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<br />5. Future Flood Hazard Mitigation Activities <br /> <br />There are four basic mitigation strategies: I) Prevention, 2) Property Protection, 3) Flood <br />Control, and 4) Emergency Services. <br /> <br />Each strategy has different measures that are appropriate for different conditions as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Prevention: <br /> <br />Planning, acquiring, or regulating the development or land use to keep problems from <br />getting worse. Preventive measures are usually administered by the building, zoning, <br />planning or code enforcement offices. <br /> <br />Property Protection: <br /> <br />Protecting individual buildings or properties from flood damage. Property protection <br />measures are usually the responsibility of property owners, although government agencies <br />can provide information and technical or financial assistance to the owners. <br /> <br />Flood Control: <br /> <br />Keeping floodwaters away from an area. Flood control activities are usually designed by <br />engineers and managed by public works staff. There are basically two types: structural <br />and non-structural. Floodville's Pre-Disaster Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan focuses on <br />both. <br /> <br />Emergency Services: <br /> <br />Measures that are taken during a flood to minimize the impact. These measures are the <br />responsibility of emergency management staff and the owners or operators of critical <br />facilities. <br /> <br />The activities listed below are those for which Floodville seeks funding from FEMA's <br />Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMAP). When implemented, they should almost totally <br />reduce the community's flood hazard vulnerability. In addition, the natural and beneficial values <br />of floodplains in the community will be preserved and enhanced. <br /> <br />12 <br />