Flood protection facility definition

Flood protection facility or “flow control facility” means those physical structural works which have been constructed specifically to modify flooding in order to reduce the extent of the areas within a community subject to flooding and the extent of the depths of associated flooding. Such a system typically includes dams, reservoirs, levees, or dikes.

Examples of Flood protection facility in a sentence

  • Flood protection facility retrofit projects are typically designed for the 100-year flood, although in some cases, such as when insufficient land is available, that standard cannot be met.

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Related to Flood protection facility

  • Flood proofing means any combination of structural and non-structural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.