Tag: Flood
Ashley Poe
Flood Awareness: Public Resources
To better plan and prepare for flooding events, it is important to be aware of available resources. Our stormwater group […]
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Krista Melnar
Flood Awareness: The Power of Water
May marks Flood Awareness Month in Oklahoma, and May 24-28 marks Flood Awareness Week in Texas. Earlier this year, Georgia recognized […]
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Mike Wayts
Reducing Flood Risks With a Citywide Watershed Master Plan
The City of Fayetteville recognized that fortifying for the future required taking a broad look at resilience. Now, they’re finding […]
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Jim Keith
We’ll See You Virtually at ASFPM
The 2020 ASFPM Annual National Conference, originally scheduled to be held in Fort Worth, Texas, has been moved to a […]
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Wylie Gorup
Flood Awareness: How To Be Prepared
Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. In terms of number of lives lost […]
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Scott Hubley
TWDB Announces 15 Flood Planning Regions
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has announced its designated 15 flood planning regions to help establish a new regional […]
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Krista Melnar
ASFPM Updates Flood Mapping for the Nation
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has issued an updated version of its report Flood Mapping for the Nation, estimating […]
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Krista Melnar
TWDB Adds Online Resources About Flood Funding
The Texas Water Development Board, which is overseeing applications for grants and loans under the new Flood Infrastructure Fund to […]
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Texas’ Proposition 8 Would Dedicate $900M to Flood Control
It’s time for Texans to head to the polls again, and it’s important for voters to be informed about what’s […]
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$410 million in Funding through FEMA Mitigation Programs
A total of $410 million is available through two of FEMA’s Fiscal Year 2019 Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs. The application […]
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TWDB Seeks Feedback on Flood Planning Process and Programs
Note: We’ve updated the post with more information from TWDB. Don’t miss your opportunity to help shape the first Texas […]
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Wearing Blue for Flood Awareness Week
Freese and Nichols offices across Texas wore blue to call attention to Flood Awareness Week. Gov. Greg Abbott set aside […]
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