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December 16th, 2009Presented by Jennifer DiLorenzo, M.S., CFM
Sustainable Coastal Community LiaisonDeveloped in Cooperation with the ASFPM
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Floodplain Management Strategies for
Coastal New Jersey
Overall Goal of Floodplain Management: To Reduce Flood Losses
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Billions (adjusted to 1999 dollars)
COASTAL FLOODING
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TODAY’S PRESENTATIONS PROVIDE:Information on NFIPKnowledge of coastal flood hazardsDiscussion of relevant FEMA regulationsFlood map descriptionsDescriptions of real-time flood-monitoring
networksEvacuation route planningDescriptions of the Community Rating SystemNo Adverse Impact (CNAI) methods
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Floodplain Management Requires:
Knowledge of Flood Hazards Maps and other resourcesRegulatory framework
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NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP)Provides maps and regulatory basis for local floodplain management
Primary source of insurance protection for flood-prone properties
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NFIP HISTORY
NFIPNATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968Transferred cost of flood losses from
taxpayers to floodplain property owners
Provided floodplain residents with financial aid after floods
Guided development away from flood hazard areas
Required construction that minimizes/prevents flood damages
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Requires lenders to ensure that properties in flood hazard areas have flood insurance
Requires community participation as a condition of receiving disaster assistance
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FLOOD PROTECTION DISASTER ACT OF 1973
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 1994Authorized the Community Rating system
Increased the maximum amount of flood insurance coverage
Strengthened the mandatory purchase requirement
Established a grant program for mitigation plans and projects
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HOW NFIP WORKSNFIP is based on a mutual agreement
between the federal government and the community
NFIP Components:-Floodplain Mapping-Insurance-Regulations
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DEVELOPMENT OF FLOODPLAIN MAPSRequires an understanding of coastal
flooding hazards and their geographic extent
The next talk describes characteristics of coastal storms and information needed to to delineate coastal floodplain boundaries
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