Phase 1 Investigation Louisiana Statewide Comprehensive Watershed Based Floodplain Management Program Development
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PHASE 1 INVESTIGATION LOUISIANA STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED BASED FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1 INVESTIGATION LOUISIANA STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED BASED FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Lake, Water, Louisiana, Gulf Coast States, USA FOOTER TEXT GOES HERE JANUARY 2018 Acknowledgement This document was prepared in support of the development of the statewide, comprehensive Watershed-based Floodplain Management Program under the guidance of the Louisiana Watershed Cooperating Agencies. The following Louisiana Watershed Cooperating Agency members provided input and review of the document: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Michael Ellis Bren Haase Rod Scott Sam Martin Casey Tingle Jeffrey Giering Department of Transportation and Development Office of Community Development Ed Knight Danica Adams Chris Knotts Pat Forbes Pat Landry Laur#, Nichols Cindy O’Neal Doug Taylor Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Scott Longman Matthew Weigel In addition to the constant involvement, oversight, and feedback provided by cooperating agencies, this Phase I effort was supported by the input of a number of local jurisdictions, parish presidents, state legislators, federal agencies, national subject matter experts, state floodplain managers, and more who were gracious with their time and insights to help build a path forward to a clear and sustainable framework for floodplain management in the state of Louisiana. Senator Mack Bodi White, Jr. Acadiana Planning Commission Watershed Technical - Co-author Senate Resolution 172 Committee Senator Sharon Hewitt -,'/3#-3*#2R!"',*,,',%-++'11'-, - Co-author, Senate Resolution 172 Jennifer Cobian - Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Pearl River Basin Task Force Members Alberto Galan - Calcasieu Parish Police Jury The many Louisiana State Senators and State Representatives who have provided input and Tara Ross - Calcasieu Parish Police Jury insight into Louisiana’s state-level floodplain Dennis Scott - Calcasieu Parish Police Jury management efforts Natasha Willis - Calcasieu Parish Police Jury PHASE 1 INVESTIGATION LOUISIANA STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED BASED FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MAY 2018 Patrick Furlong - City of Shreveport Phase I was developed with the support of a Matt Redmond - City of Shreveport consultant team led by Arcadis, U.S. Mayor Ollie Tyler - City of Shreveport Carly A. Foster - Project Manager, Arcadis Kevin Crosby - Ouachita Parish John Snow - Emergent Method Michelle Gonzalez - Jefferson Parish Brett McMann - Arcadis President Guy Cormier - St. Martin Parish Heather Sprague - Arcadis Hayley Callison - St. Tammany Parish Gina Campo - St. Tammany Parish Support Team Sidney Fontenot - St. Tammany Parish Subject Matter Expertise – Stu Appelbaum and George McMahon - Arcadis; Nick Speyer - Emergent Method Renee Roberts - St. Tammany Parish Layer 1 – Alexa Andrews, Evan Dyer - Arcadis Beth Warren - St. Tammany Parish Layers 2 and 3 – Ned Fernandez, Aaron Henderson - Bridget Bailey - Tangipahoa Parish Arcadis Lauren Brinkman - Tangipahoa Parish Layer 4 – Brian Bandy, Haihong Zhao - Arcadis Missy Cowart - Tangipahoa Parish Report support – Annis Saniee, Susan Larcher - Arcadis President Robby Miller - Tangipahoa Parish Jeff Dauzat - Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Keith O. Lovell - Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Alan Miller - Senior Attorney, Louisiana State Senate Jack Montoucet - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Shawn D. Wilson - Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Chance McNeely - Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Larry Larson - Association of State Floodplain Managers Bill Brown - Association of State Floodplain Managers Dan Brubaker - State of North Carolina Joy Duperault - State of Massachusetts Paul Osman - State of Illinois Mitch Paine - State of Washington, King County Ceil Strauss - State of Minnesota Screven Watson - State of Florida Harriet Tregoning - Subject Matter Expert Jessica Ludy - Subject Matter Expert PHASE 1 INVESTIGATION LOUISIANA STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED BASED FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MAY 2018 Acronyms ABFE Advisory Base Flood Elevation DPW Department of Public Works ACS American Community Survey DR Disaster Recovery AIPC American Institute of Certified Planners DRBC Delaware River Basin Commission DRU Disaster Recovery Unit APC Acadiana Planning Commission DWR Department of Water Resources AWAWG Alabama Water Agencies Working Group EDA Economic Development Administration BCA Benefit Cost Analysis EDF Environmental Defense Fund BFE Base Flood Elevation EIB Environmental Impact Bond BOEM