North Carolina CTS North Carolina CTS Committee Meeting #6Committee Meeting #6

March 20, 2001

Introduction and Welcome Introduction and Welcome

Washington Meetings(March 7-9)

Status Updates:Status Updates:

Coordination with Coordination with Federal AgenciesFederal Agencies

March 7-9, 2001, trip to Washington, D.C. FEMA and State Staff met with:

OMB USGS EPA

Identified partnering activities and action items

Preparing follow-up letters Plan to meet again with these and other

Agencies in near future

NGS NOAA USDOT

IT Requirements Analysis and Preliminary System

Design

Status Updates:Status Updates:

Scoping/Basin Plans

Status Updates:Status Updates:

Schedule for Schedule for Completing Basin Completing Basin

PlansPlansRiver Basin Draft Date Final Date (Est.)

White Oak 12/14/00 Mid April 2001

Lumber 12/27/00 End of April 2001

Tar Pamlico 1/23/01 Mid May 2001

Cape Fear 2/27/01 Mid May 2001

Neuse 4/12/01 (Est.) End of May 2001

Pasquotank 4/24/01 (Est.) End of May 2001

Final Scoping Final Scoping MeetingsMeetings

Three separate meetings recently held for the Cape Fear River Basin: March 6th - Haw River, NC March 7th - Fayetteville, NC March 8th - Burgaw, NC

Draft Cape Fear River Basin plan presented All impacted counties & communities invited

Individual meetings held with 73 communities Over 130 people attended

Provides final opportunity for input

Final Scoping Final Scoping Meetings (continued)Meetings (continued)

Three separate meetings will be held to present the draft plan for the Neuse River Basin. Proposed dates and locations include: April 23rd - Raleigh, NC April 24th - Goldsboro, NC April 25th - New Bern, NC

After the Final After the Final MeetingsMeetings

Draft Basin Plan may be revised State’s Floodplain Mapping Contractor

will develop business and technical proposals

Basin Plan will be finalized and notification provided to all impacted counties and communities

Production phase will then begin

Flood Data and Mapping Delivery Orders

Status Updates:Status Updates:

White Oak River Basin White Oak River Basin Delivery OrderDelivery Order

Negotiations completed Delivery Order finalized Field survey of hydraulic

structures completed Engineering analyses underway

Expected completion mid May 2001

Lumber River Basin Lumber River Basin Delivery OrderDelivery Order

Negotiations completed Delivery Order finalized shortly Field survey of hydraulic

structures underway Engineering analyses to begin

shortly First of three phases expected to be

completed end of May 2001

Tar-Pamlico River Basin Tar-Pamlico River Basin Delivery OrderDelivery Order

Negotiations finalized shortly Field survey of hydraulic

structures underway Engineering analyses to begin

shortly First of three phases expected to be

completed end of May 2001

LIDAR Delivery Ordersand LIDAR QA/QC

Status Updates:Status Updates:

Watershed ConceptsGreenhorne & O’Mara

LIDAR Data Collection as LIDAR Data Collection as ofof

March 14, 2001March 14, 2001

Watershed Concepts -- Watershed Concepts -- Task 1Task 1

LIDAR Data AcquisitionLIDAR Data Acquisition

•First-time collection 97% complete

•Reflights being conducted in yellow areas due to sensor problems and GPS noise

Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Task 1 Task 1

LIDAR Data AcquisitionLIDAR Data AcquisitionCumulative % of Land Area for LIDAR Acquisition

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Planned Completion Rate at Project InceptionActual Completion Rate

Planned vs. Actual Completion Rate

Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Task 1Task 1

LIDAR Data AcquisitionLIDAR Data Acquisition

White = completed Colored = planned

Watershed Concepts -- Task 2Watershed Concepts -- Task 2Generation of Bare-Earth DEMsGeneration of Bare-Earth DEMs

Watershed Concepts -- Task Watershed Concepts -- Task 22

Generation of Bare-Earth Generation of Bare-Earth DEMsDEMs All 35 data sets received have been

pre-processed, calibrated and evaluated

3 data sets in White Oak basin being prepared for vegetation removal

First bare-earth deliveries due this week

G&O -- Task 2G&O -- Task 2Generation of Bare-Earth Generation of Bare-Earth

DEMsDEMs QC and Processing underway in the following

counties: Randolph, Moore, Montgomery, Richmond, Hoke, Bladen, Scotland, Robeson, Cumberland, Columbus and Brunswick

