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IDNR/OWR/Map Modernization Program The Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Map Modernization program website has detailed information about the program and an outline of the two-year mapping process. The site has Model Ordinances and other documents to download, and information about the status of Map Modernization activities within each Illinois county. |
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FEMA Map Service Center The new MSC website is not only your official government source, but the premier site for flood hazard mapping information, products, and services |
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FEMA Mapping Information Portal Your source for multi-hazard flood map info. |
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FEMA home Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security's Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate. |
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IDNR/OWR Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Water. The Office of Water Resources has a long history beginning with flood control and navigation issues that later grew to include regulation of streams and rivers, locks and dams, construction issues, water conservation, the National Flood Insurance Program, and more. |
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IDNR/SWS/CWS The mission of the Center for Watershed Science (CWS) is to generate historical and spatial scientific data, investigate and understand watershed processes, and to provide state-of-the-art scientific and engineering analyses to policymakers, planners, and resource managers in the State of Illinois |
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Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management The IAFSM is a local chapter of the Association of State Floodplain Managers. Their objectives are to Promote the common interest in floodplain and stormwater management, enhance cooperation among various local, state, and federal agencies, and encourage effective and innovative approaches to managing the State's floodplain and stormwater management systems |
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Storms & Floods The premier publication of the Illinois Association for Floodplain & Stormwater Management. Fall, 2005. Storms & Floods is published annually by the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (IAFSM) |
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Floodplain Map Modernization Program The Illinois State Water Survey has a short description of the project. |
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U.S.G.S. Board on Geographic Names
Stream names are maintained in a national database. The U.S Board on Geographic Names has oversight. Names for currently unnamed streams may be submitted to the Board and, if approved, incorporated as the official stream name in the national database. |
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