530 Flood Protection
300 Public Information Activities
400 Mapping and Regulations
430 Higher Regulatory Standards
432.a Development limitations (DL)432.b Freeboard (FRB)432.c Foundation protection (FDN)432.d Cumulative substantial improvements (CSI)432.e Lower substantial improvements threshold (LSI)432.f Protection of critical facilities (PCF)432.g Enclosure limits (ENL)432.h Building Code (BC)432.i Local drainage protection (LDP)432.j Manufactured home parks (MHP)432.k Coastal A Zones (CAZ)432.l Special flood-related hazards regulation (SHR)432.m Tsunami special hazards regulations (TSR)432.n Coastal erosion hazard regulations (CER)432.o Other higher standards (OHS)432.p Regulations administration (RA)
500 Flood Damage Reduction Activities
530
Flood Protection
When buildings cannot be acquired or moved out of high-hazard areas, an alternative can be to protect them from flood damage with flood control structures or by retrofitting them.
Related Activities
360 Flood Protection Assistance
Your community can receive credits for providing one-on-one assistance to community members seeking specific information about flood protection.
410 Flood Hazard Mapping
Accurate flood hazard mapping is an important first step in creating a robust flood management system.
510 Floodplain Management Planning
Well thought out floodplain management plans can help communities make crucial decisions about how to allocate resources and invest in strategies to meet mitigation goals.