Minimizing flood risk on a property
Lower your flood risk
Flood risk usually depends on the location of a home or commercial property. But as they say, times have changed, and a simple weather disturbance can cause flash flooding in a place that has not experienced flooding before.
The National Resources Defense Council came up with a manuscript that aims to help property owners flood proof their home or commercial property. The initial step that they mentioned is evaluating the property’s flood risk.
“Homeowners and renters can begin gauging their current flood risk by visiting Floodsmart.gov, the website of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This federal program sets flood insurance rates using FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps, which show a community’s base flood elevations, flood zones, and floodplain boundaries. Any home within a so-called 100-year floodplain, an area with a 1 percent chance of flooding in any given year, is deemed at risk.”
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UK-Based National Flood Forum also came up with its own guide. In the article, the agency emphasized that although flooding can never be prevented, its impact can be lowered.
“You can never eliminate the risk of flooding entirely, but you can reduce the risk of water getting in to your home or business and reduce its impact if it does get in. The techniques come under many different names, including Property Level Resilience (PLR), Property Flood Resilience (PFR) and Property Level Protection (PLP).”
Read the whole manuscript here.
BankRate meanwhile shared ways to protect one’s property from flooding. In the blog post it published, it encouraged homeowners to never ignore the risk of flooding. One of the tips they also mentioned is to determine how floodwaters may go through around the house.
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“Called the grading or slope, the angle of the ground can direct water to or away from your house. Obviously, it’s best if the home was built so that water drains away from the building. This is easy enough to determine by watching how water flows or accumulates during an average rainstorm, says FLASH President and CEO Leslie Chapman-Henderson. If your street is prone to standing water even after a fairly ordinary rainstorm, talk to your county planning or environmental services department, she advises.”
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Flooding can happen to any property. It will always be wise to stay informed, and act to prevent or at least minimize the risks that properties face.
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