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<br /> <br />;/\;1..\ <br />~.",~."Jt" <br />j' , <br />" """ <br />/~';t <br />I, Y <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 3.-Using Flood. Plain <br />Maps toDeterminethe Degree <br />of Flood Risk. <br />exposure, until he heard of reports which outlined flood problems,1 or saw maps show- <br />ing areas subject to flooding (Figure 3). The flooding problem may have been called to <br />the owner's attention by public officials when they embarked upon a program of flood <br />plain management by adopting building, subdivision, and zoning ordinances which in- <br />cluded controls over developments in flooo plains. <br />Information on the flood hazard may come from any of these sources, but the deter- <br />mination of the stage of protection (Figure 4) and the formulation of a course of action <br />to reduce losses is complex and would require professional assistance. <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 2. -The Aftermath of Flooding: Water Damage <br />and Clean-up. <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />.--~-- <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Figure 4. - Decision to protect against the maximum flooo of record. <br /> <br />If a property owner decides to explore the possibilities of flood proofing, he should <br />seek the help of professionals who have a working knowledge of structures and who have <br />had experience in flood proofing. An examination of the building should be made by qual- <br />ified professional engineering and architectural 'personnel. The structural soundness of <br />the building must then be related to the depth and duration of flooding, and to the soil <br />foundation conditions (Figure 5). <br /> <br />1Such information has been made available for many areas in flood plain informa- <br />tion reports of the Corps of Engineers, local flood reports of the Tennessee Valley <br />Authority, and Hydrologic Atlas Maps of the U. S. Geological Survey. <br /> <br />4 <br />