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Ohio’s Floodplain Management Newsletter
Volume X Winter 2003 Issue 1
THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MISSION: To provide leadership to local governments, state agencies, and interested parties
toward cooperative management of Ohio’s floodplains to ensure the reduction of flood damage and the recognition of the floodplain’s natural
benefit. This mission is accomplished through technical assistance, public awareness, education, and development / protection standards.
National Floodplain Managers Conference is in Our Backyard!
Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Annual Conference
St. Louis, Mo., May 11-16, 2003 and Friday of the conference week.
By Cynthia J. Crecelius, CFM Information and the application for
Program Manager, Division of Water the exam can be obtained at
www.floods.org/Certification/certm
The floodplain managers’ premier enu.htm.
conference for 2003 will convene in This year’s program includes
St. Louis, Missouri, May 11-16. Ten presentations focused on: Com- Technical field trips will showcase
years ago, all eyes were on this area as munity Land Use and Mitigation both traditional structural manage-
the “Great Midwest Flood” swelled Planning; Floodplain Mapping; ment of a large river system (locks,
along the Mississippi, Missouri and Lessons Learned–Great Midwest dams, levees) and innovative non-
other central rivers. Nearly 16 million Flood; NFIP and Floodplain Man- structural approaches (multiple ob-
acres and 25,000 homes were agement Issues; No Adverse jective recreation and trails, storm-
impacted. The resulting flood damage Impact; Public Policy/International water/land use initiatives, and miti-
cost $13 billion. This spring you are Floodplain Management; and Tech- gation projects.)
invited to join a broad range of nology for Map Modernization.
professionals in addressing the many For the draft program agenda There will be networking activities
problems and issues associated with please see www.floods.org/stlouis. throughout the week (including
reducing flood damage, managing Cardinals baseball with the Cincin-
floodplain resources, and making more The conference hotel is the Adam’s nati Reds) to promote the sharing of
sustainable communities. The confer- Mark flagship facility. Single room knowledge and “lessons learned.”
ence will offer concurrent sessions, rate will be only $99 per night. From
the front door of the hotel you will be Prior to April 15, 2003 an early
training workshops, technical field discount registration is available.
tours, plenary sessions, networking within a stone’s through of the St.
events, and a comprehensive products/ Louis Arch. A short walk to the
services exposition. Ohio floodplain riverfront, and you can experience This symbol indicates
managers have an opportunity to parti- the “Mighty Mississippi” first hand. an Online
cipate in this national forum for St. Louis is a convenient drive or a resource.
quick flight from Ohio cities.
information exchange since the con-
ference will be in the heartland. National FPM Conference is in Our Backyard!….………………..1
Call For Abstracts—Statewide Conference 2003…….………….. 2
The Ohio Floodplain Management
PERSPECTIVE: Escaping floodplain takes time, money……….. 3
Association has also become a Chapter Ohio Floodplain Regulation Criteria Now Online….…………….. 4
of the ASFPM this past year. We NFIP Changes…………………………….………………………… 4
In This Issue
have a direct line to the ASFPM, with OFMA Annual Awards Nominations Are Needed………………… 5
its 4,500 members from all 50 states Appalachian Flood Risk Reduction Initiative……….……………. 6
and many international parti-cipants. OFMA Annual Awards Nomination Form……….………………… 7
The theme this year is Lessons MNUSS Worksheet and Instructions…………….……..…………. 9
Learned – Gateway to Flood Mitiga- OFMA Forges Ahead………………………………………………. 9
tion. The national exam for profess- Roll Call………………………………………………………………10
sional certification as a flood-plain Myths & Facts………………………………………………………. 10
manager will be offered on Monday Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week (March 23rd-29th)………11
Please consult the ASFPM website national policy and practices in coming year.
for a full brochure and registration floodplain management. Please con-
materials: www.floods.org/stlouis. sider the professional development The state conference is planned for
and information exchange available August of 2003 and also promises to
Ohio floodplain managers have a lot through this conference as you plan be relevant and stimulating.
to contribute to the furthering of our your budget and priorities for this
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Floodplain Management in Ohio—
Statewide Conference 2003
Ohio Floodplain Management Association (OFMA)
4th Annual Conference August 27-28, 2003—Columbus, Ohio
BY ALICIA SILVERIO, CFM, by email to christopher.thoms citizens. Please develop your presen-
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, @dnr.state.oh.us as a Micro- tation using the sort of detailed and
DIVISION OF WATER soft Word® or Corel Word- useful material that you would like to
Perfect® attachment. Each have presented to yourself. Not a
Anyone interested in making a item should be submitted as a “sales pitch” approach, but one that
presentation to this year’s state separate file. (You will re- will interest the audience in such a
conference must submit an abstract. ceive a return email to confirm way that “off-line” conversations and
Abstracts will be reviewed by the that your submittal has been follow-up actions will result.
