The Illinois Association for Floodplain & Stormwater Managment

IAFSM PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES

Analysis of the 1991 and 1992 Floodproofing Open Houses
How to Conduct a Floodproofing Open House
Analysis of the IHDA Floodproofing Loan Program
Past issues of IAFSM News

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Guide to Flood Protection in Northeastern Illinois

Copies of the "Guide..." can be provided in Microsoft Word to local officials who wish to reproduce it locally or to have a locally-tailored version.

Storms & Floods, Fall 2005

"We have started this new journal to reach over 4,500 professionals, elected officials, and others interested in protecting people, property and natural functions from flood damage caused by nature and human development.

Storms & Floods is intended to reach a wide audience of both technical and lay people. This issue contains articles for code officials, planners, engineers, and attorneys, but they are all written so everyone can understand them."

excerpt from the Chair's Message by Sally McConkey

Why the Concerns with Levees? They're Safe, Right?
Article featured in the 2007 Fall Newsletter written by Bryan Martindale of Hoelscher Engineering and Paul Osman, IDNR Office of Water Resources.

Related Publications:

Mitigation Publications Web URL's

Example plans for Floodplain Management Planning credit. This example booklet provides communities interested in Floodplain Management Planning credit, under the Community Rating System (CRS), detailed information into the planning process and procedures to make the plan successful. Provided by FEMA.

Protecting Floodplain Resources, A Guidebook for Communities, Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force, 1995. Written to introduce local officials and citizens to natural resources in floodplains and to suggest strategies for wise management of those areas. Includes case studies. 40 pages. Available free from FEMA Publications, 800/480-2520.

Multi-Objective Management Resource Directory, FEMA Region 8 and the National Park Service, 1995. An easy-to use, Windows-based database with over 300 state, federal, and private assistance programs. Available free from the National Park Service, 303/969-2781.

A Watershed Approach to Urban Runoff, a Handbook for Decisionmakers, The Terrene Institute in cooperation with USEPA, Region 5, Chicago, 1996. This guide explains watersheds, watershed management, and structural and nonstructural best management practices. Available from The Terrene Institute, 202/833-8317.