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Can you buy an existing levee to remove it, and pay the affected landowner for the loss of value to the rest of his land as a result of removal of the levee?

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Can you buy an existing levee to remove it, and pay the affected landowner for the loss of value to the rest of his land as a result of removal of the levee?

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Response: Yes. In this scenario, the payment to the affected landowner should include purchase of some type of easement to permit periodic flooding and preclude development. Farmland conservation may also be appropriate in the easement in some locations.

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