Conference Planning Committee and received.) If you do not have
selected based on content and email or Internet access, or Length and focus of presentation.
relevance to Floodplain Management. have other submittal ques- You will have approximately 40
Submissions must be received by tions, contact Conference minutes for your presentation unless
March 1st to be considered for Chair Christopher Thoms at otherwise indicated on the agenda.
presentation at the conference. Incom- 614-265-6752. Please emphasize conclusions and
plete or late papers may be subject to recommendations in your presenta-
automatic rejection. Audience. The Statewide Conference tion based upon your professional
offers three tracks to accommodate experience(s).
Abstract Guidelines: attendees and their various levels of
· Submissions must be concise, floodplain management knowledge Audio-Visual. Authors selected to
limited to 500 words, and and experience. be Presenters will use laptop com-
provide an accurate descrip- puters and LCD projectors provided
The tracks are on-site, utilizing the Microsoft
tion of the policy, educational,
scientific, engineering, or (1) Fundamentals in Flood- PowerPoint® program. Additionally,
technological material to be plain Management each presentation must be provided
presented at the conference. to the Conference Chair by August
(2) Advanced Floodplain Man- 1st, 2003 via email, CD, or floppy
· Abstracts must be accom- agement disk. A moderator will monitor each
panied by the Abstract Sub- breakout session. A CD will be
mittal Form, which can be (3) Engineering & Technology loaded that contains ALL
obtained from the ODNR in Floodplain Management. SUBMITTED PRESENTATIONS.
website at: www.dnr.state.oh. There will be no time lag between
Please adjust the technical level of
us/water/ under New Pages. speakers due to the common problem
your remarks and PowerPoint present- of “swapping out” of personal equip-
ation according to the track where you ment. Laser pointers will be avail-
· The Abstract Submittal Form
will be presenting. As the only flood- able.
must be completed and sub-
plain management conference in Ohio,
mitted to the Conference Chair
this annual event attracts a broad
along with the biographical Please reference the entire Call for
audience including local, state and fed- Abstracts document at www.dnr.stat
sketch(es) of the author(s), and
eral government officials, engineers, e.oh.us/water/ for detailed informa-
the abstract.
consultants, planners, related non-
profit organizations, and involved tion and instructions.
· Abstract should be submitted
page 2
PERSPECTIVE: Escaping floodplain takes time, money
arguing that it causes ecological
BY JOHN NOLAN damage. Removing homes and busi-
[Editor’s note: the following is a reprint nesses to convert a floodplain into a
from a January 17, 2003 Associated park or wildlife area is the best
Press news release] solution, they say.
Pauline Wilson is hoping she can sell re
You' really just concentrating the
her house and escape the neighbor- water in a narrower area and moving
hood where residents get nervous it much more rapidly downstream.
whenever the creek rises. A flood in So, the damage caused by flooding
2001 killed two neighbors and ruined can be much, much worse now that
Pauline Wilson cleaning up in
her basement and family keepsakes. Fairfax, 2001 ve
you' eliminated the natural advan-
But she and her neighbors are count- Photo by Chris Russell / Columbus Dispatch tage of a floodplain, said Betsy Otto,
ing on tax dollars for a long-awaited director of watershed programs for
The state is contributing a $315,000 the American Rivers organization.
buyout, because they can' find t grant from the Clean Ohio fund, and
anybody who wants to buy houses in s
It' almost always a cheaper solution
the village plans to ask Hamilton to return that to floodplain, a natural
a low-lying neighborhood with a County for community development
history of being flooded. state.
funds.
