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flood plain |
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flood plain the flat area bordering a river, composed of sediment deposited during flooding |
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According to The Sacramento Bee, on May 26, Gotlieb and others pressured spineless legislators to reject a law that would have discouraged home building in flood plains. 5% of respondents said they'd like to see reform of the law to offer government aid to homeowners in flood plains to either raise their properties substantially or move out. The classic example of this, across the developed world, is the near obsession with building on flood plains. |
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