Floodplain Reclamation
Floodplain
● Low lying area that neighbors a river or a steam
Floodplain Reclamation
● Process of buying back land to preserve, revive, or enhance the natural resources, and ecosystems
of floodplains
● Ex. DuPage County bought out 70 homes after the record flood of Salt Creek and turned it into a
forest preserve
Advantages
● Revival of floodplains to its natural state
● Wildlife and plantlife can prosper
Disadvantages
● Uprooting large numbers of people can be challenging
● Costly