FLOOD11755

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners - Volume 1: Flood Studies and Mapping
• Date: 4/1/2003
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

Guidelines and Specificationsfor Flood Hazard Mapping Partners [April 2003]

If flood hazard studies in nearby communities are ongoing or recently completed the assigned
Mapping Partner also shall contact the entities responsible for those studies to determine whether
they contain data that are applicable to the planned Flood Map Project.

The assigned Mapping Partner shall use the Available Data Inventory template in Appendix I,
Subsection 1. of these Guidelines to document all re:search, including the agency that was
contacted, with the date, name of the person contacted, telephone number, and results of the
research.

1.3.1.7 Potential Obstacles

[February 2002]

The Project Management Team shall identify potential obstacles in an effort to leam of any
issues that could delay or prohibit the Flood Map Project. Some examples of potential obstacles
to completing the project in a timely fashion are the following:

. Inability to address mapping needs adequately with available funding;

. Difficulty coordinating community funding with FEMA funding;

. Lack of an available base map meeting FEMA minimum specifications (described in
Appendix K of these Guidelines);

. Hydrologic and/or hydraulic issues;

. Community concems;

· Reliance on other studies or data (e.g., topographic mapping) that will not be available
within the project's scheduling constraints;

. Needs not having as high a priority as originally identified; and

· Other considerations (FederaVState/non-governmental organizations, programmatic,
disaster-related, legal).

The Project Management Team shall explore potential issues on an ongoing basis. If potential
obstacles are identified that could halt or significantly hinder the completion of the project, the
Project Management Team shall evaluate all possible alternatives and develop an appropriate
course of action as soon as practicable.

A Potential Obstacle to Project Completion Checklist template is provided in Appendix I,
Subsection I.l.7 of these Guidelines. This checklist is a "living" document that should be
updated as necessary throughout the lifecycle of the project.

1.3.1.8 Draft Scope of Project

[February 2002]

The Flood Map Project team shall prepare draft Scope of Project under the direction of the
FEMA Lead. The draft Scope of Project is to be based on mapping needs determined during the
Mapping Needs Assessment phase and/or the research pOJiion of Project Scoping phase.

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