Education and Awareness Activities Public education and awareness activities advise residents, business owners, potential property buyers, and visitors about floods, hazardous areas, and mitigation techniques they can use to reduce the flood risk to themselves and their property. Examples include: Readily available and readable updated maps Outreach projects Technical assistance Real estate disclosure Environmental education Risk information via the nightly news In Section 3, specific Areas of Mitigation Interest were identified. Table 4.1 below identifies possible mitigation actions for each AoMI to consider. Table 41. Mitigation Actions for Areas of Mitigation Interest AoMI Possible Actions to Reduce Flood Risk Engineering assessment Dam upgrades and strengthening Emergency Action Plan Dams Dam removal Easement creation in impoundment and downstream inundation areas Levees (accredited and Generally same as dams above non-accredited) and significant levee-like Purchase of flood insurance for at-risk structures structures Increase coastal setbacks for construction Habitat restoration programs Coastal Structures Wetland restoration and mitigation banking Jetties programs Groins Engineering assessment Seawalls Structure upgrades and strengthening Other structures Emergency Action Plan Structure removal Stream Flow Constrictions Engineering analysis (Undersized culverts or Replacement of structure pre- and post-disaster bridge openings)
Education and Awareness Activities Public education and awareness activities advise residents, business owners, potential property buyers, and visitors about floods, hazardous areas, and mitigation techniques they can use to reduce the flood risk to themselves and their property. Examples include: Readily available and readable updated maps Outreach projects Technical assistance Real estate disclosure Environmental education Risk information via the nightly news In Section 3, specific Areas of Mitigation Interest were identified. Table 4.1 below identifies possible mitigation actions for each AoMI to consider. Table 41. Mitigation Actions for Areas of Mitigation Interest AoMI Possible Actions to Reduce Flood Risk Dams Engineering assessment Dam upgrades and strengthening Emergency Action Plan Dam removal Easement creation in impoundment and downstream inundation areas Levees (accredited and non-accredited) and significant levee-like structures Generally same as dams above Purchase of flood insurance for at-risk structures Coastal Structures Jetties Groins Seawalls Other structures Increase coastal setbacks for construction Habitat restoration programs Wetland restoration and mitigation banking programs Engineering assessment Structure upgrades and strengthening Emergency Action Plan Structure removal Stream Flow Constrictions (Undersized culverts or bridge openings) Engineering analysis Replacement of structure pre- and post-disaster
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