Most of us live by levees
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The Fort Bend Levee District in the Houston, Texas area recently requested a copy of our levee county map.
They felt our map was a great presentation of the levee system in the U.S.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of the American population lives in counties protected by levees.
This is much higher than originally thought. Levees.org uncovered this important fact after filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Prior to our request, the number presented to Congress by experts was 43 percent.
Naturally, we brought this important find to the media. The Times-Picayune utilized our data to create the levee county map.
The 2010 census is not likely to change the map significantly. Nonetheless, this week, Levees.org filed a new request under FOIA for the updated information.
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