Pew Urges U.S. House Subcommittee to Support Flood Resilience Requirements (PDF)
Pew Urges U.S. House Subcommittee to Support Flood Resilience Requirements
Velma Smith of The Pew Charitable Trusts testified on March 18, 2021, before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management in support of congressional action to better prepare the nation’s infrastructure to withstand flooding and other natural hazards. She emphasized the increasing frequency, intensity, and costs of floods and highlighted the role that nature-based solutions and other mitigation practices can play in strengthening the nation’s roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems, and medical and emergency services facilities.
Flooding is a major, persistent, and widespread problem across the United States. 2020 brought another record-breaking hurricane season that caused billions of dollars in damage, and, with spring flood season fast approaching, the country could soon face another round of costly weather disasters. Fortunately, there are several initiatives that Joe Biden and his administration can take to mitigate flood risks to Americans as well as costs, which have ballooned by more than $100 billion each decade since the 1980s.
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