My WebLink
|
Help
|
About
|
Sign Out
Home
Browse
Search
FLOOD04055
CWCB
>
Floodplain Documents
>
Backfile
>
3001-4000
>
FLOOD04055
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
1/25/2010 6:45:09 PM
Creation date
10/5/2006 12:18:29 AM
Metadata
Fields
Template:
Floodplain Documents
County
Statewide
Community
State of Colorado
Stream Name
All
Basin
Statewide
Title
Systems and Materials to Prevent Floodwaters from Entering Buildings
Date
5/1/1985
Prepared For
US Army Corps of Engineers
Prepared By
US Army Corps of Engineers
Floodplain - Doc Type
Educational/Technical/Reference Information
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
98
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
Show annotations
View images
View plain text
<br />SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS TO PREVENT FLOODWATERS FROM <br />ENTERING BUILDINGS <br /> <br />PART I: INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />1. Despite the construction of flood-control projects and the develop- <br /> <br /> <br />ment of public programs to reduce flood losses, flood damage to homes and <br /> <br /> <br />other buildings in the United States has increased dramatically. The growing <br /> <br /> <br />exposure of structures to flooding is largely due to rising land costs and a <br /> <br /> <br />reduction in the quantity of available land for building, producing an en- <br /> <br />croachment of building on floodplains. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Flooding is not only expensive to the homeowner and the taxpayer, <br /> <br /> <br />but also causes its victims despair and worry. To reduce the costs and hard- <br /> <br /> <br />ships associated with flood damage to buildings, the Government should <br /> <br /> <br />move rapidly to: <br /> <br /> <br />a. Develop the expertise to advise homeowners and other property <br /> <br />owners about flood-protection systems. <br /> <br /> <br />b. Transfer technology for making homes and buildings resistant to <br /> <br />floodwaters. <br /> <br /> <br />3. Many US Army Engineer District offices are responsible for answering <br /> <br /> <br />inquiries about flood protection and in many cases have responsibilities for <br /> <br /> <br />protecting homes and buildings in areas subject to flooding. In correspon- <br /> <br /> <br />dence with District offices, and others, the author has found widespread <br /> <br /> <br />interest in, and a need for, materials and methods to protect homes and build- <br /> <br /> <br />ings from penetration by rain and floodwaters. Reduction of flood damage to <br /> <br /> <br />homes and other buildings is desirable and should be part of a comprehensive <br /> <br /> <br />flood-control plan. <br /> <br /> <br />4. Because homeowners and the public have not had ready access to <br /> <br /> <br />expert guidance for protecting their homes from floods, many individual and <br /> <br /> <br />contractor attempts at flood protection have been inadequate. Contractors are <br /> <br /> <br />now installing systems on homes to prevent damage due to floodwaters. This is <br /> <br /> <br />a positive and very helpful service, but the Government needs to make faster <br /> <br /> <br />advancements in flood-protection technology where private companies do not <br /> <br />have the expertise or test facilities. This technology should then be <br /> <br />5 <br />
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.