Hazard Mitigation and Resiliency Planning Flashcards
How often are Local Mitigation Plans supposed to be updated?
Every 5 years
What does the National Flood Insurance Program require local governments do?
To identify flood prone areas, as well as the link between living in a flood prone area and the ability to buy flood insurance
Point vs. Non-point pollution
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
What is another name for CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act) 1980?
Superfund Bill, process and funding pool to deal with Superfund sites (heavily polluted sites)
Who administers the Clean Water Act?
US Army Corp of Engineers
What are the CAFE standards?
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, first enacted in 1975