverage available
resources & information between
agencies
• Facilitate state level life-cycle planning
to reduce flood risks
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Policy Studies
• Wise Use of Floodplains – An ongoing, IWR
policy study to understand the effects of USACE
programs and policies in different policy and
watershed contexts on floodplain management
choices affecting flood risk, and to describe
options for policy, legislative or program
reforms.
• WRDA 2007, Section 2032 - The President is
to submit a report to Congress describing the
vulnerability of the U.S. to damage from flooding,
comparative risks faced by different regions of
the country, programs in the U.S. which may be
encouraging development and economic activity
in flood prone areas, and recommendations for
improving those programs and proposals for
implementing the recommendations.
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Way Ahead
FEDERAL FLOOD RISK
MANAGEMENT TASK
FORCE
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National Flood Risk Management Program
http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nfrmp/
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