A NOTE FROM THE CHAIR By Alex Yescas Greetings Floodplain Managers, Summer. The time in the West where we shift our attention from making sure we can control the volume of water we have to hoping we have enough water to avoid rationing. The troublesome drought conditions the region is facing can be summarized by these dramatic images from Lake Oroville, showing the receding waters from April to July 2021.
As we face this and other challenges, I am hoping your summer has been and will continue to be great. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, the president is saying that the goal is to create a resilient, innovative economy for the nation’s future. The overall package is being reviewed by lawmakers, but there is plenty of optimism that in the end, this will most likely benefit our flood risk reduction projects. I am hoping that many of the projects that we have planned will be well funded and implemented under this package. Stay tuned.
SAVE THE DATE Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference September 7-10, 2021 - Virtual via the Hubilo Platform CRS Webinars September 7-9, 2021 - see page 10
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