January 14, 2003

Kemah Flood Plain Management

A public meeting  on flood plain management has been scheduled for 8 a.m. on Thursday at Kemah City Hall.

Larry Larson, executive director of the Association of State Flood Plain Managers, will speak on "No Adverse Impact Floodplain Management."

The meeting is targeted for the Clear Lake-area mayors, council members, city floodplain managers, city engineers, city managers, city attorneys and interested citizens.

The presentation will detail city governments' liability regarding floodwater transfer as well as the building blocks required for the development of a watershed flood management plan,  a new requirement for the Clear Creek watershed cities in order to participate in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' flood control project.

For more information, call Mona Shoup, chair of the Association of State Flood Plain Managers Public Education Committee and Friends of Clear Creek at (281) 335-7194.

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