Question

Storm Water Management consists of preventative measures put in place BEFORE flooding events. Drag & Drop flood damage prevention measures to match with the responsible entities(1 point)

Federal Government City/County Government Home/Property Owners
Flood Damage Prevent Steps

Answer 1

Here are common flood-damage-prevention measures grouped by the entity primarily responsible for implementing them.

Federal Government
- Producing and maintaining FEMA flood maps (Flood Insurance Rate Maps)
- Running the National Flood Insurance Program and providing flood-insurance guidance
- Funding and building large-scale flood-control infrastructure (dams, major levees, reservoirs)
- Providing hazard-mitigation grants and disaster-recovery funding
- Setting national standards/guidance and funding research and technical assistance (e.g., floodplain management guidance)

City/County Government
- Zoning, land-use planning and local floodplain development ordinances
- Building permits/enforcement and local flood-resistant building codes
- Designing, building and maintaining stormwater systems (storm sewers, culverts, drainage ditches)
- Constructing/maintaining local levees, floodwalls, retention/detention basins and green infrastructure (bioswales, permeable paving)
- Street/ditch/drain maintenance and local flood warning/evacuation planning

Home/Property Owners
- Purchasing flood insurance
- Elevating homes, utilities or appliances and installing flood-resistant materials
- Installing sump pumps (with battery backup), backflow valves and flood vents
- Installing temporary or permanent flood barriers (sandbags, flood gates)
- Grading landscaping to drain away from foundations, maintaining gutters/downspouts and clearing drains
- Sealing cracks in foundations/walls and moving valuables to higher levels

(Notes: many measures overlap or are done jointly—for example grant-funded local projects, or federal grants that pay for local stormwater improvements.)