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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

• Lake County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
• LaPorte County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Porter County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

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