Assertion: levee | /r/HasProperty | accredited
Facets:
value: provisionally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: While the levee is provisionally accredited, the flood maps will continue to show the levee as meeting the minimum Federal standards for reducing the flood hazard; however, the provisional designation serves as a reminder that there is always a risk of flooding if you live or work near a levee because levees can fail or be overtopped by a larger flood than the levee was designed to contain.
text: They will want to know why levees in the area are now labeled “provisionally accredited” and what this new designation means.
text: Levees that met the criteria were considered "certified" and the areas protected by the levees were deemed to be out of the 100-year floodplain.
text: Minimum freeboard (distance between normal water level and the top of a structure) requirements for a levee to be accredited, as specified under Section 65.10 (b)(1)(i) , include:
text: The other alternative for a levee to be accredited is for a licensed civil engineer to follow the guidelines set out in Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 65.10 (44 CFR 65.10).