I definitely don' want to go through
t Floodplain development dates to the
Kaminer said she doesn' know t s
country' years as a society more de-
that again, Wilson, 65, said of the whether residents would approve a
2001 flood that cost her at least pendent on waterways for commerce.
property tax levy to raise money for
$20,000, including a ruined furnace, the project, because that would The Fairfax homes were built either
washing machine and dryer and require people who didn'buy homes
t in the early 1900s or in a later surge
irreplaceable family pictures and in the floodplain to pay to “bail out” in the 1950s and 1960s, Kaminer
s
paintings. It' just like panic attack those who did. said. Fairfax was incorporated as a
around here whenever the creek village in 1955.
comes up. s re
That' an issue. You' buying in a
floodplain, she said. Whose fault is
Public buyouts and demolition of In New Richmond, an Ohio River
it?
homes to restore a floodplain to a village of 2,500 people, the federal
natural, undeveloped state cost tax- Wilson said she and her late husband government provided $2.4 million to
payers millions of dollars. But such bought their home from a bank, buyout homes after flooding in 1996
buyouts are a better and cheaper which informed them of the flood and 1997, village administrator
long-term solution than risking flood risk. Before the 2001 flood, waters David Kennedy said. The village
damage that imposes a heavier had reached her porch but then bought and demolished 57 structures
burden on taxpayers and insurance receded. —all but one of them homes—from
companies, environmentalists say. The previous homeowners left after a the floodplain.
This suburban Cincinnati village is flood ruined their newly redone s
It' much better now, Kennedy said.
trying to raise the estimated $7 basement, Wilson said.
million it needs to buy and demolish She had a nervous breakdown and
41 homes near the Little Duck Creek they moved out, she said.
and turn the area into a natural flood-
ve
I' been here 38 years, Wilson said.
plain, prohibiting future develop-
m
I' not looking forward to moving,
ment. But with a $2.5 million annual
t
but I can'stay here by myself.
budget and 1,000 residents, Fairfax is
not assured of raising the money by Development upstream along the
the time the two-year project is Little Duck Creek has cut into its
scheduled to start in June, village natural floodplain where overflow
administrator Jennifer Kaminer said. water from spring and summer rains
could go. The result is worsening
The Federal Emergency Manage-
damage for homeowners and busi- New Richmond 1997
ment Agency and the Army Corps of
nesses near the creek. Photo by Cincinnati Enquirer
Engineers have pledged a combined
$5 million, leaving the village to For years, environmentalists have A number of homes that would be the
raise about $2 million, Kaminer said. opposed construction in floodplains, first ones to get hit are gone.
page 3
the use of Ohio Floodplain Regu-
Ohio contains base model floodplain regu-
lations that meet the minimum lation Criteria and the model regu-
Floodplain requirements of the National Flood lations. In presentations to commun-
Insurance Program (NFIP). The base ities required to adopt or update local
Regulation model is an entirely new format regulations for NFIP compliance and
Criteria designed for ease of use by smaller
communities as “special purpose”
adoption of revised flood study and
map information, the Federal Emer-
NOW ON THE WEB! regulations. Ohio communities are gency Management Agency (FEMA)
now downloading the manual for use Regional Office now refers to—and
BY MICHAEL K. GEASE, in improving local floodplain man- provides the web-site for—the new
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST agement by evaluating and adopting model.
DIVISION OF WATER regulatory standards that exceed the Ross County communities are al-
minimum federal requirements of the ready using the new model regul-
The Ohio Floodplain Management
Program’s planning document, Ohio National Flood Insurance Program ations in adopting FEMA’s new
(NFIP).
Floodplain Regulation Criteria, countywide Flood Insurance Study in
(reported in the Fall 2002 edition of Ohio Floodplain Regulation April 2003. In addition to web ac-
The Antediluvian) is now on the Div- Criteria now includes 18 different cessible versions, Ohio Floodplain
ision of Water’s website. It is accessi- higher standards, that can be incorp- Regulation Criteria is also available
ble for download in a variety of for- orated into the base model and in print, on CD-ROM, and floppy
mats, at the Floodplain Management adopted to achieve local planning disk upon request, for those com-
Program home page of the Division of objectives for flood damage preven- munities with limited access to the
Waters’ website www.dnr.state.oh/wat tion, protection of critical facilities, website. For more information or to
er/floodpln/default.htm. and preserving the natural, beneficial request assistance in developing or
functions of the floodplain and wat- updating local floodplain regulations,
The fourth edition (2002-revision) please contact the Floodplain Man-
ershed. As Ohio communities find
includes guidance on floodplain plan- agement Program at (614) 265-6750.
opportunities to amend or adopt new
ning, management and regulation, and
floodplain legislation, we encourage
N Post-FIRM A Zones premiums
(2.5%), Pre-FIRM AE Zone
(ICC) coverage will be
increased from $20,000 to
premiums (2%), Un-numbered A $30,000. Many floodplain
Zone premiums (3%), X Zone
F
managers are aware of the
Standard Risk Policy premiums compliance difficulties when
(3%), and X-Zone Preferred Risk a structure is found to be
Policy (5%). substantially damaged. ICC
I • The Elevation Certificate will be
coverage was established as
part of flood insurance pol-
revised to include additional in- icies to assist property own-
PROGRAM CHANGES structions to the engineer com-
pleting the form, and the form
ers in meeting costs assoc-
iated with local regulatory
itself will be revised to include requirements when substan-
BY: CHAD M. BERGINNIS, CFM, information about the elevation of tial damage occurs.
