NEBRASKA FLOOD-PLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM--PART I

Preliminary work resulted in the special recommendation that legislative steps be taken to create a program of flood plain delineation and land use regulation in the State of Nebraska. Legislative Bill 893, the Nebraska Flood Plain Regulation Act enacted in 1967, provided the statutory authority. The Nebraska program utilizes the most recently developed techniques in the field of flood discharges and water surface profile computation. The statute provides for the legal establishment of floodway encroachment lines by order of the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission following a public hearing. It directs initial responsibility for the administration of regulation over the delineated and established floodways to the local governmental entity. Backup authority for regulatory control is vested in the state only on failure of the local government to adopt or enforce the necessary controls within 2 yr of establishment. The regulatory program is compatible with both structural and other nonstructural flood damages abatement programs.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Mathews, A E
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 997-982
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Hydraulics Division
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: HY7
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flood plains; Flood routing; Land use planning; Laws; Local government; State government; Zoning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Land use controls; Water surface profiles
• Old TRIS Terms: Flood plain zoning; Floodways
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Law;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125428
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #11437 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1975 12:00AM