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This Book Is About Ellicott City, A Small Town In Central Maryland That Recently Experienced Two Devastating Flash Floods. Each Flood Was Triggered By A Supposed Once In A Thousand Years Rainfall Event, Yet They Occurred Just 22 Months Apart. After The First Flood, County Government Launched An Ambitious Effort To Create A Watershed Master Plan, Combining Elements Of Flood Resilience, Historic Preservation, And Economic Revitalization. After The Second Flood, More Extreme And Contentious Proposals Came To The Front: Tearing Down The Heart Of The Famed Historic District, Drilling An Expensive And Unproven Mega-tunnel Under The Town, Banning Further Development Across The Watershed. Despite The Town's Many Advantages-wealth, Access To Expertise, A Mobilized Community, And A Stout Identity Steeped In 250 Years Of History-ellicott City Found Itself Mired In A Deeply Divisive Argument Over What To Do-- Provided By Publisher.