Corps of Engineers Responses to the Changing National Approach to Floodplain Management Since the 1993 Midwest Flood

Abstract

Following the 1993 flood, considerable attention was focused on the nation’s flood damage reduction programs and what should be done to reduce flood losses. This paper reviews the changes that have occurred in national flood policies and programs since 1993 with special attention to the programs of the Corps of Engineers, the agency with primary responsibility for national flood damage reduction project development.