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	Preparing for the Storm: Recommendations for Management of Risk from Coastal Hazards in Massachusetts Chapter 3 - Infrastructure Inventory Table 2 - Rating system for the prioritization of coastal structure repair (modified after Bourne Consulting Engineering, 2006) Priority Definition* Action Required I None No landward structures or residential dwelling units present Consider long-term planning. II Low Priority Landward structures present with limited potential for significant infrastructure damage. Consider for future project. III Moderate Priority Landward structures present with potential for infrastructure damage and/or limited residential dwellings (<1 dwelling impacted/100 feet of shoreline). Consider for active project. IV High Priority High-value landward structures present with potential for infrastructure damages and/or moderate density residential dwellings (1-10 dwellings impacted/100 feet of shoreline). Consider for next project. V Immediate/ Highest Priority Critical landward structures present with potential for infrastructure damage and/or high-density residential dwellings. Conditions of structure may warrant emergency stabilization as failure may result in potential loss of property and/or life (>10 dwellings impacted/100 feet of shoreline). Consider for immediate action due to public safety and welfare issues. * Based upon perceived immediacy of action and presence of potential risk to inshore structures if not corrected.
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