4. Civil Works Missions
• Navigation
• Flood Risk Management
• Ecosystem Restoration
• Hydroelectric Power
• Recreation
• Water Supply
• Emergency Management
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
5. Coordination
• Each District
• Planning Assistance to States Program
(PAS)
• Flood Plain Management Services
Program (FPMS)
• Provide Planning and technical services
on water resource related matters to
states, local governments, other
nonfederal entities, and eligible Native
American Indian tribes.
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
6. Planning Assistance to States Program
(PAS)
• Program Development.
• Planning assistance
• Do not include detailed design
• Analysis of existing data for planning
purposes using standard engineering
techniques, although
• Some data collection
• Basis for state, tribal, or local planning
decisions
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
7. Types of PAS Assistance
• Water Supply and Demand Studies
• Water Conservation Studies
• Water Quality Studies
• Environmental Conservation/Restoration
Studies
• Wetlands Evaluation Studies
• Dam Safety/Failure Studies
• Flood Damage Reduction Studies
• Flood Plain Management Studies
• Cost Shared 50/50
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
8. Flood Plain Management Services
(FPMS)
• Identify Flood Hazards
• Actions to Prevent Loss of Life
• Actions that Reduce Property
Damage
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
9. Authority
• Section 206 - 1960 Flood Control Act (PL
86-645)
• Foster public understanding of the
options for dealing with flood hazards
and to promote prudent use and
management of the Nation’s flood plains.
• Land use adjustments based on planning
and the employment of techniques for
controlling and reducing flood damages
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
10. Types of FPMS Assistance
• All assets of District
• Technical (Engineering) Services
• Planning Services
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
11. Flood Plain Determinations
• Public Service
• No Charge for quick evaluation
• Private and Commercial
• Toll Free 1-866-401-3980
• Provide Letter Documentation
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
21. CAUTION!
• Tools to find location of home
• Q3 data
• DFIRM data
• Gaps in coverage
• Use FIRM data
• Use multiple sources of base mapping
• No source is error free
• Make determination
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
22. Map Change Alerts
• New House or Subdivision
• New Roads or Highways
• New Bridges or Culverts
• Railroad
• Age of Map Data
• Reoccurring floods
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
23. No Q3 / No Hazard
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
24. “Map Gap” / Final Determination
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
25. “Map Gap” / Final Determination
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
35. Floodplain Determinations
Lessons Learned
• Current Aerial Photography
• Current DEM
• FIRM/Other
• Mapping History
• Must know Guidelines
• Ask a lot of Questions
• Opportunity to Educate
One Team—Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable
