Watershed Leaders Forum 1

Weathering the Storm: Are We Ready for the Next Big Flood?

November 2, 2005
Furman University's Younts Conference Center

Additional web-based resources organized by the topics covered during the forum are listed below.

How Vulnerable Are We to Floods and Flood Damage?

• National Weather Service: River Forecast Center
• SC Climatology Office Website
• Hurricanes Affecting South Carolina
• Listing of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms Affecting South Carolina
• EPA Climate Change and South Carolina
• FEMA Mitigation Planning
• SC Flood Mitigation Programs
• SC Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Association of State Floodplain Managers 
• National Flood Insurance Program

Who Do We Call When a Flood Hits?

• USC Hazards Research Lab
• USC Hazards Research Lab Director
• South Carolina Emergency Management Division
• Appalachian Council of Governments
• Greenville County Office of Emergency Management
• Official Site of Canton, North Carolina
• Center for Disease Control Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response
• American Red Cross Flood Information
• NOAA Flood Awareness/Preparedness

What Can We Do to Reduce the Impact of Floods?

• Floodplain Management Association
• FEMA Floodplain Management
• Stormwater Managers’ Resource Center
• Low Impact Development Center
• NRDC Low Impact Development

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