Hazard Mitigation and Resiliency Planning

Question 1

How often are Local Mitigation Plans supposed to be updated?

Answer 1

Every 5 years

Question 2

What does the National Flood Insurance Program require local governments do?

Answer 2

To identify flood prone areas, as well as the link between living in a flood prone area and the ability to buy flood insurance

Question 3

Point vs. Non-point pollution

Answer 3

Non-point pollution: diffuse and covers a wide area, it may be associated with a specific land use (but not a particular site)

Point pollution: comes from a specific site

Question 4

What is another name for CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act) 1980?

Answer 4

Superfund Bill, process and funding pool to deal with Superfund sites (heavily polluted sites)

Question 5

Who administers the Clean Water Act?

Answer 5

US Army Corp of Engineers

Question 6

What are the CAFE standards?

Answer 6

Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, first enacted in 1975