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WEB-BASED HANDBOOK (Legacy Edition). CLICK HERE to submit comments.
Because of staff changes and Randolph Langenbach's retirement from FEMA, these handbooks were never published on the FEMA website.  These are the only copies available.

 FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION
 HANDBOOK SERIES

-----HOME PAGE-----

 FLOOD HANDBOOK
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    Introduction

    Symbols and Keywords
 
     Mitigation Alternatives
 
 I.       ROADS
     A.     Ditch Erosion
     B.     Embankment Erosion
     C.     Roadway Erosion
 
 II.       CULVERTS
     A.      Insufficient capacity
     B.      Plugging
     C.      Embankment Erosion
     D.      Misalignment
 
 III.       BRIDGES
     A.      Misalignment
     B.      Insufficient Flow Capacity
     C.      Erosion (Approaches)
     D.      Scour (Piers & Abutments)
     E.      Debris Impact
 
 IV.       BUILDINGS
     A.     Inundation
     B.      High Velocity Flows
 
 V.       UTILITIES
     A.      High Velocity Flows
     B.      Soil Settlement
 
 VI.       IRRIGATION FACILITIES
     A.      High Velocity Flows
  
 VII.       MISCELLANEOUS FACILITIES
     A.      Inundation
     B.      High Velocity Flows
 
 Appendices
     A.      Regulations
     B.      Glossary &
            Keyword Index
     C.      Acronyms
     D.      References
     E.      List of Contributors

NOTE:  None of the mitigation measures in these Handbooks should be considered ‘pre-approved’ or otherwise automatically eligible for FEMA funding. Only FEMA staff can determine eligibility, once they have determined that an applicant is eligible and they have reviewed a project proposal.

FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION HANDBOOKS                                                                        Updated: June 13, 2002