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<br /> <br />Drainage and Storm Water Management, The rapid urbanization of Charlotte, <br />Raleigh, Wilmington, and other communities in North Carolina has strained their <br />ability to manage increased storm water runoff associated with development. <br />Charlone,Mecklenburg has identified local drainage problems in more than 10,000 <br />locations.13 <br /> <br />Storm water management and drainage projects are another category of tools that <br />can be integrated into community-based mitigation strategies, Different storm <br />water management approaches are profiled in this report - from Charlone, the <br />state's largest city, to Emerald Isle, a small coastal town, <br /> <br /> <br />~00~"+""'--- <br />- '. -~ '. "Y];4'YW;Y ," ff< Y' <br /> <br />'~ ~~_"'=~u=_, <br />....- <br /> <br />August 1999 <br /> <br /> <br />Maintain the Natural Environment <br /> <br />A fourth category of mitigation tools that is increasingly linked with sustainability <br /> <br />and sustainable communities includes strategies that recognize the inter,depen- <br />dence of natural systems and hazard mitigation, <br /> <br />When used in conjunction with other mitigation tools such as acquisition, eleva- <br />tion-in-place, and land use planning, the maintenance of natural systems offers an <br />effective, long-term strategy to achieve multiple objectives, Together, they can help <br />minimize degradation of natural systems, reduce damage to properties, and <br />provide natural amenities that enhance the quality of life, <br />