Welcome to the Floodplain Management Association!
The Floodplain Management Association is a regional organization of professionals in California, Nevada and Hawaii who are involved in the multiple aspects of floodplain management, from loss reduction to resource protection, and the promotion of multi-objective floodplain management strategies.
FMA membership comprises a wide range of professionals, including local, state and federal agencies, the research community, consulting firms and non-profit organizations. FMA brings together regulators, scientists, planners, engineers and researchers to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary environment addressing topics such as: flood management, flood hazard mitigation and preparedness, emergency response, flood warning and forecasting, levee system management, floodplain restoration, natural resources management, watershed management, public outreach and education. Click here for more info.
FMA promotes the development of principles and tools for carrying out effective state and local floodplain management programs and participates in an advisory role in a number of statewide planning efforts including: the California Water Plan, California Alluvial Fan Task Force, Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project and the California Watershed Program.
News
Announcing the 2008 Annual Conference of the Floodplain Management Association!
September 2-5, 2008, Paradise Point Resort, San Diego, California. Please join us at the premier floodplain management conference in the U.S.! Visit our Annual Conference page for more information.
NEW REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON-LINE (Visit the Documents and Links Page for other publications)
- Floodplain Planning Guidance - American Planning Association California Chapter (.pdf, 157K) 1/08
- Plan California - The Legislative Platform of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (.pdf, 107K) 1/08
- A California Challenge - Flooding in the Central Valley
- Federal Response to California Wildfires and Rebuilding Afterwards
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers web-based National Economic Development Manual Series.
- Associated Programme on Flood Management - Integrated Flood Management, including a "Flood Management Tool" Series.
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Assessment and Management Of Flood Risks (.pdf, 85K) 10/07
- The National Levee Challenge: Levees and the FEMA Flood Map Modernization Initiative
- National Flood Policy Challenges Levees: The Double-edged Sword
- Emergency Planning for Dam or Levee Failures in San Mateo County
- FloodSAFE California: Rebuilding the System, Reducing the Risk
- Flood Warnings: Responding to California's Flood Crisis
- California Bond Expenditure Plan: 2007-2008
- FEMA Insurance Outreach Toolkit for Flood Map Updates
- Low Impact Development (LID) - Overview by Dr. Timothy Lawrence, U.C. Davis (.pdf, 11 MB)
- Low Impact Development (LID) - Background Information
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