Fayette County is proud to announce a significant achievement in floodplain management. Following a comprehensive five-year ...
PRINCETON – Mercer County’s emergency services director was recently named the West Virginia Floodplain Manager of the Year. Member of the Mercer County Commission took time Tuesday to recognize, ...
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. FEMA is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as ...
If you work in the area of HUD-insured multifamily or healthcare loans, you are likely to have encountered a floodplain on a property prior to a HUD application and wondered “what do I do now?” You ...
That aphorism, which has been quoted by floodplain managers for nearly a century, comes from White’s 1942 doctoral thesis, making this perhaps one of most enduring phrases to ever emerge from a ...
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Rethinking local flood management

As global temperatures rise, extreme rainfall and severe flooding are happening around the world. The science is clear; with every 1 degree Celsius increase, the atmosphere will hold 7% more water ...
SHOKAN — Registration is now open for a Floodplain Administrator Basic Training from April 8-9 offered by the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP). The training gives local Floodplain ...
The problem stems from a complex set of flood policies and some national security precautions taken after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. To get the best discount ...
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa District Corps of Engineers Flood Plain Manager, Travis Wilsey, attended Oklahoma State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He began ...