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<br />both Federal and non-Federal interests as a reasonable <br />minimum level of flooding on which to base protection plans. <br />This flood level was later established by the National Flood <br />Insurance Program (NFIP), which is administered by the <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as a <br />national standard for regulating new building construction as <br />well as any substantial improvement to existing structures. The <br />limits and estimated levels of the I DO-year flood are generally <br />available in most urban areas through the Corps of Engineers' <br />FPMS Program, FEMA, NFIP, or from local government <br />agencies. There is nothing magical about the I DO-year event; <br />floods larger than this can and do occur. In cases in which <br />flooding would result in substantial damages or loss of life. a <br />more extreme flood should be considered. The Standard Project <br />Flood and 500-year frequency flood have been used as <br />reasonable upper limits of expected flooding to plan for and <br />consider in planning critical structures (hospitals. schools, etc.) <br />where flooding could result in catastrophic damages and; or loss <br />of life. The examples presented in Appendix A cover a wide <br />range of flooding conditions and geographic locations and are <br />not necessarily based on any particular design flood. However, it <br />is recommended that the level of protection provided be based <br />on the potential of a life-threatening situation; economic <br />considerations, including reduced flood insurance rates; and <br />other factors dependent upon local conditions. <br /> <br />5 <br />