Transcript Flood Risk Products & Datasets Training

FLOOD STUDY
Middlesex County, NJ
FEMA REGION II
August 24, 2011
10:00am
Agenda
 Introductions
 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
 FEMA Strategic Plan & Risk Mapping, Assessment, and
Planning (Risk MAP) Goals
 Risk MAP Program Overview
 Meeting Objectives
 Current Status of Middlesex County Flood Study
 Risk Assessment
 Community Engagement
 Questions
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Introductions
 Local – Middlesex County (Host) & Communities
 State – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(NJDEP)
Principal Engineer: Tom Slowinski
Senior Engineer: Kunal Patel
GIS 3: Chris Gould, CFM
FEMA Region II
Risk Analysis Branch Chief: Scott Duell
Risk Analysis Risk Assessment Lead/Senior Engineer: Alan Springett
Risk Analysis Branch Senior Planner: Cathleen Carlisle
Communications and Outreach Lead: William McDonnell
Study Project Manager: Paul Weberg, PE
Floodplain Management and Insurance Lead: Kim Rizzo
Regional Support Center Outreach Lead: Crystal Smith, CFM
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The National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP)
 The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 created the
Federal Insurance Administration to:
• Identify flood-prone areas within the U.S.
• Establish flood-risk zones within those areas
• Provides flood insurance only IF the community participates
in NFIP
• Participating communities agree to adopt and enforce
ordinances that meet or exceed FEMA’s requirement
• The program goal is to reduce the risk of flooding losses
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“The Three-Legged Stool”
 The NFIP balances three related
program areas
1. Flood Hazard Identification
(Mapping)
2. Floodplain Management
(Regulations such as building codes
And zoning)
3. Flood Insurance
(Provision of Flood Insurance for
Property owners in participating
Communities)
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Floodplain Management
 Prevent increases in flood losses
• Regulations, zoning ordinances & building codes
 Reduce the flood risk to existing development
• Disaster preparedness
• Flood Insurance
• Emergency Plans
• Structural Measures (dams, reservoirs, dikes, levees &
floodwalls)
 Preserve and restore natural floodplains
• Floodplain, wetland, coastal barrier resources regulations
• Development/Redevelopment policies
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Middlesex County – NFIP Policies, Claims,
Repetitive Losses, CRS, CAC & CAV
COMMUNITY
Number of
Policies
Total
Total
Total Paid
Total Coverage
Claims
Premium
Since 1978
Since 1978
OLD BRIDGE, TOWNSHIP OF
199
$56,393,200 $168,545
54
$461,821
SOUTH RIVER, BOROUGH OF
1,052
$40,578,900 $272,139
201
$2,133,705
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1
$246,894
$2,642
113 $41,258,593
26 $1,142,839
EAST BRUNSWICK, TOWNSHIP OF
SOUTH AMBOY, CITY OF
120
66
$40,482,200
$19,083,800
SAYREVILLE, BOROUGH OF
PERTH AMBOY, CITY OF
277
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$63,152,700 $261,682
$9,335,500 $30,651
CARTERET, BOROUGH OF
84
$22,505,700
$86,781
$42,935
Number of
Community
Repetitive
Assistance
CRS
Loss
Contact
Properties
(CAC)
3 NO
Community
Assistance
Visit
(CAV)
04/18/2010
01/29/2009
05/20/2010
02/24/1995
2 NO
0 NO
09/30/2008
04/06/2006
02/22/1995
02/24/1995
10 NO
2 NO
05/06/2010
09/05/2007
02/24/1995
10/24/2002
19 8
$96,805
77
$226,540
0 NO
03/12/2010
1/24/1995
WOODBRIDGE, TOWNSHIP OF
487 $135,355,500 $553,717
300
$3,141,125
20 10
08/04/2008
08/13/1997
EDISON, TOWNSHIP OF
251
85
$736,293
8 NO
11/14/2007
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$77,575,800 $225,099
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Community Rating System (CRS)
 The National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP)
Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive
program that recognizes and encourages community
floodplain management activities that exceed minimum
NFIP requirements
 As a result, flood insurance premium rates are discounted
to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from community
actions meeting the three goals of the CRS:
