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In addition to flooding adjacent to waterbodies, excessive runoff can overwhelm storm sewer <br />infrastructure, resulting in more localized, and nuisance flooding issues (e.g., standing water in streets, <br />flooding in backyard swales). The LRRWMO member cities have prepared local water management plans <br />containing more detailed information regarding localized flooding issues and management actions. In the <br />LRRWMO, flooding problems in the watershed are mostly confined to those areas identified on FEMA <br />floodplain maps. <br />The LRRWMO permit program includes stormwater volume and rate control requirements to limit <br />negative flooding impacts. The permit requirements also include criteria for minimum building elevations <br />relative to the 100-year flood levels. <br />2-35 <br />