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• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: Flood Section - State Hazard Mitigation Plan - Flood Chapter Update - FEMA Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Repetitive Loss Stmctures
7 - 10
4-6
1- 3
o

Value
3
2
1
o

Number of Class I and II Dams
10 +
6-9
1- 5
o

Value
3
2
1
o

The values of the four factors were computed and each value ranked in accordance with
the procedure below.

Value
10 +
6-9
1- 5
o

Risk Assessment
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low

The results of the risk assessment are presented on Figure 1.

D. Changes in Development Patterns

Information in this section of the document is intended to reflect changes in development
for jurisdictions in flood hazard prone areas. Changes in development patterns can
generally be related to changes in population. Consequently, census data was utilized to
identify the potential changes. The 2004 update to the NHMP 2001 umbrella document
contained population data, based on the 2000 census, and the percent change in
population since 1990. The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) updated this
information in 2007 as shown on the following page.

ASSESSING VULNERABILITY OF STATE FACILITIES

A. Types of State Owned/Operated Facilities

The 2004 update to the NHMP 2001 umbrella document specifically identified the
types of State owned or operated critical facilities located in flood hazard areas. The

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