What is the District’s role in preventing flooding?
The District works with residents, local governments and other agencies to minimize flood concerns in a variety of ways. Through its permitting program, the District ensures that drainage systems are adequate to handle severe weather and that construction will not adversely affect an area’s natural drainage features. By protecting and restoring floodplain and wetland systems, the District provides natural flood protection. Water control structures on some District properties in the southern end of its 18-county region provide additional flood protection. The District also helps communities before and after flooding with planning and funding assistance related to flooding, and with emergency response. For more information, see the District’s Flood Protection and Assistance guide.