Bureau of Ocean energy Management FDEM Florida Division of Emergency Management BWSR Board of Water and Soil Resources FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency CA DWR California Department of Water Resources FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Community Assistance Program - State Support Services FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Maps CAP-SSSE Element FIS Flood Insurance Study CAV Community Assistance Visit FL DOS Florida Department of State CCCB Construction Codes Coordination Board FMA Flood Mitigation Assistance CFM Certified Floodplain Manager FRRP Flood Risk Resilience Program CIS Community Information System GIS Geographic Information System CRS Community Rating System Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency GOHSEP CDBG Community Development Block Grant Preparedness Community Development Block Grant - National Disaster GOMESA Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act CDBG-NDRC Resilience Competition GPO Government Publishing Office CFR Code of Federal Regulations H&H Hydraulics and Hydrology CMAP Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning HB House Bill CNRA California Natural Resources Agency HEC Hydrologic Engineering Center CPRA Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program CRMS Coastwide Reference Monitoring System HR House Resolution CRS Community Rating System HU Hydrologic Unit CTP Cooperating Technical Partnership HUC Hydrologic Unit Code CTS Cooperating Technical State HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CVFPB Central Valley Flood Protection Board HSEM Homeland Security and Emergency Management CVFPP Central Valley Flood Protection Plan HWM High Water Mark CWAP California Water Action Plan IDNR Illinois Department of Natural Resources CWMS USACE Water Management System ITB Invitation to Bid DCRA Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ITN Invitation to Negotiate DEQ Department of Environmental Quality IWM Integrated Water Management DEM Digital Elevation Model JPM-OS Joint Probability Method with Optimal Sampling DFIRM Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map LA DOA Louisiana Division of Administration DHSEM Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management LaDOTD Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development DMT Drainage Management Team LAPDD Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts DNRP Department of Natural Resources and Parks LARR Louisiana Resilient Recovery DOA Division of Administration LED Louisiana Economic Development DOD United States Department of Defense LiDAR Light Detection and Ranging DOTD Department of Transportation and Development LDEQ Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality PHASE 1 INVESTIGATION LOUISIANA STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED BASED FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MAY 2018 LDWF Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries RFMS River and Floodplain Management Section LGAP Local Government Assistance Program RFP Request for Proposal LOMA Letter of Map Amendment RFPE Regulatory Flood Protection elevation LOMR Letter of Map Revision RIF River Improvement Fund LRAP Louisiana Resiliency Assistance Program RL Repetitive Loss LSU Louisiana State University RLSB Restore Louisiana Small Business Program LSUCC Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code RMSE Root Mean Square Error LSUCCC Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council RS Revised Statute m2 Square Meters SBA Small Business Administration MAWD Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts SCR Senate Concurrent Resolution MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System SFWMD Southwest Florida Water Management District NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration SHMO State Hazard Mitigation Officer NCDC National Climate Data Center SIB Social Impact Bond NCFMP North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program SI/SD Substantial Improvement / Substantial Damage NCSS North Carolina Society of Surveyors SLR Sea Level Rise NDBC National Data Buoy Center SR Senate Resolution NDNR Nebraska Department of Natural Resources SRL Severe Repetitive Loss NDRF National Disaster Recovery Framework SWM Surface Water Management N-FACT Nebraska Flood Analyses Calculating Tool SWMM Storm Water Management Model NFIP National Flood Insurance Program SWFWMD Southwest Florida Water Management District NLCD National Land Cover Database USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NLD National Levee Database USC United States Code NMTC New Market Tax Credit USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture NOFA Notice of Funding Availability USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NOFO Notice of Funding Opportunity USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration USGCRP U.S. Global Change Research Program NRDC National Disaster Resilience Competition USGS U.S. Geological Survey NRCS National Resource