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WV lawmakers weigh sweeping flood protection plan
West Virginia could save lives with 2.8 million dollars for upgrades to the flood warning system and re mapping of flood plains. A multiagency study urged routine watershed remapping and enforcement of ordinances to curb flood damage while noting nature will always bring high water. The plan, including a 60 rain gauges and 118 upgraded stream gauges, aims to establish a Flood Loss Reduction Fund and push two bills by January to enact the program and related insurance guidance.
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Russ Campbell
State Conservation Agency
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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