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<br />Local Flood Proormg Programs
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<br />Table of Contents
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<br />1. Introduction ...,."
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<br />I, I Background .
<br />1. 2 Purpose.,
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<br />2. Flood Proofing ,
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<br />2.1 Elevation. , . . . . . .. " . .. . 2
<br />2.2 Barriers.. , , , , . , , . , , . " .",., 3
<br />2,3 Dry Flood Proofing "'",..".",."...,.,...". 5
<br />2.4 Wet Flood Proofing ',..,"'"..."",.,,'..,.... 6
<br />2.5 Sewer Backup and Basement Protection , , . . . . , . . . , , , . . . . 7
<br />2.6 For More Information , , . , ' , , . , . . , . , , 9
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<br />3, General Considerations . , . ,
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<br />3.1 Appropriate Projects , . . . . 11
<br />3.2 Funding Sources ., . . , , , 13
<br />3.3 Community Interest , , , , . 14
<br />3.4 Property Owner Involvement , , , , . , . . , , , , , . , , , , , , . . . 17
<br />3.5 Statutory Authority . . , , , , , . . . , '. ,..,'..... 18
<br />3.6 Liability ,.."."".".""",.""".,.",. 20
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<br />4, Funding Arrangements . , , . , , , , . , , . . , , , . , , . , , , . . , . , . . 23
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<br />4.1 Full Funding of Projects on Public Property 23
<br />4,2 Full Funding of Projects on Private Property 23
<br />4.3 Cost Sharing with State or Federal Funds , , 25
<br />4.4 Cost Sharing with the Property Owner 27
<br />4.5 Low Interest Loans , , . . . . , , , , , , . . , . . . . , , . . . . 28
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<br />Appendix A, Program Summaries
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<br />A.I Des Plaines, Illinois .",.",..",."."..".." A-I
<br />A,2 Fairfax County, Virginia "..."'..,,..,......... A-4
<br />A.3 Homewood, Illinois ,.,.,'."..."",.",'...,. A-5
<br />A.4 Mount Prospect, Illinois. . , , , , , , , . , , . . . . . . . . . , . ., A-6
<br />A.5 Prince George's County, Maryland , , , , . , , . , . . . . . . , " A-9
<br />A.6 River Grove, Illinois , , . . A-17
<br />A,7 St. Charles, Michigan . . . A-21
<br />A,8 Other Communities, , , . . A-24
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