Designed to help communities prepare for, deal with, and recover from floods, EPA's Flood Resilience Checklist offers strategies such as conserving land in flood-prone areas; directing new development to safer areas; and using green infrastructure approaches, such as installing rain gardens to manage stormwater. Checklist is part of a new report, Planning for Flood Recovery and Long-Term Resilience in Vermont: Smart Growth Approaches for Disaster-Resilient Communities.
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