• Reduce flood losses;
• Facilitate accurate insurance rating; and
• Promote awareness of flood insurance
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Guiding Principles
 Engage communities early and often
 Agree upon and document project outcomes and
responsibilities
 Coordinate with other programs operating within
the same community
 Leverage associations to provide a third-party
perspective
 Use local media and language that people
understand
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Risk MAP Program Overview
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FEMA’s FY10 Flood Mapping Progress
Report and Production Plan
 With FY2009 and FY2010 Congressional appropriations
for Flood Hazard Mapping, FEMA is conducting flood
map update projects:
• Improve engineering and mapping for high flood risk
areas affected by coastal flooding, levees, and other
riverine flood hazards
• Leverage established Cooperating Technical Partner
(CTP) relationships and resources
 To learn more, see the FEMA’s FY10 Flood Mapping
Progress Report and Production Plan on www.fema.gov
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Recent Activities
 Introduction to Risk MAP - Face to Face
July, 2011
◦ Cape May, Atlantic, Ocean, Monmouth
August, 2011
◦ Middlesex, Union, Hudson, Essex
 Initial meetings conducted – via Webinar:
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2010
April - Morris
June – Bergen, Somerset
July - Essex
August – Monmouth, Union
September - Cape May
October – Passaic,
Middlesex
November – Atlantic
December – Ocean
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2011
° February –
Cumberland, Salem
° June – Cumberland,
Union
° July - Cape May,
Atlantic, Ocean,
Monmouth
Meeting Objectives
 Engage Middlesex County and communities and promote
local residents to reduce their vulnerability to risk
 Provide information to local officials to help them
communicate flood risk to residents and businesses
 Provide an update on the current status of Middlesex
County’s Flood Study
 Encourage partnerships and collaborations to leverage
and advance risk management and mitigation measures
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Middlesex County Flood Study Overview
 Project Team
• Local Officials
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(Cooperating Technical Partner)
• FEMA
 Risk Assessment, Mapping, and Planning Partners
(RAMPP), a joint venture of Dewberry, URS, and ESP
 Regional Support Center (RSC)
 Regional Program Management Lead
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Milestones
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Coastal Surge Study complete: October, 2011
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Coastal Overland wave analysis complete: January, 2012
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Coastal Analysis complete: Mid 2012
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Preliminary Flood Study: July 2012
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Middlesex County Flood Study Update On the Current Status
 Field reconnaissance has been completed.
 Coastal analyses are in process. Transect layouts
have been defined. Draft Geographic Information
System characteristics have been produced.
 Awaiting response from communities to the letters
sent out in January, 2010 regarding data request
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Middlesex County Flood Study Paneling Scheme
•Restudy of all coastal hazard zones
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Local Communities –
Data Gathering
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Local technical data availability?
 Bridge replacements; new storm water management
systems; new H&H studies; new aerial photography
and/or topographic information, etc.
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Contacted each community letting them know about
coastal field reconnaissance taking place in their
communities in November 2009 & July 2010, and data
request back in January 21, 2010
 No response received
 Is this an accurate representation of your communities?
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Levee impacted areas?
