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Floodplain Management SESSION 20 A

Floodplain Management SESSION 20 A. Assessing Ecological Impacts and Risks Prepared by Bob Freitag CFM. Ecological Assessments. Objectives: At the end of this session, the students will have outlined an ecological risk assessment for their case study floodplain watershed. .

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Floodplain Management SESSION 20 A

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  1. Floodplain ManagementSESSION 20 A Assessing Ecological Impacts and Risks Prepared by Bob Freitag CFM

  2. Ecological Assessments Objectives: • At the end of this session, the students will have outlined an ecological risk assessment for their case study floodplain watershed.

  3. National Environmental Policy Act Process

  4. Definitions

  5. EO 11988 Requirements • Avoid long- and short-term adverse impacts • Avoid direct and indirect support of floodplain development and new construction in wetlands wherever there is a practicable alternative • Reduce the risk of flood loss • Promote the use of nonstructural methods • Minimize the impact of floods on human health, safety and welfare • Minimize the destruction, loss or degradation of wetlands • Restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values • Preserve and enhance the natural and beneficial values served by wetlands • Involve the public

  6. An Ecological Risk Assessment Process

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