April 12, 2019
ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee submitted comments CBRA
By News Editor
ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee submitted comments April 11 on the “John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project for Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and Virginia.” You can read the CBRA comments here.
April 10, 2019
Changing the National Flood Insurance Program for a Changing Climate
By News Editor
Climate is already escalating the flood risks facing communities and exacerbating the rising debts of the NFIP. The four sets of reforms identified by this Comment provide a road map for potential innovations that Congress can consider when it completes long-term reauthorization of NFIP, currently scheduled for May 2019. Read, “Changing the National Flood Insurance
March 18, 2019
2019 Flood Damage Assessment Packet Available
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We’re all in the business of floods in some fashion, and that means being prepared for emergencies is just part of the package. But you don’t have to go it alone. Just as communities band together after a disaster, the ASFPM community is also there to help. You may remember this newsletter story from last
March 14, 2019
Beta Version of Searchable Federal Flood Risk Management Programs Website Available
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In December 2018, the USACE Flood Risk Management Program, in coordination with a variety of other federal agencies, soft launched the beta version of the Federal Flood Risk Management Programs website. It provides summaries of 120 federal programs across 11 federal agencies that relate in some way to flood risk management. Users can search for
March 13, 2019
ASFPM Chair Testifies before House Committee on Financial Services
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ASFPM Chair Maria Cox Lamm testified March 13, 2019 before the House Committee on Financial Services during a hearing titled, “Preparing for the Storm: Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.” Read our written testimony at: https://eadn-wc02-4568911.nxedge.io/ace-images/ASFPMTestimony_HouseFinancialServices_03-13-19_Final.pdf Read more about the hearing at: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=109090 Read ASFPM’s “Priorities for 2019 NFIP Reauthorization and Reform.” Watch the
March 1, 2019
Decertification…Did You Know?
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Maintaining high professional standards and reinforcing ethical practices helps preserve the value of the CFM credential and strengthens the floodplain management profession.
February 25, 2019
FEMA News You Can Use
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FEMA Chief Brock Long resigns. FEMA Chief Brock Long resigns. Peter Gaynor will serve as Acting FEMA Administrator: https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2019/02/13/resignation-fema-administrator-brock-long FEMA Renews its Reinsurance Program by Transferring $1.32 Billion of Flood Risk to the Private Market Under the Jan. 1, 2019 Reinsurance Agreement, reinsurers agreed to indemnify FEMA for flood losses from individual flood events. FEMA
February 25, 2019
EMI 291 Training, Community Dam Safety, Preparedness & Mitigation, held in California
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FEMA, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Specialized Training Institute teamed up to provide training on dam safety, preparedness and risk mitigation. Dam safety is no longer dam owners’ and operators’ sole responsibility, but a concerted community effort of emergency planners and managers, emergency service providers, land use and transportation planners, community
February 25, 2019
Going to Court: Tips for Floodplain Managers
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Reprinted with permission from the February 2019 issue of Floodplain Management Tips from the Kansas Department of Agriculture/Division of Water Resources/Floodplain Management Team. Although the article is written for a Kansas audience, the tips are applicable to a wider audience. As always, check with your legal department for legal advice and before you go to
February 22, 2019
The EU Floods Directive’s implementation may offer ideas for the future direction of the NFIP
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By David Powers, CDM Smith, ASFPM International Committee Co-chair It has been widely acknowledged that part of the NFIP’s reform should include moving toward a risk-informed approach to flood mapping. This position has been asserted by: NAS 2013 report “Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices” Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act