Level 0 processing (data extraction) has been completed for the Lumber Basin

32 grids have passed Level 1 processing (automated anomaly/vegetation removal) and have progressed to Level 2 processing (manual editing)

Watershed Concepts -- Task 3Watershed Concepts -- Task 3Generation of TINs and Generation of TINs and

BreaklinesBreaklines Green =

Completed Orange = In

progress Red = Rework Blue = Approved Awaiting shipment

of new DOQQs from CGIA

G&O -- Task 3G&O -- Task 3Generation of TINs and Generation of TINs and

BreaklinesBreaklines Breaklines for Scotland, Hoke, Montgomery,

Moore (Lumber portion) and Richmond counties are complete, with the exception of edge-matching.

Breakline feature extraction will start this week for Brunswick County

Cumberland County has released the photography required for breakline development

TIN development will start this week

LIDAR QC surveys

Status Updates:Status Updates:

Selected Firms for RFQ #19-000018(Flood Mapping Quality Control Surveys)

Quality Control SurveysQuality Control Surveys

QC Surveys: Lumber and QC Surveys: Lumber and White Oak River BasinsWhite Oak River Basins

QC surveys by the following firms scheduled to be completed by April 12, 2001: CGGL (team of Carson, Garrason, Goslee,

and Lambert) Stantec, Inc. The Rose Group, Inc. W. K. Dickson

QC Surveys: QC Surveys: Pamlico River BasinPamlico River Basin

Cost negotiations in progress with: Concord Engineering Withers and Ravenel

NCFloodmaps.com

Status Updates:Status Updates:

NCFloodmaps.comNCFloodmaps.com

CTS Committee Workroom is now available for review

Workroom provides Committee members access to meeting agendas, minutes, and presentations

Includes names and e-mail addresses for all Committee Members and Associates

CTS Committee Workroom Login CTS Committee Workroom Login PagePage

http://www.ncfloodmaps.com/review/ctscw/http://www.ncfloodmaps.com/review/ctscw/

Username: CTSCommittee Password: floodmaps1

CTS Committee CTS Committee Workroom Welcome PageWorkroom Welcome Page

Base Map and DFIRM Base Map and DFIRM Specifications Specifications

Working Group Working Group Reports/UpdatesReports/Updates

Higher StandardsHigher Standards

List of Higher Standards Mandatory Recommended Optional

Outline for Higher Standards Document Example “Facts Sheet” for Freeboard

FEMA’s Community Rating FEMA’s Community Rating SystemSystem

CRS BackgroundCRS Background

Founded in 1990 and Codified in the 1994 Flood Insurance Reform Act

Flood Insurance premiums are adjusted to reflect reduced risk resulting from activities that meet the three CRS goals: Reduce Flood Losses Facilitate accurate insurance ratings Promote awareness of flood insurance

BenefitsBenefits

Reduced flood insurance premiums for property owners

Enhanced Public Safety Reduction in damage to property, public

infrastructure and human suffering Avoidance of of economic disruption and losses Protection of the environment Allows a community to evaluate itself against a

nationally recognized benchmark Provides Technical assistance in providing and

implementing activities

Benefits (continued)Benefits (continued)

Reduced Premiums Class 1- 45% Class 2- 40% Class 3- 35% Class 4- 30% Class 5- 25%

Class 6 - 20% Class 7 - 15% Class 8 - 10% Class 9 - 5% Class 10- n/a

CRS Recognized CRS Recognized ActivitiesActivities

18 recognized activities eligible for CRS credit points 300 Series Activities - Public information

activities 400 Series Activities - Mapping and regulatory

programs focused on new development 500 Series Activities - Damage reduction

programs where current development is at risk 600 Series Activities - Flood preparedness

programs, flood warning and levee and dam safety programs

Participating Participating CommunitiesCommunities

Communities receive a ranking between 1 and 10

9 is the minimum amount of activities required to receive a reduced premium (5%)

As of October 1, 2000 there were 926 participating communities nationwide: 5 with a Class 10 rating 431 with a Class 9 rating 352 with a Class 8 rating 110 with a Class 7 rating 27 with a Class 6 rating 1 with a Class 3 rating

Participating North Participating North Carolina Carolina

CommunitiesCommunities

North Carolina currently has 74 participating communities that are Class 9 and lower, including: 44 Class 9 24 Class 8 4 Class 7 2 Class 6 (the Towns of Southern Shores

and Wrightsville Beach)

Action Items/Wrap UpAction Items/Wrap Up