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Levee Safety Principles

Levees do not eliminate flood risk, but can work to provide critical time for local emergency management officials to safely evacuate residents.
It is important to communicate accurate and timely information about the risk of living and working behind levees so informed decisions can be made about safety.
Levee safety is a component of a broader flood risk management approach.
A sustainable, systems, and collaborative approach is the most effective way to manage and assess levees and other flood risk reduction methods.
Levee safety is a shared responsibility.
Levee safety actions should be incorporated into a community's Hazard Mitigation Plan.