CFM REVIEW COURSE September 30, 2014 Vail, CO
CFM PURPOSE The primary goal of the ASFPM Certified Floodplain Manager Program (CFM Program) is to help reduce the nation s flood losses and protect and enhance the natural resources and functions of its floodplains by improving the knowledge and abilities of floodplain managers in the United States
SCHEDULE Floods and Floodplain Management National Flood Insurance program NFIP Flood Studies and Maps Changes to NFIP studies and Maps NFIP Floodplain Management requirements Additional regulatory measures Ordinance Administration Substantial improvement and Substantial damage Flood Insurance and Floodplain Management Disaster Operations and Hazard Mitigation
ACRONYMS BFE Base flood elevation FHBM Flood Hazard Boundary Map FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FIS Flood Insurance Study NFIP National flood Insurance Program SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area LOMA Letter of Map Amendment LOMR Letter of Map Revision CLOMR Conditional Letter of Map Revision
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? Flooding is by far the most costly natural disaster!
FLOOD WATERS ARE SWIFT, POWERFUL AND COLD. And can damage property and harm people.
DAMAGE CAN AFFECT BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT AND LAND. Autos float in 18 inches of water.
AND HARM MAY RESULT IN DEATH, BY Drowning Automobile Flotation Bludgeoning Electrocution, Fire and Disease People can be swept away in shallow water and float in 4 feet of water.
And remember, there is also potential for great storms, such as Big Thompson flooding in 1976. That lead to the creation of this warning sign.
WHY ARE COMMUNITIES AT RISK FROM FLOODING? 29 th Street Most cities developed next to creeks and rivers. Folsom Field 29 th Street Growth near waterways continues to encroach into floodplains. Folsom Field
FLOODPLAIN CONCERNS AND TRENDS Flood losses continue to increase nationally. Floodplain encroachments continue to occur (at an increasing rate). Nationally, 30% of flood damages occur outside the 100-year floodplain. Human-made flood control improvements and structures are vulnerable to extreme flooding events that exceed design capabilities.
FLOODPLAIN CONCERNS AND TRENDS Costs for structural mitigation outpace available funds, and government can t continue to sustain funding flood recovery and structural mitigation costs. People should be held more accountable for protecting themselves and preventing adverse flood impacts. There is a national trend to recognize and preserve the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains.
COLORADO FLOOD HISTORY: A PHOTO JOURNEY. Cherry Creek - 1864
Boulder Creek - 1894
Eldorado Springs Resort South Boulder Creek - 1938
South Platte - 1965
Baseline and Foothills Parkway South Boulder Road Looking West South Boulder Creek - 1969 Thunderbird Lane at the Meadows Center
BOULDER CREEK - 1969
Bear Canyon Creek - 1969 Table Mesa Drive Near Broadway Table Mesa Exxon in 1969 - Since Acquired for Broadway Underpass Bear Canyon Creek in Martin Park 1969
Big Thompson - 1976
Lawn Lake Dam Break - 1982 St. Vrain River
Ouray North Fork, Gunnison River
Animas River - 1984
Buffalo Creek - 1996
Near Sterling
FORT COLLINS - 1997
Spring Creek - 1997
Manitou Springs - 1999
Fountain Creek - 1999 Arkansas River at Fountain Creek
La Junta
Manitou Springs - 2013
EXAMPLES OF COLORADO FLOOD EVENTS Decade Event Damages Deaths 1910 s Cherry Creek in Denver $161 million 2 1920 s Arkansas River at Pueblo $1.02 billion 78 1930 s Monument Creek $69 million 18 1950 s Purgatoire River at Trinidad $48 million 2 1960 s South Platte River in Denver $2.95 billion 8 1970 s Big Thompson Canyon $114 million 144 1990 s Fort Collins, Sterling, Lower Arkansas River 2000 s No major disasters, but damages 2010 s Post-wildfire flooding September 2013 $518 million 6 $2.9 billion 8 Since 1900, the AVERAGE annual flood losses in Colorado is over $50 million. 300 lives have been lost.
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CONTACTS CO NFIP State Coordinator 303-866-3441 Jamie Prochno FEMA Region VIII 303-235-4730 Matthew Buddie ASFPM 303-570-4609 Brian Varella
OTHER HELPFUL CONTACT INFORMATION Maps 1-800-358-9616 FEMA web site www.fema.gov ASFPM web site www.floods.org CASFM web site www.casfm.org