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An engineered bioswale uses perforated pipe laid in rock and landscape fabric at the bottom of a vegetated trench to direct water away from a site.
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Backflow prevention devices keep water and sewage from entering the home during a flood preventing damage and health and safety issues.
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Berms are compacted earth or gravel ridges that slow the flow of water from rain, riverine flooding, or storm surges in coastal areas.
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Berms, swales, bioswales, ridges, and vegetation all help to control rainwater runoff on residential sites.
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Bioswales or rain gardens filter storm water through vegetation and rock and sand substrate layers.
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FEMA recommends techniques like open lower wall cavities with exterior rigid foam insulation and paperless drywall for flood-resistant, dryable wall interiors.
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Green Coast Enterprises built this New Orleans home on piers so that the floor is 1 foot above the base flood level; borate treated framing and closed-cell spray foam insulation add to the home's moisture resistance.
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Installation of an erosion control blanket to minimize soil loss on sloped ground that has no established vegetation
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Repair leaks and cracks, and cover holes in foundation floors and walls to minimize water and vapor entry.
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Retention walls, permeable pavement, french drains, drywells, and ditches all help to divert, collect, and manage the flow of stormwater on a site.
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Ridges can be constructed and planted to slow the downward flow of water and stabilize slopes.
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Soil types include sand, silt, and clay- the more sand, the more quickly the soil drains.
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This flood-resistant exterior wall with brick or fiber-cement siding will limit moisture damage in exterior walls.
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This flood-resistant masonry wall design with metal framing and rigid foam insulation will limit moisture damage in exterior walls.
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This swale and berm slow the flow of stormwater across a site to minimize erosion.