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In Nebraska, many houses have basements or crawl spaces. And most lots have been graded to make them more suitable for building. So how does a floodplain administrator determine if a structure is "reasonably safe from flooding"?
FEMA Technical Bulletin 10-01 can help (
click here to download). Entitled "Ensuring That Structures Built on Fill In or Near Special Flood Hazard Areas Are Reasonably Safe From Flooding," this Technical Bulletin provides guidance as to what can be considered reasonable safe, along with illustrations of many common scenarios.
This is an excellent resource if you have been asked to sign a Community Acknowledgement Form and are unsure about the FEMA requirements.