PROGRAM MANAGER the air conditioning and similar
DIVISION OF WATER units. • Optional deductibles are be-
ing revised. In addition,
Attention Ohio floodplain managers! • The Expense Constant will be higher limits are being intro-
eliminated. Basic limits rates are duced for non-residential
Effective May 1, 2003, several being increased to collect the structures and residential
changes to the National Flood same premium revenue that the condominium building asso-
Insurance Program will occur. The Expense Constant currently gen- ciations.
following changes will be imple- erates. Currently, the Expense
mented: Constant is a $50 charge on all Visit our website at http://www.
flood insurance policies, except dnr.state.oh.us/water/floodpln/de
• Flood Insurance Rates will Preferred Risk Policies. fault.htm for further updates as
increase overall by about they become available.
2.5%. Increases include: • Increased Cost of Compliance
page 4
OHIO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Annual Awards Nominations Are Needed!
By Cynthia J. Crecelius, CFM Program Manager, Division of Water
The Ohio Floodplain Management
be granted in a single year. 2001 Recipient was Chagrin
Association (OFMA) was formed in
1995 in response to a need expressed River Watershed Partners,
The nominee will be selected Inc, Willoughby, Ohio.
by floodplain professionals for a
based upon their leadership,
common forum, and a network that
outstanding accomplishment 2002 Recipient was Dr.
supports and improves their manage-
in the profession of flood- Cornelia Dettmer, Village of
ment of Ohio’s water resources,
plain management, and dem- Manchester, Ohio.
specifically floodplains. OFMA is a
onstrating personal/profess-
Division of the Water Management
sional character of the high-
Association of Ohio. The OFMA
est quality.
Peter G. Finke Award for
Board has created the following Most Valuable
recognitions that were awarded for
the first time in 2001! The present-
2001 Recipient was Ray Contribution to
Sebastian, Clermont County, Floodplain Management
ation of the annual awards has
Ohio.
become an exciting part of the
Statewide Floodplain Management This award is a tribute to Peter G.
2002 Recipient was Jim Fox,
Conference. The 2003 Conference Finke for his distinguished service
Butler County, Ohio. and leadership of the Ohio Flood-
will be held August 27 and 28 in
Columbus, Ohio. plain Management Program for
Award for Innovation in three decades. Peter utilized collab-
Please join in the fun and help oration and creativity throughout his
OFMA recognize outstanding local,
Floodplain Management career and drew strength from his
regional, and state programs by personal dedication to create a
This award is intended to recognize statewide floodplain management
nominating one of Ohio’s unnoticed
those who have developed and program that improves the quality of
floodplain management leaders!
applied an approach that is “outside
life for Ohioans present and future.
of the box”. Promotion of flood loss
The OFMA awards, their focus, and He was also an integral part of
reduction, stewardship of valuable
criteria are listed below. Following developing the national policy on
floodplain resources, economic sus- floodplain management.
each description is the name of the
tainability and quality improvement
previous award recipients.
may be elements of programs,
The nominee may be an
projects, publications, and activities
Floodplain Administrator individual, organization,
nominated for this award.
public or private sector,
of the Year government agency, or
The nominee may be an regional agency.
The Floodplain Administrator of the individual, organization,
Year award is designed to honor an public or private sector,
This award need not be
individual whose contributions have government agency, reg-
given annually.
resulted in an outstanding local pro- ional agency or academic
gram or activity for comprehensive institution.
The recipient will be
floodplain management. The recip- selected based upon their
ient of this award will serve as a role This award need not be
outstanding contribution to
model and inspiration to other local given annually, or may be
the multifaceted aspects of
officials. given to multiple recipients
floodplain management.
in a single year.
