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Glendale (PDF) - Hazard Mitigation Web Portal - State of California

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Natural <strong>Hazard</strong>s <strong>Mitigation</strong> PlanCity <strong>of</strong> <strong>Glendale</strong>, <strong>California</strong>Section 8 – FloodsNational Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service provides flood watches, warnings, and informational statementsfor rivers in the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Glendale</strong>.National Weather Service520 North Elevar StreetOxnard, CA 93030Ph: 805-988- 6615Office <strong>of</strong> Hydrology, National Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service s Office <strong>of</strong> Hydrology (OH) and its Hydrological InformationCenter <strong>of</strong>fer information on floods and other aquatic disasters, This site <strong>of</strong>fers current andhistorical data including an archive <strong>of</strong> past flood summaries, information on current hydrologicconditions, water supply outlooks, an Automated Local Flood Warning Systems Handbook,Natural Disaster Survey Reports, and other scientific publications on hydrology and flooding.National Weather Service, Office <strong>of</strong> Hydrologic Development1325 East West Highway, SSMC2Silver Spring, MD 20910Ph: 301-713-1658Fx: 301-713-0963National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), US Department <strong>of</strong> AgricultureNRCS provides a suite <strong>of</strong> federal programs designed to assist state and local governments andlandowners in mitigating the impacts <strong>of</strong> flood events. The Watershed Surveys and PlanningProgram and the Small Watershed Program provide technical and financial assistance to helpparticipants solve natural resource and related economic problems on a watershed basis. TheWetlands Reserve Program and the Flood Risk Reduction Program provide financial incentivesto landowners to put aside land that is either a wetland resource, or that experiences frequentflooding. The Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) provides technical andfinancial assistance to clear debris from clogged waterways, restore vegetation, and stabilizingriverbanks. The measures taken under EWP must be environmentally and economically soundand generally benefit more that one property.National Resources Conservation Service14th and Independence Ave., SW, Room 5105-AWashington, DC 20250Ph: 202-720-7246Fx: 202-720-76902006 PAGE 8- 31

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