Floodproofing Methods & Funding

Click below for online information and formatted documents formatted for printing (PDF format).

To find out more about ways to fund your floodproofing project, visit the grant programs and flood insurance.

Check the Virtual Mall for Floodproofing products and professional services.

Watch the AgCenter's Above the Flood video about raising houses with their slabs - documenting an elevation project in the Amite River Basin during the mid 1990s.

Mitigation Publications Available Online PDF Format Pub# Using Panels as Closures in Flood Protection Panels (280KB) 2743 Floodwalls Floodwalls (166KB) 2745 Using Levees for Flood Protection Levees (172KB) 2744 Using Water-inflated Barriers in Flood Protection Water-inflated Barriers (184KB) 2741 Dry Floodproofing: Making a Building Watertight Dry Floodproofing (51KB) 2768 Wet Floodproofing: Reducing Damage from Floods Wet Floodproofing (94KB) 2771 Preventing Backflow Preventing Backflow (56KB) 2770 Flood Wraps and Temporary Shields Flood Wraps & Shields (54KB) 2769 Using Pumps in Flood Protection Pumps (37KB) 2767 Using Sandbags for Flood Protection Sandbags (193KB) 2742 Elevation Elevation Fact Sheet (896KB) 2638

For additional information, try these resources:

• Corps of Engineers National Non-Structural Flood Proofing Committee 
• FEMA Mitigation Library