The nominee must be
employed by a county, city The contribution supporting
Nominees must be currently this recognition should have
or village as a local flood- working or contributing to
plain manager. a direct impact on improv-
active water resource man-
ing the quality of life
agement programs or pro-
No more than one award will through better water
jects. resource management.
page 5
More than one award may be eral, state or local employee, 2001 Recipients were Jerry
granted in a single year upon engineer, planner, consultant, Brems and Doug Johnson-
approval by the Board. insurance agent, student, sur- Past OFMA Presidents.
veyor, appraiser, real estate
2001 Recipient was Peter G. agent, or interested citizen. 2002 Recipient was Ray
Finke, Retired Ohio Dept. of Sebastian - Past OFMA
Natural Resources. The recipient must be President.
currently active in the Ohio
2002 Recipient was Cynthia J. Floodplain Management As-
Crecelius, Program Manager, sociation. OFMA Annual Awards
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resou- Application and Instructions
rces. More than one award may be
granted in a single year upon (Available at: www.dnr.state.oh.us/
Distinguished Member approval by the Board. water/ )
Service Award Complete the OFMA Re-
This award need not be given
The success of any professional annually. cognition Award Applica-
organization is rooted in the dedi- tion and supporting infor-
cation and capabilities of its mem- The nominee must have made mation.
bers. This award is intended to a significant contribution
recognize a member whose out- through their leadership, dedi- Publications, videotapes,
standing contribution has furthered the cation, creativity or collabo- letters of recommendation
OFMA goals and objectives. ration to improve floodplain and project descriptions
management in accordance may all be submitted as sup-
The nominee may be an elected with the OFMA purpose and port or justification of nom-
official, appointed official, fed- objectives. inees.
that describes the structures and Some communities used a percentage
Appalachian infrastructure that are at risk. scale to estimate the losses in flood
Flood Risk The methods for developing the asset
hazard areas based on previous
events. Other communities had ac-
Reduction inventories were as diverse as the
communities themselves. The com-
cess to Geographical Information
Systems, or professionals familiar
Initiative munities had to obtain the total number
with survey equipment. Those com-
and value of all residential, com-
BY STEVE FERRYMAN, CFM, mercial, and industrial structures for
munities obtained elevation infor-
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, mation on structures in the floodplain
their community. This task was rela-
and used Flood Insurance Rate Maps
DIVISION OF WATER tively easy for some of the smaller
to calculate the flood depth in each
villages and cities, but some counties
This article is the third in a series structure. Knowing the flood depth
had a more difficult time obtaining the
tracking the progress of the Appa- and building type, the core groups
data. Many core group members have
lachian Flood Risk Reduction Initi- used “damage curves” to estimate
made great friends in the county
ative (AFRRI). The AFRRI is a losses to each individual structure.
auditors offices! Once the asset
grant administered by the Floodplain
inventory has been completed, the core AFRRI communities are beginning
Management Program to help com-
groups must identify which assets are to move into the third and fourth
munities develop natural hazard miti-
located in hazardous areas. The core steps in the planning process. These
gation plans that are compliant with
groups also identified critical facilities steps are “problem identification”
the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
in their community. and “goal-setting”. At this point, the
The fifteen AFRRI communities core groups have collected a signi-
Now that the core groups know what
have made significant progress since ficant amount of information on
assets are at risk, the next step was to
the last update. All of the core hazards and the problems they cause
estimate dollar losses to those assets
groups in the communities have locally. The problem identification
should a hazard event occur. The level
completed hazard profiles that de- step uses consensus-building techni-
of detail in the loss estimations was
scribe local historical occurrences of iques to document those problems in
dependent on the information available
natural hazard events. The next step
in the community and access to
was to develop an asset inventory (continued on page 9)
professional assistance and equipment.
page 6
Name of Nominee ________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________
Phone No. ________________________ Employer ____________________
Employer Contact/Phone __________________________________________
Type of Award Nominated For
Floodplain Administrator of the Year
Award for Innovation in Floodplain Management
Peter G. Finke Award (Most Valuable Contribution to Floodplain Management)
Distinguished Member Service Award
On a separate sheet or in letter please describe the activities of the nominee in support
of your nomination. Please note the criteria for each award and provide specific
information including any supporting materials in justification of the nominee’s
qualifications.
