flood plain

That designation involves even more restrictions than the 100-year flood plain, generally prohibiting new construction and significant renovations to existing buildings.

Texas lawmakers this month passed new laws barring summer camps from having cabins in flood plains.

It might be that in an era of what researchers are calling “mega rain” events, a flood plain should now be off-limits.

He even ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release millions of gallons into a flood plain and then weirdly claimed that he'd "invaded" Los Angeles and solved its water problem.

The flood plain is defined as areas that have at least a 1% chance of flooding each year, which is considered to be “high risk,” according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.