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Green Infrastructure Options to Reduce Flooding

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

This guide is an abridged version of a longer guide available by request through NOAA's Office of Coastal Management. It summarizes the most common green infrastructure practices and how they may reduce flood risk, provides planning/implementation considerations, and a helpful chart to estimate an interventions water storage potential and associated costs.
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