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Legal updates & commentary on flood risk and floodplain management

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COVID-19

Time to BUILDBuilding the Case for InfrastructureInfrastructure Infodemic

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Dismantling BRIC, Brick By BrickHello Again from NAFSMA“Live from Colorado Springs, it's NAFSMA!”

Federal Legislation

Listen Up, It's Your Turn to SpeakMust See TV - D.C. StyleHouse Financial Services Committee Schedules First NFIP Hearing of the Year

Federal Regulations

Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for the Army Corps: Let’s try again!Listen Up, It's Your Turn to SpeakWaiving USACE Policy Requirements: A Tool to Get Urgent Projects Completed

Federal: Wise Use of the Floodplain

Trump Executive Order Issued on Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and Regulatory Reform2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Passed by House Committee, Possible FFRMS ImplicationsDeadline Approaching for Comments on Draft Guidelines for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)

Flood Control

Ideker, USACE’s new Guidance, And Figuring Out How To Do An Induced Flooding AnalysisNo Levee Left BehindSmall Maui Dam Breaches, Leading to Evacuations

Floodplain Management

Update on NFIP and Endangered Species Act – FEMA Suspends Map Revision ApplicationsWater Resources Development Act is Signed Into Law By PresidentThe Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Finally to be Considered by the Senate

Inverse Condemnation

Inverse Condemnation Flooding Case Moves Forward in Texas

Levees

No Levee Left BehindWaiving USACE Policy Requirements: A Tool to Get Urgent Projects CompletedMust See TV - D.C. Style

NAFSMA

Hello Again from NAFSMA“Live from Colorado Springs, it's NAFSMA!”The Future [of] Flood Risk Data

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Hello Again from NAFSMA“Live from Colorado Springs, it's NAFSMA!”Update on NFIP and Endangered Species Act – FEMA Suspends Map Revision Applications

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Ideker, USACE’s new Guidance, And Figuring Out How To Do An Induced Flooding AnalysisDismantling BRIC, Brick By BrickArmy Corps of Engineers Publishes Draft Agency Specific Procedures To Implement The Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources
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