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FEMA is exploring more precise approaches for identifying flood
hazards in areas impacted by levees
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Coastal Storm Surge and Overland Wave
Hazard Analysis
Overview – Gulf & Atlantic
6. MAPPING
5. RUNUP
4. WAVES
3. EROSION
2. SETUP
1. SURGE
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Coastal Study Technical Panel
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The intent of the technical panel is to engage subject matter experts in coastal engineering
analysis process
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Meetings were held on:
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4/14/2011
5/10/2011
Members:
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Academics and Other Interested Parties:
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Stevens Institute of Technology
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Richard Stockton College of NJ
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City University of New York – Hunter College
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Cousteau Institute under Rutgers University
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Columbia University
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Barnegat Bay Partnership
State and Local Government:
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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New York City
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Northeast States Emergency Consortium
Other Federal Agencies:
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USACE
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NOAA
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USGS
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Risk MAP
Mitigation Planning
 Hazard Mitigation Plans:
• Guides your decisions on mitigation activities for all hazards you
face
• Are an important resource for responding to disasters
• Facilitates access to federal assistance for mitigation
 We reviewed your mitigation plans and found that:
• Middlesex County: 2011 Mitigation Plan:
 County Approved
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Middlesex County, NJ
Mitigation Plan Update
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Risk Communications
 Federal/State/Local goals:
• To create safer communities and reduce risk to lives and
property
• To effectively communicate risk and increase public
awareness, leading citizens to make informed decisions
regarding their risk
 Key factors contributing to successful achievement of these
goals are:
• Community engagement and exchange of flood risk
information
• Effective collaboration through partnerships
• Strategic communications plan development
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Risk Communications
 Acknowledgement of the challenges in the complex,
multi-disciplinary, multi-dimensional, and evolving
processes of risk communications
• Conflicting priorities and messages
• Difficulty in translating scientific information
• Disagreements on what constitutes risk
 FEMA created a list of supporting, customizable tools and
templates and is currently developing those materials in
order of need as identified by FEMA Regions
• Region II is waiting on FEMA HQ’s development and
outcomes
• Region II is initiating its own risk communications strategy
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* - OFA = Other Federal
Agencies
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Risk Communications
NJ Coastal Outreach Strategy
 The overarching goal of the New Jersey Coastal Outreach
Strategy is to globally increase awareness of, and engagement in,
the remapping of NJ coastal counties.
 Key themes:
• Flood risks have changed in many coastal communities since the date on
their effective FIRM panels
• When completed, the storm surge study will contain valid, defensible
results
• Mitigation Planning involves learning about the hazards that can impact a
community, setting clear goals to reduce their vulnerability to the
identified hazards, and putting in place long-term hazard mitigation
strategies
• Coordinated, sustained mitigation activities are the best way to ensure
your community will be physically, socially, and economically resilient to
future natural hazard impacts
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Risk Communication Strategy
Resources
 Region III Coastal Website:
• www.R3Coastal.com
 Region IV Coastal Website:
• http://www.southeastcoastalmaps.com
 Region VI Coastal Website:
• http://www.txchart.com
 Region II Coastal Website:
• To be announced
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Example FEMA Region II
Risk MAP Activities Schedule
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Current: August, 2011
• Risk MAP Introduction
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October, 2011
• Mitigation Planning
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December, 2011
• National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) & Community Rating System
(CRS)
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February, 2012
• Technical Details of the Study
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April, 2012
• Risk Assessment
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June, 2012
• Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)
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August, 2012
• Risk Communication
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Resources
 FEMA: www.fema.gov
 Floodsmart, the official site of the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP): www.floodsmart.gov
 Risk Assessment, Mapping and Planning Partners: www.RAMPP-team.com
 NFIP Reform: www.fema.gov/business/nfip/nfip_reform.shtm
 HAZUS-MH software: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/index.shtm
 National Tool software:
http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/data_tool.shtm
 Hazus User Groups: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_users.shtm#4
 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - NFIP Coordinator
 New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management
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Questions & Feedback
 Please complete your survey. Your feedback is very important to us.
 This presentation & hand-outs will be posted at: www.RAMPP-TEAM.com
Contact Information
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NJDEP
Joseph Ruggeri / John Scordato / Tom Slowinski / Chris Gould / Kunal Patel
NJDEP, Bureau of Dam Safety & Flood Control
Phone: 609-292-2296
NJDEP website: www.nj.gov/dep/floodcontrol
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FEMA
Risk Analysis Branch Chief: Scott Duell / 212-680-3630 / [email protected]
Risk Analysis Risk Assessment Lead/Senior Engineer: Alan Springett / 212-680-8557/ [email protected]
Communications and Outreach: William McDonnell / 212-680-3636 / [email protected]
Study Project Manager: Paul Weberg / 212-680-3638 / [email protected]
Flood Insurance & Management: Kim Rizzo/ 212-680-3637 / [email protected]
Mitigation Planning: Cathleen Carlisle / 212-680-8529 / [email protected]
HAZUS & GIS: Brian Shumon / 212-680-3631 / [email protected]
Regional Support Center Coordinator: Andrew Martin / 646-216-3677 / [email protected]
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