Floodplain Regulations Committee
Committee Information
2012-2013 Work Plan
2011-2012 Status Report
2011-2012 Work Plan
2010-2011 Status Report
2010-2011 Work Plan
2009-2010 Status Report
2009-2010 Work Plan
FEMA Risk Reduction Division requesting review of proposed revisions and updates to FEMA NFIP Technical Bulletins
Features
New EC and Floodproofing Forms Bulletin 12/12
A Guide for Higher Standards in Floodplain Management 03/13
ASFPM Comments on Changes to TB 1-93 4/08
ASFPM Comments on Changes to NFIP 9/07
ASFPM Regulations Committee Comments on MT-EZ Form
Links and Documents
Higher regulatory standards frequently reduce or prevent damage, but these successes are rarely covered by media. The owner of this New Jersey restaurant attributes his lack of damage during Sandy to higher floodplain standards (12/12)
Elevator Installation for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (FEMA TB4) (7/10)
National Flood Insurance Program – What is floodplain management?
Floodplain Management Requirements – Study guide / desk reference for local officials
Summary of legal challenges to floodplain regulations
No Adverse Impact - a new direction in floodplain management
Power Point presentation on No Adverse Impact and why NAI is critical
No Adverse Impact Toolkit for Local Officials
Maricopa County – Flood Control District's Floodplain regulations. Maricopa County's Floodplain Regulations are included as an example of local regulations which exceed the minimum federal requirements.
Link to Code of Federal Regulations: NFIP Floodplain Management Regulations
FEMA Regulations– This link provides a comprehensive listing of those regulations which govern the National Flood Insurance Program.
EPA– This link provides a comprehensive list of Executive Orders which establish floodplain/wetland protection and conservation measures to be observed by Federal departments/agencies.
FEMA's Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio- This portfolio is a collection of ideas, activities/projects, funding, and regulatory sources that can help reduce or prevent the impacts of disasters.
FEMA's Community Rating System (CRS)– The NFIP's CRS is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements. The following website provides resources which aid communities in the development of more stringent floodplain ordinances compliance with the CRS.
CRS Manual
The following list provides links to the floodplain regulations of the top four CRS communities:
Class 1: Roseville, CA– (Chapter 9.80)
Class 2: Tulsa, OK
Class 3: King County, WA
Class 4: Fort Collins, CO
The following link provides a bibliography of papers, reports, websites and other resources on a variety of shoreline management topics including regulatory approaches and model ordinances.
NOAA's Ocean and Coastal Resources Management
The State of North Carolina has developed model ordinances that enforce higher regulatory standards. The model ordinance and Guidebook Safer Development in Floodprone Areas – A Guidebook for Community Officials.
State of North Carolina
Committee Activity
The Floodplain Regulations Committee met on June 12, 2006 at the annual conference in Albuquerque, NM. Also, the Committee participated in an ASFPM Policy Committee retreat in Rhode Island October on 28-30. 2006.
Current Committee Topics
• Higher Regulatory Standards White Paper.
• Survey of State Floodplain Management and Hazard Mitigation Executive Orders
On May 4, 2007 a survey was sent to all State NFIP Coordinators and State Hazard Mitigation Officers. This survey requested information on Executive Orders related to Hazard Mitigation and Floodplain Management.
• Floodplain/floodway White Paper
• Critical Facilities White Paper
• FEMA review of "automatic adoption" clauses in local floodplain regulations.
• Comments on LOMA-EZ (Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 76 / Friday, April 20, 2007.)
• Update on Repetitive Loss Mitigation Legislation and Regulations.
• National Flood Insurance Program Evaluation. The document is here: http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/nfipeval.shtm
• V-Zone fill and free-of-obstruction issues.
The Committee has been asked to look into potential conflicts with the way different regulations/codes/guidance docs treat certain V-Zone fill/obstruction issues. The concern is over outcomes which actually cause the potential for additional vulnerability.
• Update of National Flood Programs in review. The current version of this document is here: http://www.floods.org/PDF/2000-fpr.pdf
2007 Committee Meeting
The 2007 Floodplain Regulations Committee Meeting was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday June 4, 2007 at the ASFPM Annual Conference in Norfolk, VA.
