1. 1 Association of State Floodplain Managers Infrastructure: Fixes & Funding June 10, 2009 Bruce A. Julian USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service

2. 2 Perspective— Over 2000 authorized watershed projects All projects require a local sponsor 11,000 flood control structures >$1.5 billion in annual benefits Flood mitigation, water conservation, municipal/industrial water supply, water quality measures, fish & wildlife habitat >$1.4 billion in authorized, unfunded federal commitments

3. 3 NRCS Water Resources Program Tools Watershed Surveys & Planning Watershed Operations** Watershed Rehabilitation** Floodplain Easements** (Emergency Watershed Protection Program) **Recovery Act Funding

4. 4 Photo by Don Mobley

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10. 10 House Elevations Photo by Pennoni Associates, Inc.

11. 11 Elevation Underway Photo by Pennoni Associates, Inc.

12. 12 Elevation Completed Neshaminy Creek

13. 13 Funds this Fiscal Year: (millions) FY-09 Reg. Approps $$ Recovery Act $$ Watershed Ops$24$145 Watershed Rehab $40$50 Floodplain Easements **$145

14. 14 Watershed Operations Structural and non-structural flood mitigation solutions Floodplain easements Projects with multiple solutions to flooding 100% federal share—cost of construction

15. 15 Watershed Rehabilitation >11,000 dams—many reaching their design life Change in hazard class Not eligible if sponsors failed to perform O&M 65% federal share of the total project cost

16. 16 Floodplain Easements >120,000 acres in the current portfolio First national sign-up = over 4,200 applications, $1.4 billion, competing for $145 million Selected 289 projects, 36,000 acres, 36 states Approx. 100% of the ag land value, 100% of the restoration costs Eligibility: damaged once in the last 12 months or twice in the last 10 years Dam breach zone

17. 17 Partners— Success depends on all of us working together Your NRCS State Conservationist: www.nrcs.usda.gov Click on “State Offices”