California Department of Water Resources

FLOODS

California Department of Water Resources

http://www.fpm.water.ca.gov

Speaking of floods, the California Department of Water Resources, Floodplain Management Branch recently unveiled a nice Web site. It includes sections covering state and national (FEMA) contacts, conferences, vendors of flood fighting supplies, the agency newsletter, training schedules, an on-line training program on the National Flood Insurance Program, an extensive list of related Web links, the state model floodplain management ordinance, and state floodplain management guidelines.