Nominated by ____________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________
Phone __________________________ E-mail ________________________
Fax ____________________________ Date Submitted _________________
Submit nominations to:
Cindy Crecelius, Awards Coordinator
ODNR, Division of Water
1939 Fountain Square Drive, Building E-3
Columbus, Ohio 43224
(614) 265-6750 or cindy.crecelius@dnr.state.oh.us
(614) 447-9503 Fax
DEADLINE: June 1, 2003
page 7
AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED THE
AWARD APPLICATION,
PLEASE FOLD ALONG THE DOTTED LINES, CLOSE
& AFFIX POSTAGE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
Affix Postage
Here
Post Office
Will Not Deliver
Without Proper
Postage
DIVISION OF WATER
1939 Fountain Square
Columbus, OHIO 43224
Cindy Crecelius, Awards Coordinator
ODNR, Division of Water
1939 Fountain Square Drive, Building E-3
Columbus, Ohio 43224
page 8
(continued from page 6)
imately one stream mile in each been completed. The flood maps for
the plan so that goals and action community. Severe weather and Crooksville and Caldwell are finish-
steps developed in the future mitigate frozen creeks have hampered some ed and in the process of quality con-
the actual problem and not symp- of the field surveying that was trol. We have more information a-
toms, or perceived problems. planned for this winter, but crews bout mitigation planning at our
will be in the field in early spring. websiteat: www.dnr.state.oh.us/wate
The AFRRI grant also includes a
flood study and map for approx- Ten of the fifteen field surveys have r/floodpln/mitigation.htm.
Map Needs Update Support System (MNUSS)
Worksheet and Instructions
BY MICHAEL K. GEASE, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST DIVISION OF WATER
The Ohio Floodplain Management to Input of Mapping Needs Into FEMA to rank communities and
Program’s initial outreach to identify MNUSS Both are available at prioritize future NFIP restudies and
National Flood Insurance Program www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/floodpln/ revisions. Completed MNUSS forms
(NFIP) flood map and restudy needs default.htm should be provided to the MNUSS
is underway. Using the Federal Coordinator at the following ad-
Emergency Management Agency If you do not have internet access, dress:
(FEMA) Map Needs Update Support contact us at 614-265-6750 and we
System (MNUSS) worksheets and will send both documents. Karen L. Amrhein, CFM
guidance, nearly 200 of the state’s MNUSS Coordinator/Special
715 flood risk identified commun- The Guide provides an overview of Projects Team Leader
ities have already participated in this MNUSS with instructions on deter- PBS&J
important component of FEMA’s mining “map maintenance needs” 12101 Indian Creek Court
Map Modernization Program as well (corporate limits and street changes, Beltsville, MD 20770
as Ohio’s Flood Study Production new subdivisions, revised Elevation 301-210-6800 x218
Plan (see The Antediluvian Fall 2002 Reference Marks etc.) and “flood 800-697-7275 x218
article Flood Map Modernization and data update needs” (hydrologic fax 301-210-5157
FEMA’s MNUSS). needs-changes to land use in the wat- KLAmrhein@pbsj.com
ershed, comparison of recent flood
Your community can participate in events to the FIRM, etc.; and/or For more information, please contact
accelerating the flood map update “hydraulic needs”-new bridges or the ODNR, Division of Water,
and restudy process by providing culverts, changes in stream charac- Floodplain Management Program at
map and engineering needs data teristics such as channel changes, or (614) 265-6750, or visit the Flood
directly to PBS&J—FEMA’s Map new development in the floodplain). Hazard Mapping page on FEMA’s
Coordination Contractor—using the website at www.fema.gov/mit/tsd.
MNUSS Worksheet form and Guide The MNUSS data is then used by
graduating this spring. The majority of
ROLL CALL his work with us is related to the
structure inventory project initiated by
BY DARLENE MAGOLD, GIMS the Floodplain Management Program last
SPECIALIST, year. This includes identifying structures
DIVISION OF WATER that are in or adjacent to flood hazard
Tim Beck is the newest addition to the areas. By using a custom application
Floodplain Management Program. He is the created in ArcView 3.2, he has already
recipient of a $2500 award provided by the successfully completed the structure
Ohio River Basin Commission. This inventory for over 25 counties.
scholarship is intended to support the
Tim is a wonderful addition to our
education of a full-time student contributing
floodplain staff and is an important asset
to the field of water resource management.
in order to ascertain an inventory of
Tim is a geography major in his senior year Tim receiving his award structures at risk from flooding in the
at the Ohio State University and plans on from Chief Jim Morris state of Ohio.
page 9
year’s conference will be a strategic plan. In order for
result of a Call for Abstracts. OFMA to thrive as an effect-
Forges Ahead . . . Additionally, OFMA has tive organization, it is essen-
formed a committee to explore tial that OFMA have a stra-
The Ohio Floodplain Management providing scholarship assist- tegic plan as a guide.
