The Lake Michigan Coastal Program has compiled a list of regional, state, and national resources that are related to localized flooding.
Collaborative initiatives
- Northwest Indiana Stormwater Advisory Group (NISWAG)
- Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM)
- American Planning Association (APA) and Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)’s Planning Information Exchange webinar series
- American Planning Association (APA), American Society of Civil Engineers, Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), National Association of Counties (NACo), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Sasaki Associates’ Naturally Resilient Communities
- Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and Coastal States Organization (CSO)‘s Community Rating System Green Guide
Tools
- Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s Tipping Points & Indicators
- Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s Rainscaping Education Program
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Digital Coast: Natural Infrastructure
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Green Infrastructure Database
- Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Tackling Barriers to Green Infrastructure: Audit of Local Codes and Ordinances
Publications
Regional
State
- Indiana Department of Homeland Security (DHS) State of Indiana Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Floodplain Administrator’s Guide
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Model Ordinance for Flood Hazard Areas
Federal
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Reducing Damage from Localized Flooding: A Guide for Communities
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Community Rating System Coordinators Manual
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure Municipal Handbook
