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Floodplain Defined

The flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream or in a tidal area that is covered by water during a flood.

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Message of ChargĂ© d"™affaires, a.i. marking the 233 rd Independence Day of the United States of America

Published July 3, 2009, 12:39 pm, Daily News

Today marks the 233 rd anniversary celebrating the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. America’s Founding Fathers knew that achieving independence would require winning a difficult war that risked bringing ruin on their fortunes, friends, and families if they did not succeed.

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Multi-millions earmarked for Wairarapa

Published July 2, 2009, 10:18 pm, Wairarapa Times-Age

Multi-millions in funding has been earmarked for Wairarapa projects in the Greater Wellington Regional Council 10-year plan. Council chairwoman Fran Wilde said councillors approved their Long Term Council Community Plan at a meeting on Tuesday.

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No new cases of 'swine flu' in Findlay

Published June 30, 2009, 9:44 pm, The Findlay Courier

No new cases of the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as "swine flu," have been detected in Findlay or Hancock County over the past week, according to the city and county health departments.

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On the Move

Published June 30, 2009, 5:05 pm, Las Vegas Business Press

PSAV Presentation Services hired Joseph Browning as director of sales at Planet Hollywood Resort.

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Most Iowa jobs projects focusing on Cedar Rapids

Published June 30, 2009, 1:29 am, The Gazette

CEDAR RAPIDS and#151; Seven of the first eight projects funded by the state job creation and infrastructure rebuilding program are in Cedar Rapids, a city that local officials say sustained more than half of the damage caused by June 2008 flooding.The state I-JOBS board approved $40 million in Cedar Rapids and Linn County projects and $500,000 for an emergency services building in Elkader during ...

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Testing the waters

Published June 29, 2009, 9:08 pm, Kerrville Daily Times

It’s no secret that water is vital to any community. But in Kerr County, which relies significantly on the natural resource for domestic, agricultural, municipal and recreational purposes, quality — in addition to quantity — is essential.

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Blight elimination is a lengthy process for communities

Published June 28, 2009, 9:13 pm, Tribune Chronicle

WARREN - Hundreds of local homes have been reduced to dozens of sheets of paper inside a plastic folder, and soon they will be little more than piles of rubble. By year's end, the city and Trumbull County will begin demolishing homes using $5.5 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds courtesy of the federal government.

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380 gigalitres 'missing'

Published June 28, 2009, 7:31 am, Adelaide Now

A FIVE-year program to get an extra 500 gigalitres of water flowing down the River Murray by the end of this month will fail as infrastructure projects will not be finished in time.

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  • Case Study - Mecklenburg County Water Quality: Public officials are taking a proactive approach to managing this growth. The community is balancing economic growth and development with the conservation of natural resources. The principles of smart growth and sustainability are reflected in the approaches to water quality, surface water and floodplain management. More specifically, Charlotte-Meck lenburg has undertaken a major initiative to integrate the surface water quality improvement into the flood mitigation program.

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