The short term process is dedicated largely to reduce flood impacts down stream. Nonstructural alternatives can provide for widening the floodplain and reducing impacts downstream. There is no easy answer. The overall long term analysis should address all aspects of the river and those systems impacting the river. The Interagency Task Force has reviewed all the Federal and State agency funding available.
Some funds are for ecosystem management and water quality control management.
There has to be a clear relationship to repairs, nonstructural alternatives, etc. We have to use the authority correctly. We may go back to the Office of Management and Budget to recommend that specific authority and funding be identified for nonstructural alternatives. The short term will provide for immediate fixes. Long term solutions could have an impact on natural storage and reduce downstream flooding.