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Explore informational and public service videos about flooding and flood risk management. Fact sheets, presentations, and reports about Corps programs and flood risk management activities authorities are also available below.
VIDEOS
Several Corps Districts have published informational and public service videos about flooding and flood risk management on YouTube, including:
Philadelphia District
Sacramento District
Omaha District
Memphis District
St. Louis District
Vicksburg District
FloodSmart.gov’s
video series
describe various types of flood risks.
FACT SHEETS
USACE Levee Safety Program
Fact Sheet
(pdf, 59 KB)
System-Wide Improvement Framework (SWIF
) fact sheet
(pdf, 120 KB)
Interim Policy for Rehabilitation Eligibility
talking points
(pdf, 583 KB)
and
Questions and Answers
(pdf, 577 KB)
New Direction for the Rehabilitation Program
fact sheet
(pdf, 76 KB)
USACE Philadelphia District FRM Factsheets
As part of the Delaware River Basin Comprehensive Study, the Philadelphia District developed a series of
factsheets
covering ecosystem restoration, nonstructural, and structural measures.
Infrastructure Systems Rebuilding Principles
Infrastructure Systems Rebuilding Principles
(pdf, 208KB) for the North Atlantic Coast were jointly developed by USACE and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) following widespread damages to the coast during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
PRESENTATIONS
2014 presentation regarding Interim Policy for Determining Eligibility Status of Flood Risk Management Projects for the Rehabilitation Program pursuant to PL 84-99
(pdf, 361 KB)
March 24, 2014
2012 USACE Flood Risk Management and Silver Jackets Workshop
August 20-24, 2012
2011 USACE Flood Risk Management and Silver Jackets Workshop
August 15-19, 2011
2010 USACE Flood Risk Management Program Workshop
June 21-24, 2010
Exploration of Tolerable Risk Guidelines for the USACE Levee Safety Program Workshop Proceedings
(pdf, 6 MB)
March 2010
KEY REPORTS
Flood Risk Management Value to the Nation
(pdf, 1 MB)
Sharing the Challenge
(pdf, 3 MB)
Recommendations for a National Levee Safety Program
(pdf, 5 MB)
Flood Risk Management Approaches as being practiced in Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States
(pdf, 7 MB)
Improving Public Safety - From Federal Protection to Shared Risk Reduction
(pdf, 20 KB
)
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Annual Fiscal Year Reports of the Secretary of the Army on Civil Works Activities
”
In accordance with the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1888 and the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works submits a report to congress each year containing narrative summaries and statistics on water resources development projects of the Army Corps of Engineers over the previous fiscal year. Within this report, Appendix G, Flood Damages Suffered and Prevented, quantifies the impact of Corps of Engineers water resources projects across the country.
USACE PROGRAMS RELATED TO FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
Dam Safety
Levee Safety
Emergency Operations
Responses to Climate Change
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WHAT'S NEW?
Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study Final Report
Public Law 84-99 Rehabilitation Program
National Planning Frameworks