From the Chair:

If you are a community in the lower Colorado River basin or surrounding area, I invite you to join the Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition (TCRFC) and participate in the many beneficial activities offered by the Coalition.

Currently, 54 cities and counties in the Colorado River basin and surrounding areas have joined together to form this public safety oriented Coalition. With the assistance of affected stakeholder groups, TCRFC has been working over the past five (5) years to implement a consensus-based agreement to improve the effectiveness and coordination of local floodplain management programs.

Membership in the Coalition has brought a number of benefits/services to member communities including:

• Technical assessment of local floodplain management programs with recommendations;
• Floodplain management and weather safety training workshops;
• Assistance with FEMA’s Map Modernization process;
• Assistance in meeting FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Planning requirements to maintain community eligibility for federal disaster relief funds through the Basinwide All Hazards Mitigation Action Plan;
• TCRFC Interactive Mapping Service (http://tims.lcra.org) provides online mapping solution for members communities and a Letter of Map Change tracking tool;
• TCRFC website (www.tcrfc.org) houses a multitude of floodplain management and safety resources;
• Assistance in qualifying and applying for participation in the Community Rating System (CRS) and SkyWarn Programs;
• Assistance in purchasing NOAA All Hazard radios at discounted rates;
• Assistance pursuing funding from federal and state grant monies to update and digitize floodplain maps for the remainder of the basin;
• Assistance to local communities to participate in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Flood Control Feasibility Study Program;
• Improved mapping and planning tools;
• Consistent basinwide floodplain management;
• Regional leverage on legislative and funding Issues;
• TCRFC Grant Funding Guide and Texas Quick Guide;
• One paid membership to Texas Floodplain Management Association;

With LCRA administrative and technical assistance, Coalition costs are nominal for member communities.

I strongly urge your community to favorably consider joining the Coalition. If you have any questions or need for additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Misti Wilson, at 1-800-776-5272 or Misti.Wilson@lcra.org.

To join the Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition and take advantage of the benefits and help better the lives of those in your communities, follow these easy, simple steps.

1. Bring the Interlocal Agreement with accompanying authorizing order before your elected board for approval.
2. Authorized signer then signs the Interlocal Agreement, which is then notarized.
3. Local government then passes resolution to appoint two members to the Executive Committee and two members to the Technical Committee.
4. Mail copies of all three approved documents as soon as completed to TCRFC, P.O. Box 90893, Austin, TX 78709.
5. Submit initial fee of $250.00 to Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition. Send to TCRFC, Attn: Membership, P.O. Box 90893, Austin, TX 78709.

Please contact us at any time if we can help your community become a member!