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Loss Avoidance Study: City of Snoqualmie, WA

Study Summary Study Area – City of Snoqualmie, WAHazard Type – Flood

Loss Avoidance Study: Southern California Flood Control Mitigation

Study Summary Study Area – Southern California counties designated in 1577-DR-CA or 1585-DR-CA (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San

Loss Avoidance Study: Sonoma County California Structure Elevation Mitigation

Study Summary Study Area – Sonoma County, CA along the Russian River basin and tributaries

Loss Avoidance Study: Northern California Flood Control Mitigation

Study Summary Study Area – Northern California (five counties)Hazard Type – Flood

Loss Avoidance Study: Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, MS

Study Summary Study Area – Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, MSHazard Type – Flood and wind

Loss Avoidance Study: Jefferson Parish, LA

Flooding because of Hurricane Study Summary Study Area – West Bank area of Je

Loss Avoidance Study: Iowa Flood Reduction Projects

Study Summary Study Area – Black Hawk, Carroll, Clayton, Des Moines, Hancock, Johnson, Lee, Polk, and Winnebago Counties in Iowa&nb

Loss Avoidance Study: Iowa Building Modification Projects

Study Summary Study Area – Iowa Hazard Type – Riverine Flooding

Loss Avoidance Study: Eastern Missouri, Building Acquisition

Study Summary Study Area – Eight counties in eastern Missouri Hazard Type – Flood

Loss Avoidance Study: Higher Regulatory Standards, 2013 Colorado Floods

Study Summary Study Area – Colorado’s Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in 18 counties (study focused on three counties with the m