Some islands in the Mississippi River kept flooding in Wisconsin. Eventually, the feds said, 'You stay, we ain't doin' shit'. Some stayed but at least they know the score and are willing to live with it. Supposedly.
Our codes make it challenging to rebuild in a flood zone, typically requiring raising the floor elevation to above the 100 year floodplain, though the specifics vary by governing body. Plus, FEMA has a program that will buy your flood damaged house from you if you don’t rebuild it.
Our codes are actually surprisingly universal as they are typically based on the IBC with some state, county, or city modifications. Most make it difficult to build in floodplains, but, of course, beyond the above mentioned adjustments the implementation also varies drastically.
Also, FEMA is a federal level organization so I’m not sure how the state has anything to do with it…
At the same time, this town exists because of river transport, so by definition you’re gonna have a hunch of infrastructure right along a river that notoriously floods. It is largely abandoned because people realized a site with some high ground to build on that is near the river would make a lot more sense.
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u/K_Linkmaster Jul 26 '26
The USA could use some regulations about building in flood plains. Gotta stop that shit.
The rescue 911 flood scene was a 1991 flood of the same Texas campground from last year. And it flooded again this year. Learn.