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North Carolina CTS Committee Meeting #7

North Carolina CTS Committee Meeting #7. April 17, 2001. Introduction and Welcome . Status Updates:. Scoping/Basin Plans . Schedule for Completing Basin Plans. River Basin. Draft Date. Final Date (Est.). White Oak Lumber Tar-Pamlico Cape Fear Neuse Pasquotank. 12/14/00 12/27/00

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North Carolina CTS Committee Meeting #7

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  1. North Carolina CTS Committee Meeting #7 April 17, 2001

  2. Introduction and Welcome

  3. Status Updates: Scoping/Basin Plans

  4. Schedule for Completing Basin Plans River Basin Draft Date Final Date (Est.) White Oak Lumber Tar-Pamlico Cape Fear Neuse Pasquotank 12/14/00 12/27/00 1/23/01 2/27/01 4/13/00 5/1/01 (Est.) May 2001 May 2001 End of May 2001 End of May 2001 June 2001 June 2001

  5. Final Scoping Meetings • Three separate meetings will be held to present the Draft Plan for the Neuse River Basin. Dates and locations include: • April 23rd — Raleigh, NC • April 24th — Goldsboro, NC • April 25th — New Bern, NC • All impacted counties & communities invited • Provides final opportunity for input

  6. Final Scoping Meetings • Two separate meetings are planned for the Pasquotank River Basin. Proposed dates and locations include: • May 17th — Elizabeth City, NC • May 18th — Manteo, NC • Draft Plan for Pasquotank River Basin under preparation

  7. After the Final Meetings • Draft Basin Plan may be revised • State’s Floodplain Mapping Contractor will develop business and technical proposals • Basin Plan will be finalized and notification provided to all impacted counties and communities • Production phase will then begin

  8. Status Updates: Flood Data andMapping Development

  9. White Oak River Basin • Negotiations completed • Delivery Order finalized • Field survey of hydraulic structures and streams completed • Engineering analyses underway • Expected completion mid-May 2001

  10. Lumber River Basin • Negotiations completed • Delivery Order finalized • Field survey of hydraulic structures and streams underway • Engineering analyses underway • First of three phases expected to be completed end of May 2001

  11. Tar-Pamlico River Basin • Negotiations completed • Delivery Order finalized • Field survey of hydraulic structures and streams underway • Engineering analyses underway • First of three phases expected to be completed end of May 2001

  12. Cape Fear River Basin • Negotiations completed • Delivery Order finalized • Field survey of hydraulic structures and streams underway • Engineering analyses underway • First of three phases expected to be completed end of May 2001

  13. Status Updates: LIDAR Surveys andDEM Development

  14. Task 1 — LIDAR Data Acquisition as of 4/10/01 Watershed Concepts: • Data collection is 100% complete for the White Oak, Tar-Pamlico, Neuse, and Pasquotank River Basins Greenhorne & O’Mara: • Data collection is 90% complete for the Lumber and Cape Fear River Basins

  15. Task 2 — Generation ofBare-Earth DEMs Watershed Concepts

  16. Task 2 — Generation ofBare-Earth DEMs Greenhorne & O’Mara

  17. Task 3 — Generation of TINs and Breaklines Watershed Concepts: • Green = Completed • Orange = In Progress • Blue = Approved • Awaiting shipment of new DOQQs from CGIA

  18. Task 3 — Generation of TINs and Breaklines Greenhorne & O’Mara: • Breaklines for Scotland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, and Richmond Counties are complete • TIN development has begun for 21 grids of the Lumber River Basin

  19. Status Updates: LIDAR Quality Control Surveys Selected Firms for RFQ #19-000018

  20. Quality Control Surveys • LIDAR quality control field work has been completed for the White Oak and Lumber River Basins • LIDAR quality control field work is in progress for the Tar-Pamlico,Cape Fear, and Neuse River Basins

  21. Status Updates: DFIRM Graphic Specifications

  22. NC DFIRM Prototype • North Carolina DFIRM prototype has been developed for review: • Three colors • Customized border, legend, and title block • Customized map symbology • 10,000’ x 10,000’ grid tiling • “Statewide” mapping • One panel includes all communities/counties in that tile

  23. Status Updates: DFIRM Database Specifications

  24. NC DFIRM Database • North Carolina DFIRM database design underway: • Incorporates FEMA’s standard DFIRM database items • Base map data • DFIRM features • Enhanced features • Field inventory • H&H model input and results • Supports future map updates

  25. Status Updates: Partnering

  26. Information Technology Requirements Analysis and Preliminary Design

  27. User Requirements Analysis • User Requirements Document produced in draft form • Summarizes survey and interview results • Establishes set of functional and data requirements • Will serve as basis for system design • Review needed by CTS Committee • Location is www.ncfloodmaps.com

  28. Preliminary System Design • Preliminary System Design Document available in draft form by April 18th • Builds on content of User Requirements Document • Establishes initial design parameters • Enumerates options for future detailed consideration • Outlines potential implementation risks

