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Be Aware, Be Prepared - Protect Yourself from Flooding in the Chehalis Basin

 
Publication number Date Published Date Revised
20-13-003December 2020August 2022
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Author(s) Office of Chehalis Basin
Description This guide is intended to help familiarize residents and business owners in the Chehalis Basin with measures and actions they can take to protect themselves and their property from flood damage. This guide has been provided through the Community Flood Assistance and Resilience, or CFAR component of the Chehalis Basin Strategy.
The three most important things a resident or business owner can do about flooding are:

1. Know when a flood is coming
2. Protect their property
3. Carry flood insurance

Office of Chehalis Basin recommends a person do all three in order to reduce damage from flooding. All three items above are introduce and summarized in this guide. This guide includes links to websites and a list of more detailed references and resources.
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Keywords flood damage reduction, Chehalis Basin, Chehalis Flood Authority, Chehalis River, flood insurance, Chehalis Basin Strategy, Chehalis Flooding, Protect Yourself from Flooding
WEB PAGE Chehalis Basin Strategy Community Flood Assistance and Resilience Program
WATERSHED Water Resource Inventory Areas
(WRIA 22,WRIA 23)
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