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Title: THE USE OF FLOOD MAPS IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
Accession Number: 00203938
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE MULTIPURPOSE BENEFITS OF FLOOD MAPPING ARE ILLUSTRATED BY A STUDY OF BENEFITS ACCURED TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS BY USES OF FLOOD MAPS IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. THE AVERAGE ANNUAL BENEFITS OF THE FLOOD MAPPING PROGRAM RESULT FROM REDUCED DEMAND FOR FLOOD CONTROL, AVAILABILITY OF GROUND WATER, AND PURCHASE OF OPEN SPACE. WHEN THE BENEFITS AND COSTS ARE COMPARED FOR FLOOD MAPPING, THE BENEFITS EXCEED THE COSTS BY A 40 TO 1 RATIO. THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS GENERATED BY THE ILLINIOS PROGRAM GREATLY EXCEEDS THE COSTS AND IS FAR SUPERIOR TO SOME RECENT ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGED NEW DEVELOPMENT ON FLOOD PLAINS SO THAT THE INCREASED FLOOD DAMAGES WOULD MAKE A FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE.
Supplemental Notes: No58, Pp44-46, 1TAB, 6 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Drainage law; Flood plain planning; Depressed curb-opening inlets Monograph Accession #: 01410022
Authors: Sheaffer, J RPagination: pp 44-46
Publication Date: 1964
Serial: Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 12 1994 12:00AM
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