Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management

POSITION PAPERS

Where does INAFSM Stand on the Issues?

Read the following documents, prepared by members of the INAFSM Board, to learn how we, as an organization, stand on legislative issues pertaining to floodplain and stormwater management.

POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO S. 2284
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Summary: The Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM) wishes to express its concern about potential amendments to S. 2284, which reforms the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and reauthorizes the program that expires this year. Specifically, the INAFSM is opposed to any amendment that would add wind coverage to a NFIP policy.

MAINTAINING, IMPROVING AND ENFORCING
THE INDIANA STATE FLOOD CONTROL ACT
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Summary: INAFSM believes that to continue the current policy of allowing development in the floodway, residential or otherwise, is to allow the lives and property of the citizens of the state of Indiana to be placed in harms way. The trend toward allowing more and more development in the floodway needs to be reversed and measures taken to restore the flood conveyance capacity of affected floodways to safe and satisfactory levels. Any negative economic impact on development in the state will likely be minor and would be more than offset by the decrease in life and property loss from flooding.

MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF, IMPROVE AND ENFORCE INDIANA STATE STORMWATER QUALITY GENERAL NPDES PERMIT PROGRAM
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Summary: Maintain the existing NPDES Stormwater General Permit program in Indiana since it represents a solid middle ground to processing regulatory permits. The general permit presents no difference when compared to an individual permit for protecting water quality in the end and avoids an unreasonable expectation of resources and level of activity.