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1 Mitigation Strategies and Measures As noted in Figure 1-1, there are four basic flood hazard mitigation strategies which are covered in the following four sections of this chapter. Each strategy has different measures that are appropriate for different conditions. In many communities, a different person may be responsible for each strategy. An overview of the four strategies follows. 2.1 Prevention: Planning, acquiring, or regulating the development or use of land to keep flood problems from getting worse. Preventive measures are usually administered by building, zoning, planning, or code enforcement offices. 2.2 Property protection: Protecting individual buildings or properties from flood damage. Property protection measures are usually the responsibility of the property owners, although government agencies can provide information and technical or financial assistance to the owners. 2.3 Emergency services: Measures that are taken during a flood to minimize the impact These measures are the responsibility of emergency management staff and the owners or operators of critical facilities. 2.4 Flood control: Keeping floodwaters away from an area. Flood control activities are usually designed by engineers and managed or maintained by public works staff. 2.1 Prevention Prevention measures are designed to keep the problem from getting worse by ensuring that future development does not increase flood damage and by maintaining the drainage system's capacity to carry floodwaters away. 2.1.1 Planning For more information: Each strategy and measure is summarized in this chap- ter. The discussion on each measure ends with a "For more information' sec- tion. The agencies that can help are named. Their addresses, telephone numbers, and a summary of their pro- grams are in Appendix A. In some cases, readily available references are also iden- lffied. Information on obtaining copies is in Appendix I. Advance planning can match the land's use with the land's hazards, typically by reserving flood hazard areas for open space, golf courses, backyards, or similar compatible uses. A land use plan proposes how the community should be developed; i.e., it is what the community would like to see.