Flood Map Modernization Levee Certification Status in FEMA Region VI USACE Red River Levee Meeting Texarkana, Arkansas SW Arkansas Electric CO-OP January

Flood Map Modernization

Levee Certification Status in FEMA Levee Certification Status in FEMA Region VIRegion VI

USACE Red River Levee Meeting USACE Red River Levee Meeting

Texarkana, ArkansasTexarkana, Arkansas

SW Arkansas Electric CO-OPSW Arkansas Electric CO-OP

January 30, 2009January 30, 2009

Guy Lowes, P.E., FEMA Region VI


Federal Accreditation Regulations

Responsibilities

Mapping & Certification Status in FEMA Region VI

FEMA Region 6/ USACE Vicksburg District Study Details

Questions

Outline – Levee Accreditation FEMA Region 6Outline – Levee Accreditation FEMA Region 6

Presentation Outline

Flood Map ModernizationRegulations – Levee AccreditationRegulations – Levee Accreditation

Levee Accreditation Regulations – Interim Levee Policy (February 10, 1981)– 44CFR65.10 (August 25, 1986)

Integrating Levee Certification into the Map Modernization Program is new.

– Procedure Memorandum 34 (August 22, 2005)• Interim Guidance for Studies Including Levees

– Procedure Memorandum 43 (September 25, 2006)– Revised Procedure Memorandum 43 (March 16, 2007)

• Guidelines for Identifying Provisionally Accredited Levees

Flood Map ModernizationFEMA ResponsibilitiesFEMA Responsibilities

FEMA is responsible for the following: Establishing/reflecting appropriate risk zone

determinations on flood maps–Accredit levees that meet the criteria of 44CFR65.10 as providing protection from the 1% annual chance flood based on the certification provided by levee owner

–Not accredit levees as providing protection that are not or cannot be shown to meet criteria of 44CFR65.10

Establishing mapping standards

Flood Map ModernizationResponsibilities of OthersResponsibilities of Others

FEMA is not responsible for any of the following:

CERTIFYING LEVEES Designing, constructing, operating, or

maintaining levee systems Examining levees Determining how a structure or system will

perform in a flood event

Flood Map ModernizationMapping Schedule by FY StartMapping Schedule by FY Start

Flood Map ModernizationFEMA MOD Study StartsFEMA MOD Study Starts


FEMA Levee Studies With Certification IssuesFEMA Levee Studies With Certification Issues

Flood Map ModernizationFEMA Study StatusFEMA Study Status

Flood Map ModernizationFEMA Hempstead Levee MapFEMA Hempstead Levee Map

Flood Map ModernizationCounty Fiscal Year Status

2006-2007 Studies

Arkansas 2006Levee was not included in PAL or certified with Mapping of DFIRMs.

Garland 2006 No impact with no levees.

Miller 2007Levees do not show protection on Effective Maps-Not eligible for certification.

2008 Studies 2008 Project are Now Underway

Hempstead 2008One levee-See attached map-Documentation Letters going out this week.

Howard 2008No Impact due to levees not providing protection / uncertifiable.

Hot Spring 2008 No Impact with no levees.

Clark 2008 No Impact with no levees.

Ouachita 2008 No Impact with no levees.

Saline 2008 No Impact with no levees.

Ashley 2008 No Impact with no levees.

Drew 2008Currently reviewing one levee as to whether or not provides protection / un-certifiable.

Desha 2008Five Levees-See attached Map-FEMA Documentation Request letters out-1/5/09.

Chicot 2008Four Levees-See attached Map-FEMA Documentation Request letters out-1/5/09.

FEMA Requests for Levee Documents have been going out to Levee Districts and Communities from July 2008 to February 2009.