Federal Government - maintenance of dams
City/County Government - storm water retention pond requirements/maintenance, designation of flood plans, drainage ditch maintenance
Home/Property Owners - relocating the hot water heater to a higher place in the home, buying flood insurance
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
storm water retention pond requirements/maintenance
relocating the hot water heater to higher place in home
maintenance of dams
designation of flood plans
buying flood insurance
drainage ditch maintenance
3 answers
Analyze the Grand Forks flood mitigation Cost and Benefits explained in chart below and determine if benefits outweighed the cost
(1 point)
Responses
The benefits of flood mitigation were greater than the costs
The benefits of flood mitigation were greater than the costs
The costs of flood mitigation efforts were more than the benefits
The costs of flood mitigation efforts were more than the benefits
No comparisons can be made
(1 point)
Responses
The benefits of flood mitigation were greater than the costs
The benefits of flood mitigation were greater than the costs
The costs of flood mitigation efforts were more than the benefits
The costs of flood mitigation efforts were more than the benefits
No comparisons can be made
To determine if the benefits outweighed the costs, it would depend on the specific numbers provided in the chart. Without the actual data, it is not possible to make a definitive conclusion. The response would be: "No comparisons can be made."