The Soil Conservation Service responds to the 1993 Midwest floods.

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For many reasons, the 1993 Midwest floods proved unique to both its victims and to the agencies that responded - including the U.S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS). First, highly unusual meteorological conditions caused an unprecedented deluge in the region. Second, the disaster lasted many months, and recovery will take years. Third, an extremely large area of the nation was affected - nine states stretching from the Canadian border to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in southern Missouri. Fourth, the time and resources SCS devoted to recovery efforts far exceeded any previous emergency response by the agency. Finally, the flood highlighted many long-standing debates over flood control and floodplain management policy. Hence the goal of this study is not simply to chronicle recent history or SCS successes, but rather to assist in program management by pointing out problems that hamper effective agency response to natural disasters