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<br /> <br />[topf Recreational activities are a natural {it ~1/ith floodplains <br />[bottomf Flood mitigation can accomplish other community goals, in <br />addition to reducing flood risk. <br /> <br /> <br />acquired and relocated out of flood hazard <br />areas and out of harm's way, <br /> <br />./ providing funds for f1oodproofing and <br />elevating structures (flood fringe areas) and <br />demolishing structures to reduce future <br />flooding risks, <br /> <br />./ technical assistance to communities to <br />reduce flood risk and for minor flood <br />control projects. <br /> <br />Your community must first have a local <br />flood mitigation plan to qualify for these funds, <br />This guidebook can help you prepare such a <br />plan with a minimum of red tape and hassles. <br /> <br />"What makes a 'good' flood <br />mitigation plan?" <br /> <br />Each community has different reasons and <br />objectives for a flood mitigation plan. Each <br />community's flood issues are unique, as are its <br />land use goals. But there are items common to <br />every plan. <br /> <br /> <br />Basic principles to <br />include in every flood <br />mitigation plan <br /> <br />Each community should identify and list the <br />following items: <br /> <br />.I Location of structures subject to risk; <br />magnitude or level of risk in each area <br />identified (e.g., based on the history of <br />flooding); and the community's strategies <br />for reducing or eliminating the risk. <br /> <br /> <br />Hayward, Wisconsin Flood, 1911 <br />State HislOrical Society of Wisconsin: 2035 Hayward 1911 <br /> <br />Hayward, Wisconsin Flood, 1911 <br />Stare HislOrica/ Society of Wisconsin: 2035 Hayward 1941 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />COMM~NITY FLOOD MITIGATlO:-J PLANNING GUIDEBOOK <br />