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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />3 PREFACE <br />% HOW FLOODS CAN AFFECT YOU <br />Introduction <br />Floods and Floodplains in Your Community <br />Your Role as an Elected Official <br />10 WHAT You CAN Do BEFORE A FLOOD <br />Understand Your Flood Problem <br />Understand Your Floodplain <br />Discover What Your Community Has Done <br />Coordinate with other Activities and Programs <br />Build Support by Promoting Floodplain Management <br />Carry Out Your Program <br />SUCCESS STORIES <br />Success Stories 1 Introduction to Success Stories <br />2 Flooded with Pride — Mitigation for Revitalization <br />5 Nature Bats Last: Tulsa's Flood Story <br />8 Riding a "Wave"of Cooperation <br />10 Seven Communities Take A Watershed Approach <br />21 SITUATIONS YOU WILL FACE AFTER A FLOOD <br />Emergency Response <br />Mitigation <br />25 RESOURCES YOU CAN USE TO COPE <br />WITH FLOODING <br />Local Resources <br />Program Management <br />Outside Resources <br />Using the Experiences of Others <br />30 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY <br />31 APPENDIX A: OUTSIDE SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE <br />36 APPENDIX B: MEASURES THAT CAN BE EMPLOYED <br />AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO REDUCE FLOOD LOSSES <br />CHECKLIST FOR ADDRESSING YOUR COMMUNITY'S <br />FLOOD PROBLEMS <br />