National Levee Safety Guidelines: Roadmap

Approximately 24,000 miles of levees throughout the United States reduce risk to over 23 million people that live and work behind them. In recognition of the critical role levees play in managing flood risk for the Nation, Congress, through the National Levee Safety Program, required the development of a set of comprehensive procedures for levees that can be adapted for different conditions. The first of its kind, the National Levee Safety Guidelines are a resource of best practices to help achieve nationwide consistency in improving the reliability of levees and resilience of communities behind levees.