Assessing local mandatory measures to reduce flood risk and Inflow & Infiltration in existing homes

This report focuses on mandatory or enforcement-based approaches adopted by North American municipalities to to reduce flood risk and inflow and infiltration in existing homes. It explores legal tools that could be used to require private property owners in existing developments to better manage stormwater and protect against flood risk, and it examines the legal implications of applying these tools in the Canadian municipal context. Findings and discussion in this report may also be of interest to officials concerned with managing I&I, Combined Sewer Overflow and other related issues, even if they have not engaged in basement flood risk reduction programs.