Recommendations for a National Levee Safety Program ...From the National Committee on Levee Safety
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Photo of Members of the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers inspect the site of a levee where severe seepage threatens the integrity of the levee in downtown Valley City, ND.
Valley City, ND, April 13, 2009 -- Members of the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers inspect the site of a levee where severe seepage threatens the integrity of the levee in downtown Valley City, ND. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA.

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Mississippi River Levee. Midwest Flood. 1993. Courtesy of FEMA.

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What percentage of the approximately 15,000 miles of levees in US Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program are operated and maintained by local sponsors?

  1. 10%
  2. 25%
  3. 65%
  4. 85%

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