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Download or read book Conceptual Framework and Basic Strategies and Tools for Implementing a Unified National Program for Floodplain Management written by . This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General principles set forth the context and the elements of floodplain management.-The Federal Government has a fundamental interest in how the Nation's floodplains are used and managed, but the basic responsibility for regulating use of floodplains lies with State and local government.-The floodplain, a definite area of interrelated water and land, must be considered in the context of total community, regional, and national planning and management.-Floodplains can be managed to achieve acceptable levels of (a)protection and maintenance of natural floodplain values and (b)reduction of existing and future flood loss potential. Both floodplain values and flood losses must be viewed within the larger context of water and related land resource management.