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Design and Retrofit for Flood Protection

Information guide describing constructed flood protection measures to minimize damage and increase structural resilience during a flood.

Guide describing how to properly grade a site so water will flow away from the foundation.

Overview guide describing residential floodproofing steps.

Guide describing the installation of gutters, downspouts, and alternate options for managing rainwater run-off from roofs.

Guide describing how to correctly slope solid surfaces outside a home so rainwater flows away from the home.

Guide describing the use of swales, French drains, and site grading to minimize saturation of foundations and ponding of stormwater runoff on sites.