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National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies June 28, 2011 Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Mid-Year Meeting. About NAFSMA. Established in 1978 Membership 13 Member Public Agency Board – Based on Federal Regions Three Mission-Focused Committees. NAFSMA Leadership. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management
Agencies
June 28, 2011
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Mid-Year Meeting
About NAFSMA
Established in 1978
Membership
13 Member Public Agency Board – Based on Federal Regions
Three Mission-Focused Committees
NAFSMA Leadership
Flood Management
Floodplain Management
Stormwater Management
Current Issues To Watch Working with FEMA
NFIP Reform
– FEMA Proposal(s) about a month – Review & Comment– House Committee Approved Bill– Homeland Security Appropriations One Year Continuation – Sept. 30, 2012
FY2012 Funding
Principles & Guidelines
Levee Modeling
– Commitment to Hill– FEMA Team Working on Proposals– Affected DFIRMS Put on Hold– Will go through Scientific Review
Assessing Feasibility of New Levee Procedures Cost Effectiveness
Local Impact
Repeatability
Technical Credibility
Public Safety
Stakeholder Credibility
Local Engagement
Alignment with Program Requirements & Other Federal Programs
Impacts to FEMA’s Existing Levee Accreditation & Mapping
FEMA’s Risk MAP Vision
Through collaboration with State, Local, and Tribal entities, Risk MAP will deliver quality data that increases public awareness and leads to action that reduces risk to life and property.
http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/rm_stories.shtm
Risk MAP: Getting to Resilience
Increasing Value Through Ownership
Breaking Stovepipes to Refocus on Action
Holistic Delivery That Drives Sustainability
Current Issues to Watch with Corps
P&G (P&S)
Vegetation
ERDC Report and Variance to be Issued This Summer
Environmental Groups Have Sued Corps for California Issues
Project Funding – New Approach in No-Earmark World
Joint EPA/USACE Wetlands Guidance
Issued May 2, 2011
Comments Due Thursday, August 1, 2011
NAFSMA Concerns with Wetlands Guidance Process
Doesn’t Clarify the Issues
Issues Specific to Flood Risk and Stormwater Management – basins, swales and ditches
New Ecological Biological Connection Will Expand jurisdiction over “adjacent” wetlands.
Operations and Maintenance of Flood Control Facilities – Does nothing to address this issue or provide clarity on this critical public safety issue.
Clarification of the examption for flood conrtol facilities
O&M – Need longer permits (10 years)
Other Upcoming Levee Safety InitiativesCorps Levee Safety Program
NCLS Recommendations – Stakeholder Meetings
National Levee Database – Outreach to States and Levee Owners & Operators
NAFSMA 2011 Annual MeetingOctober 31 – November 3, 2011