Community flood mitigation planning guidebook.

Includes references

This guidebook is being provided to communities in Wisconsin to help them reduce the perils to life and property from flooding. Presents seven steps that simplify the flood mitigation planning process. By breaking flood mitigation down into steps, the process allows more flexibility for local involvement. The guidebook includes sections on the planning process, identifying flood risks, determining goals and objectives, collecting and analyzing information, preparing a draft plan, finalizing a plan, and implementing and monitoring a plan. Appendices provide information on mitigation agencies and other resources, a model flood mitigation plan, public participation strategies and techniques, complicance and other regulatory requirements, and worksheets