Storm Drains Keep Swallowing People During Floods–this was the title of a recent ProPublica that told stories of several people that have drowned and disappeared into storm drains during floods and said the problem should … Continued
The National Water Model (NWM) is a hydrologic modelling framework that simulates observed and forecast streamflow over the entire continental United States (CONUS). The NWM simulates the water cycle with mathematical representations of the different … Continued
Flood maps are commonly developed based on historic flood flows. Yet they are used for siting new development that will be in place for 100 years. Flood flows during the life of development is likely … Continued
FEMA has developed an applied approaches document that supplements the Guidance for Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping: Levees (Guidance Document #95) to provide examples of scenarios encountered during a flood risk project. The applied approaches … Continued
Getting the datasets prepared for submittal can at times be challenging. To make the process as easy as possible for Cooperating Technical Partners, FEMA has developed a checklist for the QR3 step in the process. … Continued
Flooding is a significant problem in America’s urban areas. However, urban flood hazards are often not included in the national flood hazard mapping program. A joint study between Texas A&M and the University of Maryland, … Continued
Cooperating Technical Partners submit Business Plans (or an update) for each year they are awarded funding for conducting flood hazard mapping. Plans should: Document the capabilities and accomplishments of the partner. Explain the recipient’s vision … Continued
Can a community plan in such a way as to avoid future damaging events and reduce liability exposure? You Bet! The objective of this workshop is to introduce an approach and tools to make a … Continued
A new pair of geodetic datums are set to be produced by NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS). These datums will modernize the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) by replacing the North American Datum of 1983 … Continued
Repeatedly flooded properties have cost the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) more than $12.5 billion – roughly half of the program’s $23 billion debt with losses continuing to trend in the wrong direction. This troubling … Continued