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<br />Introduction <br /> <br /> <br />This report was prepared under the Corps of Engineers Flood <br />Plain Management Services (FPMS) Program, authority for <br />which is provided in Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of <br />1960. as amended. This program is the Corps' means of using its <br />technical expertise in flood plain management matters to help <br />those outside the Corps, both Federal and non-Federal, to deal <br />with floods and flood plain related matters. Its objective is to <br />support comprehensive flood plain management planning with <br />technical services and planning guidance at all appropriate <br />governmental levels, and thereby, to encourage and to guide <br />them toward prudent use of the Nation's flood plains for the <br />benefit of the national economy and welfare. <br /> <br />Most of the illustrations in this report were identified in a <br />national survey of flood proofed structures. This survey was <br />conducted in order to document the effectiveness of flood <br />proofing techniques used in the United States by various <br />occupants of flood hazard areas. The survey was based <br />primarily on the personal knowledge of Corps officials and, in <br />many cases, was augmented by information received from state <br />and local governments, as well as other Federal agencies <br />involved with water resources planning. <br /> <br />Flood proofing, as defined in this pamphlet, is "any <br />combination of structural changes andf or adjustments <br />incorporated in the design andf or construction and alteration <br />of individual buildings, structures, or properties primarily for <br />the reduction of flood damages." The results of the survey <br />revealed pioneering flood proofing efforts by people in their <br />struggle to reduce flood damages. Many commonplace efforts, <br />such as elevating structures and building levees and floodwalls, <br />were found. In addition, ingenious and complicated techniques. <br />such as floata ble houses and computer-controlled flood <br /> <br />2 <br />