  29. Next Steps for IT Component • Finalize User Requirements Document • Finalize Preliminary System Design Document • Develop schedule and work content for Detailed Design and Implementation Phase • Prepare and issue Delivery Order for next phase

  30. Base Map Data Collection/Community Partnering

  31. Working Group Reports/Updates: Higher Standards

  32. Preliminary/Post-Preliminary Processing forNC FISs and FIRMs

  33. Current FEMA Processing • Preliminary FIS and FIRM issued • 30-day comment period • Final Community Meeting • Publication of proposed flood elevation determination in Federal Register and twice in local newspaper • Community notified by letter (continued)

  34. Current FEMA Processing • 90-day appeal period initiated by second newspaper publication • Any appeal/protests resolved • Letter of Final Determination issued (establishes effective date of FIS and FIRM and begins 6-month compliance period • FIS and FIRM become effective; distributed by Map Service Center Process typically requires 1 to 1½ years

  35. 6-Month Compliance Period • To participate in the NFIP, communities must comply with Section 60.3 of the NFIP regulations • Section 60.2 requires that FEMA give communities 6 months to adopt/update ordinances that comply with Section 60.3 criteria.

  36. Land-Use Classification Type of Flood Hazard Information Shown on FIRM 100-Year Flooding BFEs Floodways V Zones 60.3(a) No No No No 60.3(b) Yes No No No 60.3(c) Yes Yes No No 60.3(d) Yes Yes Yes No 60.3(e) Yes Yes No Yes 60.3(d) & (e) Yes Yes Yes Yes Land Management and Use Criteria

  37. Compliance with60.3 Criteria • Most North Carolina communities have adopted 60.3(d)- and 60.3(e)-level model ordinances even without a floodwayand V zones • Most NC community ordinances specify that they apply as of the date of initial community NFIP map and “to any subsequent revisions” • For these communities, current ordinances will be adequate, and 6-month compliance period will not be needed • Others will have to update ordinances

  38. Post-Preliminary Processing for NC Counties in More than 1 Basin • Majority of Phase I North Carolina counties located in more thanone basin • Engineering for basins will not be completed at the same time • Engineering for portions of counties may be completed as much as a year before the other portions (longer for counties located partially in Phase II basins)

  39. Post-Preliminary Processing for NC Counties in More than 1 Basin • Method of post-Preliminary processing must: • Meet all statutory and regulatory requirements for due process • Reduce time frames as much as possible • Be cost effective

  40. Recommended Method • Issue a Preliminary when the basin is completed, but include only the portion of the county in the basin • Initiate the 90-day appeal period for the Preliminary • When the other basin(s) are complete, issue a revised Preliminary(s) that includes the rest of the county and proceed with 90-day appeal period

  41. Recommended Method • If a basin affects only a portion of a panel, the Preliminary will be issued for all panels affected by the basin • For portion of panel not affectedby basin, base map informationwill be shown but not flooding information—Note on FIRM will refer users to effective map for flood hazard information in that area

  42. Recommended Method • To Expedite Processing: • Schedule news releases to take place within 1 week of issuance of the Preliminary • With Preliminary, notify community that 90-day appeal period will begin with the second news release and that the Final Meeting will be conducted during the first month of issuance of Preliminary (continued)

  43. Recommended Method • To Expedite Processing: • Thorough outreach should reduce number of technical appeals and protests, thus making it safe to initiate the appeal period prior to the final meeting • When the basins for other parts of county are completed, use the same process (continued)

  44. Recommended Method • To Expedite Processing: • When State initiates engineering and mapping for subsequent basins, give priority to areas within the basin that will complete the county • When last Preliminary for county is issued, provide notice of the appeal period and provide the effective date of the FIS and FIRM to begin the 6-month compliance period (continued)

  45. Recommended Method • To Expedite Processing: • 6-month compliance period and last 90-day appeal period will run concurrently • Final Meeting will be conducted during first month of issuance of Preliminary FIRM • Appeals will be processed on acase-by-case basis, depending onextent of area affected (continued)

  46. Recommended Method • To Expedite Processing: • Approach for counties partially in Phase II basins will be more flexible • If time lag might be more than a year, effective information for portion in Phase II might be digitized and used to develop the initial county FIS and FIRM • When Phase II basin is complete, a revision would be processed

  47. Recommended Method • Final maps will become effective within approximately 7 months after issuance of final Preliminary for the county as compared to 1 to 1½ years with FEMA’s standard process

  48. Recommended Method • For 7 of the counties that are split between basins, Watershed Concepts is going to make complete county submissions. • For these counties, the complete countywide Preliminary FIS and FIRM can be issued and the 6-month compliance period will begin as soon as the Preliminary is issued. The90-day appeal period will begin with the second Public Notice.

  49. Preparation for Preliminary and Post-Preliminary Processing • State and FEMA will begin researching community ordinances to identify communities that will have to update their ordinances

  50. DFIRM Production:Priority Listing of Counties

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