Association (OFMA) was formed in ance to community floodplain
administrators wanting to at- Monitoring federal and state
1995 to promote education and
tend the conference. legislation affecting flood-
outreach in floodplain management,
plain management. In the
and to give Ohio folks interested in Participation in the ASFPM
past year, OFMA has prov-
floodplain management a chance to annual conference in St.
ided input to Ohio’s Con-
get involved in a number of activ- Louis. This is the closest the
gressional delegation on
ities. Past OFMA or OFMA co- ASFPM national conference
issues such as FEMA’s map
sponsored activities include regional has been to Ohio in many
modernization program, and
workshops, state floodplain manage- years. OFMA will be send-
Hazard Mitigation Grant
ment conference, post-flood forums, ing two officers to the con-
Program. Currently, OFMA
and supporting the two affiliated ference, and several OFMA
is planning a breakfast for
organizations: The Water Manage- members will be participating
state legislators that would
ment Association of Ohio and the in the conference.
be concurrent with the 4th
Association of State Floodplain Creation and continued annual statewide floodplain
Managers (ASFPM). Our activities development of the OFMA management conference.
in 2002 and 2003 reflect an in- website, www. ofma.org
creasing desire for our members and Without active participation by our
board to be involved in floodplain Currently, the website fea-
members; however, none of the
management issues. Here are a few tures OFMA’s profile, mis-
above activities would be possible.
activities OFMA is actively engaged sion, Code of Regulations, and
If you are interested in becoming a
in: contact information. Still
member of OFMA or would like
Planning for the 4th annual under construction, the
more information, please do not
statewide floodplain man website will be updated
hesitate to call Gary Ziegler, OFMA
agement conference. Due to periodically to reflect new
Chair, at (419) 424-7108, or send an
several OFMA members in- information.
e-mail to gziegler@ci.findlay.oh.us
creasing their participation, Creation of the OFMA
many presentations at this
MYTHS FACT: You can buy federal flood
insurance for buildings and contents no
FACT: You can purchase flood
coverage at any time, but there is a
& FACTS matter where you live, if your com- 30-day waiting period after you have
munity participates in the NFIP. applied and paid the premium before
[Based upon MYTH: Federal disaster assistance will
the policy becomes effective. The
extracts from the pay for flood damage. policy will not cover a loss in
FEMA website progress.
www.fema.gov] FACT: A flooded community may not
qualify for federal disaster assistance MYTH: Flood insurance is only
Adding insult to injury, flood losses because of insufficient damage. FEMA available for homeowners.
are often compounded due to fre- disaster aid is only available during FACT: Federally-backed flood
quently recurring flood insurance Presidentially declared disasters and insurance is available to protect
myths. We offer the following rebut- federal disaster declarations are issued homes, condominiums, apartments,
tals to some of the more common for less than 50% of floods. Typically, non-residential (commercial, Indus-
misunderstandings. disaster assistance is a loan that must be trial etc.) buildings, contents, and it
MYTH: My standard homeowners’ repaid with interest. An NFIP policy will can be purchased through most ma-
insurance will cover me if my house pay for flood damage whether or not jor private insurance companies or
is damaged or destroyed in a flood. there is a federal disaster declaration. If licensed property insurance agents
FACT: Homeowners’ insurance does you are uninsured and receive Federal who sell homeowners’ or property
not cover flood damage. Federal flood disaster assistance after a flood, you insurance.
insurance is the only guaranteed flood must purchase flood insurance to remain
MYTH: I can' buy flood insurance
t
insurance coverage available. eligible for future disaster relief.
since my property has been flooded.
MYTH: You can'buy flood insurance if
t MYTH: You can' buy flood insurance
t
immediately before or during a flood.
FACT: It doesn' matter how many
t
your property is in a floodplain. times a structure has flooded. You
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are still eligible to purchase flood ment normally found in a basement flooding as a general and temporary
insurance as long as your community (e.g., furnaces, water heaters, condition during which the surface of
participates in the NFIP. washers and dryers, food freezers, air normally dry land is partially or com-
MYTH: The NFIP does not offer any
conditioners, heat pumps, electrical pletely inundated. Two properties in the
type of basement coverage. junctions and circuit breaker boxes) area or two or more acres must be
necessary for the habitability of the affected.
