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    NOAA releases new National Water Prediction Service website

    April 10, 2024
    NOAA rolls out its new website, NWPS, that aids water professionals with predictions and data.

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    MWRD to help fund Prospect Heights Flood Control Project

    Jan. 19, 2024
    MWRD, through its Stormwater Partnership Program, will provide funding on the $3.12 million Prospect Heights Flood Control Project to raise three area roadways and install new...
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    Tidal electricity generation protects coastal areas from flooding

    Jan. 17, 2024
    New research claims that tidal range electricity generation can help limit the effects of rising high tides while providing reliable power.
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    New York governor announces extreme weather resiliency plan

    Jan. 15, 2024
    Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed plan includes updating the state’s stormwater design manual, encouraging buyouts in flood-vulnerable communities, covering the cost of flood mitigation...
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    Telluride, Colorado, facing National Flood Insurance Program probation

    Jan. 10, 2024
    FEMA says that the Telluride, Colorado, community’s floodplain management program has been non-compliant with minimum NFIP requirements. The community may be placed on probationary...
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    New Jersey releases new flood risk forms, tools for homeowners, tenants

    Jan. 3, 2024
    New Jersey has released updated forms to better communicate flood risk to prospective homebuyers and tenants, as well as a Flood Risk Notification Tool to more easily identify...