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Title
Hazard Mitigation Successes in the State of North Carolina
Date
1/1/1999
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North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety -Emergency Management
Floodplain - Doc Type
Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration
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<br /> <br />Elevation oj Flood-Prone Structures, This measure, which involves eievating <br />existing buildings above anticipated flood levels, is the central strategy in the <br />communities of Belhaven, Washington, <br />and Beaufort County Approximately 545 <br />homes in these eastern North Carolina <br />communities have been designated for <br />elevacion as pan of a monumental initia~ <br />tive to reduce future flood losses while <br />keeping neighborhoods intact. <br /> <br />Elevation,in-piace can be a viable alterna- <br />tive for certain public facilities such as <br />wastewater treatment plants, lift/pump <br /> <br />9P stations, water storage facilities, storage <br />A newly elevated home in Washmgton, sheds, and certain public buildings, New <br /> <br />Hanover County used a FEMA grant to eievate electrical equipment in three sewage <br /> <br />pump stations to prevent overflow caused by power outages, <br /> <br />Elevation may be a reasonable solution when flood characteristics do not threaten <br />public safety and when house foundations can be designed to withstand antici- <br />pated flood forces, In some communities, it is impractical to physically relocate <br />homes ou( of expansive floodplains, In other areas, acquisition has been deter, <br />mined not to be cost effective. The problems and challenges associated with <br />elevation-in-place in Belhaven, Washington, and Beaufort County are important <br />lessons for other communities contemplating this mitigation measure, <br /> <br />Mobile and manufactured homes present special challenges because they are so <br />vulnerable to flood, wind, and earthquake damage, The typical pile or pier support <br />system under mobile homes is not designed for anticipated forces, and often tie- <br />down measures are installed incorrectly. Furthermore, manufactured housing <br />constitutes much of the housing stock for low-income homeowners, In many <br />cases, owners of existing units have a difficult time paying the costs of strengthen- <br />ing supports and tie-downs, elevating, windproofing, flood proofing, or relocating, <br />These factors raise issues of equity that should be factored into mitigation plan- <br />ning," <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />One oj 30 homes moved out oj the jloodplam In Boone, <br /> <br />~l!!IT'Y"":~'f+:j/,++/',:'. ,;: <br />~A~F$<'.~~;~.~.;~.+' F> <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />Relocation oj Structures, One of the most <br />successful mitigation projects in the state of <br />North Carolina involves the acquisition and <br />physical relocation of 30 flood-prone <br />homes in the Town of Boone, Relocation <br />can be costly and disruptive, but when <br />carried out as part of a well'planned <br />strategy, it can accomplish multiple com- <br />munity objectives, When considering long- <br />term impacts, it can be more expedient <br />and less costly to move buildings than to <br />purchase and demolish, <br /> <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />August 1999 <br />
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