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Dam safety & flood control

Dam Safety & Flood Control
PDF icon DS1 Flood control loan program
PDF icon DS2 Development of flood control program
PDF icon DS3 Flood control assistance program
PDF icon DS4 Alternative flood control assistance
PDF icon DS5 Handbook for Arizona Communities on Floodplain Management & National Flood Insurance Program
PDF icon DS5 Appx A Glossary
PDF icon DS5 Appx B National Flood Insurance Program Regulations (FEMA, 2002)
PDF icon DS5 Appx C Arizona Revised Statutes pertaining to floodplain management and flood control
PDF icon DS5 Appx D Executive Order 77-6 issued by Governor Raul Castro on September 27, 1977
PDF icon DS5 Appx E Chronology of flood events in Arizona, 1862 to 1993
PDF icon DS5 Appx F Model floodplain management ordinance for non-Colorado River communities (ADWR, May 2006)
PDF icon DS5 Appx G Guide for Community Officials: Appeals, Revisions and Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps (FEMA, Dece
PDF icon DS5 Appx H FEMA Levee Policy (2/10/81)
PDF icon DS5 Appx I Conditions and criteria for floodway revisions; certification requirements for simple floodway encroachments (FEMA, 1
PDF icon DS5 Appx J Answers to questions about substantially damaged buildings (FEMA, March 1991)
PDF icon DS5 Appx K How to use a flood map to determine flood risk for a property (FEMA, May 1995)
PDF icon DS5 Appx L Application/certification forms and instructions for revisions to National Flood Insurance maps (FEMA, January 1999)
PDF icon DS5 Appx M State standards for delineation of floodplains and floodways within riverine environments (ADWR, July 1996)
PDF icon DS5 Appx N Technical bulletins to provide guidance on building performance standards for the National Flood Insurance Program
PDF icon DS5 Appx O Answers to questions about the National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA, November 1997)

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