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 Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners [April 2003]

A list of items to bring to the Scoping Meeting, known as the Scoping Meeting Item Checklist, is
provided in Appendix I, Subsection 1.2,1 of these Guidelines; a Scoping Meeting Attendance
Sheet template is included in Appendix I, Subse:ction 1.2.3. The Scoping Meeting
AgendalMinutes form template provides a mechanism for the Project Management Team to
document the topics to be discussed during the me(~ting. The FEMA Lead shall identify
someone from the Project Management Team to complete the checklist, attendance sheet, and
agenda/minutes form. The topics to be covered in the Scoping Meeting are diswssed in
Subsections 1.3.2.1 through 1.3.2.5.

1.3.2.1 National Flood Insurance Program Overview

[February 2002]

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The FEMA Lead shall briefly discuss the NFIP and FEMA's role and responsibilities. The
community's floodplain administrator shall briefly discuss the community's floodplain
management ordinances. The FEMA Lead shall then briefly describe the mapping process, with
an approximate project timeline for the entire project, up through the distribution of the effective
FIRM.

1.3.2.2 Mapping Needs List Prioritization and Finalization

[February 2002]

The FEMA Lead or CTP Lead shall present and review the initial mapping needs list, present an
overview of the initial research findings, and make initial selection of proposed methods for
obtaining/producing flood data. Attendees shall discuss any additions or changes to the needs
list, and shall send the listed needs. The scoping maps (i.e., maps that define the scope, such as
the effective FIRM or USGS maps) prepared during the pre-Scoping Meeting activities may be
used to assist in discussing and ranking these needs.

As discussed previously, it may be that the costs of using the technical methods initially selected
to obtain/produce flood data will exceed the available funding for the Flood Map Project. Thus,
the update needs for each flooding source within the project area must be weighed against the
update needs for other flooding sources within the project area. In such instances, the FEMA
Lead, in consultation with the Project Management Team, shall prioritize the map update needs
to ensure that the areas of greatest need can be addressedl with the available funding, In general,
highest priority will be given to the following areas:

· Areas of dense existing or anticipated development, including areas where new road
crossings have been constructed over the subject stream(s);

· Areas affected by flood-control structures and/or channelization;

· Areas where natural physical changes in the floodplain hav(~ been significant (due to
subsidence or extreme erosion, for example);

· Areas that were studied by approximate methods and unmapped areas, especially those
with development pressure;

· Areas where the community has experienced flooding outside mapped floodplains, with
severe damage to buildings and/or infrastructure;

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Section 1.3