Executive Order 11988
Executive Order 11988 : "This EO requires the Corps to provide leadership and take action to: (1) avoid development in the base (100-year) flood plain unless it is the only practicable alternative; (2) reduce the hazards and risk associated with floods; (3) minimize the impact of floods on human safety, health and welfare; and (4) restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values of the base flood plain. In this regard, the policy of the Corps is to formulate projects which, to the extent possible, avoid or minimize adverse impacts associated with use of the base flood plain and avoid inducing development in the base flood plain unless there is no practicable alternative for the development. (USACE, Water Resources Policies and Authorities?, 1999, 13-1)
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