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<br />Rearranging or Protecting Damageable Property Within an Existing Structure - Based upon <br />interviews conducted as part of studies in Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina (4), it <br />is commonplace for homeowners experiencing frequent flooding to relocate damageable <br />property within the structure. Protecting utility wiring, furnaces, appliances, and motorized <br />equipment received top priority. <br /> <br />Removal of Existing Structures and/or Contents from a Flood Hazard Area - Five examples of <br />relocation are: Kingery West, Illinois (near Chicago, about 40 homes); Oakdale, Tennessee (13 <br />families, 1 church); Big Stone Gap and Clinchport, Virginia; Chester, Pennsylvania (commerdal <br />structures). <br /> <br />Flood Forecast, Warning and Evacuation - Both Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Wise County, <br />Virginia, have implemented self-help flood forecasting systems. During an April 1977 flood an <br />early warning allowed the people of Wise County to evacuate, saving lives that may otherwise <br />have been lost. <br /> <br />Elevaling New Structures - Examples of elevated new structures in Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois, <br />Delaware and other states are described in References 3 and 6. The methods used include posts, <br />piles, piers, walls, pedestals and earth fills. <br /> <br />Construction. Materials and Practices for New or Existing Structures - Examples of this <br />adjustment were also found during the interviews conducted as part of the study described in <br />Reference 4. Installation of indoor/outdoor carpet and water resistant floor tile were identified <br />as water resistant materials. Other examples can be found in the Golden Triangle area of <br />Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. <br /> <br />Zoning Ordinances, Subdivision Regulations and Building and Housing Codes - Reference 7 <br />identifies numerous communities from California to Massachusetts which have implemented <br />various types of flood plain regulations and both References 7 and 8 cite draft ordinances being <br />used by many communities. <br /> <br />Public Acquisition of Flood Plain Land - The Forest Preserve District of Dupage County, Illinois <br />acquired 80 to 90 acres of flood plain land along Salt Creek. One parcel included a subdivision <br />- Kingery West - where the owners of approximately 50 homes were relocated and their <br />structures demolished (9). <br /> <br />Flood Insurance - As of March 1977 the Federal Insurance Administration had over 900,000 flood <br />insurance policies in force in over 15,000 communities. The average policy for a residential <br />structure ~as for $28,900. and the average premium for all type structures was $75. per policy per <br />year. <br /> <br />References <br /> <br />1. Herfindahl, Orris C. and Kneese, Allen V., "Economic Theory of Natural Resources," <br />Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 1974. <br /> <br />2. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, "Economic Jusiification of Flood <br />Proofing: Analysis of a New Commercial Structure," Report prepared by Sheaffer & Roland, <br />Inc., March 1977. <br /> <br />10 <br />