Completed: July 2013.
Funding: Federal Emergency Management Agency.
State and local floodplain managers (ASFPM members and others) need to better understand how dams affect floodplains and floodplain management. The final report includes an analysis of the relationship of dams to the floodplain and recommendations on how to better integrate dams into floodplain management and flood risk reduction activities.
A Strategy to Reduce the Risks and Impacts of Dams on Floodplains