Floodplain Management (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 86 Flood Control; Chapter 86.16) Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sous-division territoriale State of Washington Type du document Législation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Inondation Santé publique Eaux superficielles Eaux continentales Navigation Risques Financement Subvention/incitation Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) concerns floodplain management. Specifically, it declares that the alleviation of recurring flood damages to public and private property and to the public health and safety is a matter of public concern. As an aid in effecting such alleviation the state of Washington, in the exercise of its sovereign and police powers, hereby assumes full regulatory control over the navigable and non-navigable waters flowing or lying within the borders of the state subject always to the federal control of navigation, to the extent necessary to accomplish the objects of this chapter. In addition, in an effort to alleviate flood damage and expenditures of government funds, the federal government adopted the national flood insurance act of 1968 and subsequently the flood disaster protection act of 1973. The department of ecology is the state agency in Washington responsible for coordinating the floodplain management regulation elements aspects of the national flood insurance program. Texte intégral Anglais Site web leg.wa.gov