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The Levee Was Dry

Legal updates & commentary on flood risk and floodplain management

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Photo of Scott L. ShapiroScott L. ShapiroManaging PartnerEmail Scott L.'s Linkedin ProfileScott Shapiro is known for his expertise in flood protection improvement projects throughout California’s Central Valley. He is helping clients with more than a billion dollars in projects in California's Central Valley and issues involving the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) throughout the Western United States.More
Photo of Andrea P. ClarkAndrea P. ClarkPartnerEmail Andrea P.'s Linkedin ProfileAndrea Clark specializes in water rights and flood control, serving as general counsel to a variety of public agencies from local reclamation districts and water districts to regional joint powers authorities. Public agencies in the water and flood control fields rely on Andrea for her ability to explain in understandable terms the wide range of issues impacting them, including basic transparency laws (Brown Act and Public Records Act), public bidding and contracting, bond financing, the unique nature of joint powers authorities, and elections.More

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Scott L. Shapiro
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Welcome to our flood risk and floodplain management blog. Our goal is to provide fresh insights on the laws and policies that affect flood risk and floodplain management, and how these issues might affect your agency or business operations. Our expertise in this area, which involves understanding a complicated intersection of Federal, state and local laws as well as public policy and flood control engineering concepts, gives us unique insight into an area that is complex and often misunderstood. We invite you to follow our blog and get to know us through our blog posts, leave a comment or question, and engage us in conversation.
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Topics

  • COVID-19
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Federal Legislation
  • Federal Regulations
  • Federal: Wise Use of the Floodplain
  • Flood Control
  • Floodplain Management
  • Inverse Condemnation
  • Levees
  • NAFSMA
  • The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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