The City Council will insure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse, if maintained. The city will notify, in rivering situations, adjacent communities and the State Coordinating Office (State Natural Resources Commission) prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit copies of such notifications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Moreover, the city will work with appropriate state and federal agencies in every way possible in complying with the National Flood Insurance Program in accordance with the National Disaster Protection Act of 1983, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 4001 et seq.
(2000 Code, § 9-808)