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CONTENTS
FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................ i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1
A . FLOODPLAIN STRATEGY .......................................................................................... 2
GOAL ............................................................................................................................... 2
STRATEGIC DIRECTION ................................................................................................... 2
CHALLENGES .................................................................................................................... 3
OVERVIEW OF PRIORITY ISSUES .................................................................................. 3
CONTEXT FOR ACTION .................................................................................................... 4
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVE ........................................................................ 4
CURRENT ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................... 5
KEY FUTURE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 6
OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................. 7
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ......................................................................................... 7
I3 . STRATEGIC PLAN ..................... ............................................................................ 13
KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED ................................................................................................ 13
1 . LAND MANAGEMENT AND USE .......................................................................... 14
2 . WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY .................................................................. 16
3 . COMMUNICATION. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ...................................... 18
4 . RIPARIAN ZONE MANAGEMENT ...................................................................... 20
5 . RESEARCH AND LEGISLATION ............................................................................ 22
EVALUATION ............................................................................................................... 2 4
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ..................................................................................... 24
C . RESOURCES AVAILABLE 25
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LAND RESOURCE AREAS .............................................................................................. 25
SOILS ............................................................................................................................... 25
VEGETATION .................................................................................................................... 25
CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................ 25
APPENDICES .............. ............ ............................................................................................. 30
A FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES ...................................................... 30
B ISSUES IDENTIFICATION MEETING OUTCOMES ............................................ 3 1
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Floodplain Strategy and Strategic Plan 11