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... 1   A critical issue facing departments of transportation (DOTs) across the United States is predicting and responding to flooding events.
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... 2 Practices for Integrated Flood Prediction and Response Systems in Chapter 1. The following observations were made on the basis of the DOT survey data, detailed interviews, and literature review.
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... Summary 3   • Interviews with case example states demonstrated that the close relationship among the state DOT divisions (e.g., Hydraulics Design, Asset Management) , as well as between the state DOT and other states and federal offices (e.g., FEMA, Department of Natural Resources)

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