Author: Harold J. Day
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Flood plain management has been a subject of special concern in the United States for the past two decades. A river forecasting system is an integral part of a total flood plain management program. It is particularly important in those activities associated with temporary evacuation and/or floodproofing. The flood warning system associated with a river forecast system can be one of the most cost-effective alternatives for flood plain management. This study examines flood damage reduction in four carefully selected communities in the Connecticut River Basin. Using data from these communities a basin-wide extrapolation could proceed to other flood-prone communities in the basin. Properties on the flood plain were classified into residential, commercial, industrial and automobile categories. Stage damage assessments were made for those categories for four situations: no warning (NW), limited warning time (LWT), maximum practical evacuation (MPE), and floodproofing of one-story houses (FP(l)). The investigation found that approximately $750,000 of reducible damages can be expected on commercial and residential elements of the flood plain. Although reducible damages associated with industrial structures were not evaluated, elsewhere in the Nation such values often are of the same order of magnitude as residential and commercial. Total basin-wide reducible damages, therefore, undoubtedly exceed $1,500,000 per year. The present annual cost to the National Weather Service of providing river forecasts throughout the basin is approximately $75,000. A total of $200,000 per year would be adequate to provide forecast services associated with reducible damages.
Flood Damage Reduction Potential of River Forecast Services in the Connecticut River Basin
Author: Harold J. Day
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Flood plain management has been a subject of special concern in the United States for the past two decades. A river forecasting system is an integral part of a total flood plain management program. It is particularly important in those activities associated with temporary evacuation and/or floodproofing. The flood warning system associated with a river forecast system can be one of the most cost-effective alternatives for flood plain management. This study examines flood damage reduction in four carefully selected communities in the Connecticut River Basin. Using data from these communities a basin-wide extrapolation could proceed to other flood-prone communities in the basin. Properties on the flood plain were classified into residential, commercial, industrial and automobile categories. Stage damage assessments were made for those categories for four situations: no warning (NW), limited warning time (LWT), maximum practical evacuation (MPE), and floodproofing of one-story houses (FP(l)). The investigation found that approximately $750,000 of reducible damages can be expected on commercial and residential elements of the flood plain. Although reducible damages associated with industrial structures were not evaluated, elsewhere in the Nation such values often are of the same order of magnitude as residential and commercial. Total basin-wide reducible damages, therefore, undoubtedly exceed $1,500,000 per year. The present annual cost to the National Weather Service of providing river forecasts throughout the basin is approximately $75,000. A total of $200,000 per year would be adequate to provide forecast services associated with reducible damages.
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Flood plain management has been a subject of special concern in the United States for the past two decades. A river forecasting system is an integral part of a total flood plain management program. It is particularly important in those activities associated with temporary evacuation and/or floodproofing. The flood warning system associated with a river forecast system can be one of the most cost-effective alternatives for flood plain management. This study examines flood damage reduction in four carefully selected communities in the Connecticut River Basin. Using data from these communities a basin-wide extrapolation could proceed to other flood-prone communities in the basin. Properties on the flood plain were classified into residential, commercial, industrial and automobile categories. Stage damage assessments were made for those categories for four situations: no warning (NW), limited warning time (LWT), maximum practical evacuation (MPE), and floodproofing of one-story houses (FP(l)). The investigation found that approximately $750,000 of reducible damages can be expected on commercial and residential elements of the flood plain. Although reducible damages associated with industrial structures were not evaluated, elsewhere in the Nation such values often are of the same order of magnitude as residential and commercial. Total basin-wide reducible damages, therefore, undoubtedly exceed $1,500,000 per year. The present annual cost to the National Weather Service of providing river forecasts throughout the basin is approximately $75,000. A total of $200,000 per year would be adequate to provide forecast services associated with reducible damages.
Flood Damage Reduction Potential of River Forecast Sevices in the Connecticut River Basin
Author: Harold J. Day
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Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Languages : en
Pages : 52
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The River's Reach: Connecticut River Basin Flood Management D; 1971 Report of the Citizen Review Committee on Comprehensive Water and Related Land Resources Investigation
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Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Selected Water Resources Abstracts
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS HYDRO.
Author: United States. National Weather Service
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Flood Damage Prevention
Author: John W. Weathers
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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The Nation's River and Flood Forecasting and Warning Service
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Category : Flood forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Flood forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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NOAA Products and Services of the National Weather Service, National Environmental Satellite Service, Environmental Data Service, and the Environmental Research Laboratories
Author: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Category : Meteorological instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Category : Meteorological instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Forecasting and Technology for Water Management
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Selected Water Resources Abstracts
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 1224
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 1224
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