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<br />Acquisition and Relocation <br /> <br />In 1985 under FEMA's 1462 Program, Floodville acquired and relocated 2 repeatedly <br />flood damaged structures in the High Ball Creek floodplain located inside the creek's <br />levee system. Though a costly proposition at the time, it has been a prudent move since <br />this area of the floodplain has been flooded twice from relatively average thunderstorms <br />since the relocation was accomplished. <br /> <br />Floodplain Regulations <br /> <br />Upon entrance into the NFIP, Floodville adopted the minimum standards of the program. <br />Since detailed mapping, with floodways, had been prepared for the community, FEMA's <br />"D" model ordinance was adopted, The regulations set the performance standards by <br />which development can occur in the community's identified floodplains. Floodville <br />exceeds the NFIP's minimum standards in one respect. All new residential development <br />must be constructed one (1) foot above the level of the 100-year flood. <br /> <br />B. Structural Flood Hazard Mitigation in Floodville <br /> <br />Levees <br /> <br />Following the flood of 1957, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a levee <br />system on High Ball Creek for its entire length through Floodville. Since 1957, the levee <br />system has protected about half of Floodville from its most damaging floods. <br /> <br />Channel Improvements <br /> <br />Risky Creek has had channel improvements in conjunction with a large subdivision, <br />Channel banks were stabilized with gabions in a reach 570 feet long on both sides of the <br />stream, City officials required the improvements under the community's subdivision <br /> <br />4 <br />