NFIP Technical Bulletin 10 is Now Available
FEMA has released the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Technical Bulletin 10, Reasonably Safe from Flooding Requirement for Building on Filled Land Removed From the Special Flood Hazard Area in Accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program (TB 10). This publication is the latest update to the NFIP Technical Bulletin series.
TB 10 provides guidance on the NFIP requirements related to determining that buildings constructed on filled land will be reasonably safe from flooding. Guidance is provided for the placement of fill and the parameters for the design and construction of buildings on filled land that has been removed from the Special Flood Hazard Area through the flood map revision process managed by FEMA.
The major updates in TB 10 include:
- The title has been updated. It was previously Ensuring That Structures Built on Fill In or Near Special Flood Hazard Areas Are Reasonably Safe From Flooding in Accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program.
- The intent of TB 10, and when it is appropriate to use TB 10, has been clarified.
- Increased emphasis on documentation needed for a local official to make the “reasonably safe from flooding” determination.
- Additional best practices are provided.
- Grouped and reorganization of the content discussing the Technical Approaches to Seepage Analysis in Section 9.
Download TB 10.
To learn more about the 11 NFIP Technical Bulletins, visit the FEMA National Flood Insurance Technical Bulletins.
