Don’t wait for a flood. Start working on reducing your flood problems now and you will be:
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Alleviating existing flood problems and minimizing future damage
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Improving your chances of getting funding from outside sources for a variety of flood-
and floodplain-related programs
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Reducing the public expenses that will have to be absorbed in your community’s budget
when a flood occurs
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Helping your community members become more aware of flood hazards. This awareness can
translate into actions and support to reduce the risk to individual properties and into
better preparedness
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Reducing your community’s legal liability for failure to act to reduce risks to public
health and safety
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Making your citizens eligible for
reduced flood insurance premiums
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Meeting other community needs, such as recreation and community development.
Local governments bear many of the direct and indirect costs of flooding including the costs of
rescue and relief efforts; clean-up operations; rebuilding public utilities and facilities; tax
base declines in flood blight areas; business interruptions and their loss of wages, sales, and
production; and the cost of loans for reconstructing damaged facilities. This website is intended
to help you find solutions to flood related problems in your community.
Revised: October 18, 2007
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