FLOOD06186

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: North Carolina Mitigation Strategy Report
• Date: 2/1/1997
• Prepared For: North Carolina
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

Mitigation Strategy Report
FEMA.1134-DR.NC

State of North Carolina
Division of Emergency Management

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary ...................................................................................... 1

II. Hurricane Fran ............................................................................................. 3

III. Mitigation Opportunities ............................................................................... 5
. Hazard Mitigation Planning Begins at the Local Level.......................... 5
. State Mitigation Efforts ............................................................................ 5

. Mitigation Techniques
> AcquisitionlRelocation & AcquisitionlDemolition
> Elevation/Flood Proofing
> Storm Drainage Improvements
> Dune Stabilization
> Formulation & Implementation of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
> Education & Training of Public Officials and Citizens
> Purchase of Undeveloped Special Flood Hazard Area Property

. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
> Proposed HMGP Priorities by Project Type

. Coastal Areas Require Special Planning Emphasis .............................10

. Storm Surge & Coastal Flooding
. Regulation of Development in Coastal Barrier Resource System Units
. Coastal Dune System Erosion

. Riverine Issues & Mitigation Opportunities ........................................... 14

. Riverine Flooding
. Well Water Contamination
. Storm Water Management
. Dam Failures
. Agricultural Loses

. Mitigation of Damage from High Winds .................................................18

. Retrofitting for High Wind Loads
. Wind-Related Damage to Low Pressure Pipe Systems
. Electrical Transmission & Distribution Lines
. Fallen Timber

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