FACT: Yes, it does. The NFIP defines building. Many of these items are
a basement as any area of a building covered under building coverage, and Call the NFIP Telephone Response
with a floor that is below ground level some are covered under contents Center, 800-427-4661 to get more
on all sides. While flood insurance coverage. For the broadest protection, information, including the name of a
does not cover basement improve- both coverages are needed. local insurance company that writes
ments, such as finished walls, floors or flood insurance policies. For other NFIP-
ceilings, or belongings (i.e., furniture MYTH: Property with federal flood
insurance is covered against all water information call 888-FLOOD29, TDD#
and other contents), it does cover 1-800-427-5593 or visit www.fema.
damage.
clean-up expenses, the foundation, and
gov/nfip/.
certain mechanical and utility equip- FACT: The NFIP defines covered
Each year a Severe Weather Aware- To download a severe weather safety
Spring Severe ness Poster Contest is conducted for information packet visit www.state.oh.
elementary-age students. The .us/odps/division/ema/Weather.htm.
Weather Safety winner=s poster is used to promote
The OCSWA encourages you to pro-
Awareness Week severe weather awareness year-round
because the threat of severe weather is
mote severe weather (including flood
hazard) awareness as part of Ohio=s
BY CHRISTOPHER M. THOMS, with us throughout the year. Flood
Spring Severe Weather Awareness
CFM, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, safety awareness is an integral part of
both Spring and Winter Severe Week.
DIVISION OF WATER
Weather Safety Campaigns.
As our nation understandably focuses on the
technological hazards so tragically thrust to
the fore by the loss of the shuttle Columbia,
along with the terrorist attacks and continuing Floodplain Management Training Available
threats; many natural hazards specialists have
been called upon to lend their expertise in risk For the latest information about upcoming Lender & Agent Seminars
reduction and response strategies. Utilizing visit: http://www.fema.gov/nfip/wshops.htm
this complimentary expert resource is reason-
able given the extensive experience and many or call Rich Slevin, Regional Marketing Manager for the NFIP at
successes achieved in natural hazards risk
reduction. (630) 577-1407
A key element in those successes continues to FEMA offers on-campus & correspondence courses through the
be, risk awareness. Though we have renewed Emergency Management Institute (EMI) in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
awareness of the wide range of technological For information or a course catalog describing EMI’s
hazards, we cannot afford to neglect our Floodplain Management Courses visit:
natural hazard awareness efforts. .
The Ohio Committee for Severe Weather http://www.training.fema.gov/
Awareness (OCSWA) sponsors two aware- or call
ness weeks each year to draw attention to the
continuing need to prepare for severe weather. (800) 238-3358
This year, Governor Taft has pro-claimed
March 23rd through 29th as Spring Severe
Weather Safety Awareness Week.
OCSWA prepares severe weather information
packets for teachers and media.
The Antediluvian is produced by the Division of Water and is supported by funding through a FEMA Cooperative Agreement as part of
the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element of the National Flood Insurance Program. The contents do not
necessarily reflect the views and policies of the federal government. Christopher M. Thoms, Editor
Please send address corrections, additions, & other changes to our offices at 1939 Fountain Square Blvd. E-3 Columbus, OH 43224
An Equal Opportunity Employer-M/F/H Printed on recycled paper
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DIVISION OF WATER
1939 FOUNTAIN SQUARE
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43224
Bob Taft,
Governor
Samuel W. Speck,
Director
James R. Morris,
Chief
CLOMR
Fundamentals ODNR LOMR
Floodplain Management
…
FLOOD ALERT
Elevation Certificate
Hydraulic Modeling
ase Studies
CLOMR- variance
Zone A
Flood Hazard
Flood Loss Reduction
fringe LOMA
approximate
COBRA
Ohio’s 4th annual Floodplain Management Conference August 27th -28th, 2003
at the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio
Probation
A cooperative effort coordinated by: OFMA, ODNR, and FEMA.
Class 9
BFE
CAV
Local
FMA
AE.
NFIP
LOMC
X.
LOMR-f
LAG
For information regarding this conference, visit our website at: Become a Certified Floodplain Manager!
www.dn .state.oh.us/water/ or contact: ODNR Division of Water – Check the ASFPM website at http://www.floods.org for all
Floodplain Management Program at 614-265-6750 or e-mail: the CFM Exams offered along with application information.
christopher.thoms@dnr.state.oh.us
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