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The B.F.E.* *Base Flood Elevation The B.F.E.* *Base Flood Elevation OKLAHOMA FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS ASSOCIATION DECEMBER 2016 VISIT WWW.OWRB.OK.GOV THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1986 FLOOD, BY BILL ROBISON, CFM FOR UPCOMING TRAINING October 5, 2016 marked the also filled to capacity, and 30th anniversary of the 1986 most of these bodies of flood. In early October water eventually end up in 1986, parts of Northern the Arkansas River as well. THE 30TH Oklahoma and Southern ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1 The US Army Corps of 1986 FLOOD Kansas received enormous Engineers — who manages amounts of rain as the WORDS FROM THE Lake Keystone — had the 2 remnants of Hurricane Paine CHAIR tough job of balancing when moved through the area. INFORMATION ON HMA and how much water to 2 Areas of the region received PROGRAMS release from the lake; the annual rainfall in a FEMA ISSUES LATEST attempting to minimize period of only 5 days. Over Bill Robison, PE, CFM UPDATE TO FLOOD flooding downstream. They 3 twenty inches of rain fell in City of Tulsa RISK ANALYSIS AND gradually increased the MAPPING STANDARDS the Arkansas River drainage release rate from the Dam, area upstream from the lowering the level in the CAPITOL RUMBLINGS 4 but, on October 5th, were Keystone Dam; at the height river — but the damage had forced to release at the rate UPCOMING OFMA of the flow, approximately already been done. ADVANCED "RISK of just over 300,000 cubic 4 one million cubic feet per REDUCTION" TRAINING feet per second. After Thousands were evacuated COURSES second was pouring into the several hours at this pace, while hundreds more stuffed lake. Many of the other NOTES FROM THE NFIP they were able to slow down sand bags trying to impede 5 rivers, streams, and lakes in STATE COORDINATOR the release — gradually the flooding. BNSF Railroad Kansas and Oklahoma were DRT CORNER 5 even parked a train of loaded railcars on the bridge TADD SIGNS...LOCATED, over the river to prevent it 6 MAPPED, AND ON from being washed away. ALERT! The levee breached in one UPDATE ON FEDERAL location in Sand Springs, but FLOOD RISK 7 MANAGEMENT thanks to the efforts of STANDARD (FFRMS) many volunteers, was mostly OFMA 2016 FALL contained. Still, more than CONFERENCE 8 1800 homes and business AWARDS CEREMONY were affected by the flooding. Tulsa County WHY CURRENT damages alone were DISASTER PLANNING estimated at $63.5 million; DOESN’T CUT IT, AND 14 WHAT WE CAN DO throughout Northeast INSTEAD (Continued on page 3) Page 2 The B.F.E. WORDS FROM THE CHAIR, BY BILL SMITH, PE, CFM Kasie Stambaugh, our Vice Chair; I privatization of the floodplain intend to support her throughout industry, budget issues, etc. etc. her planning of both the Spring etc.; the list goes on and on. We Technical Workshop and the 2017 have to come together to work for Annual Conference. I would also a common good or we will cease to like to welcome back all of our survive. returning officers, regional There may be times when we don't representatives, committee chairs, all agree on the steps forward, but and subcommittee chairs. as we are transitioning our My focus for this year is to provide leadership within our organization support to our local floodplain just as we are within the country, administrators throughout the state we also need to come together — both current OFMA members, within the association to work for a Bill Smith, OFMA Chair and and those who we would like to common good. Our common good DRT Coordinator bring into the association. I plan to for OFMA involves the communities help our Membership Committee we serve — in whatever role that To all of my friends, colleagues, bring new floodplain administrators may be — to protect the lives of communities, and agencies in the into OFMA, and I want to encourage the citizens, to help minimize the State of Oklahoma, I welcome and our existing floodplain damage to property, and to take pride in the opportunity to administrators, who are already preserve the natural and beneficial again be the Chair of the Oklahoma OFMA members, to reach out if you uses of the floodplain. So, whether Floodplain Managers Association for are in need of assistance. we agree or disagree on certain 2016-2017. issues, I believe we can all agree to Stepping back for a moment to a Our Annual Conference is complete work together in harmony on these "birdseye" view — we are in a very and has been deemed a success. "common good" issues. troublesome time in our world. Our Strategic Planning meetings Wars are raging, individuals and Take a moment and look around at have also come to a close, and we families are being displaced, we all the blessings that we have, and have a clear vision for the year have a grueling election in process give thanks. Be an optimist and ahead (the Strategic Plan will be for choosing our next President of look at the good side of issues — available on the OFMA website the United States, racial issues don't focus on the bad. before the end of December). abound in our communities and on I wish you all a very Happy Holiday Our Board of Directors is in place our streets, and there are killings season ahead — Happy Thanksgiving and I would like to welcome two of individuals almost every day and Merry Christmas. new members to the Board: Beth here in Tulsa. All of this, in Wilhelm as our Secretary, and addition to the many challenges we — Bill Phillip Beauchamp as the Region 4 are facing in our own industry — re- Representative. Congratulations to certification of the NFIP, possible INFORMATION ON THE HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant (HMGP) https://www.fema.gov/ Program (FMA) https:// Program (PDM) https:// hazard-mitigation-grant-program www.fema.gov/flood-mitigation- www.fema.gov/pre-disaster- assistance-grant-program mitigation-grant-program The B.F.E. Page 3 FEMA ISSUES LATEST UPDATE TO FLOOD RISK ANALYSIS AND MAPPING STANDARDS FEMA’s Federal Insurance and engineering models, and update distribution requirements Mitigation Administration (FIMA) procedures for reviewing new for Flood Insurance Study (FIS) updated the Guidance and statistical models for use. FIMA also Reports, and formalize several Standards that it uses in its flood enhanced the standards and standards for removal of the mapping and risk analysis efforts. guidance development process and special flood hazard area There are six revised standards, updated the policy to address the designation by letter consistent three new standards, and one TMAC recommendation to consider with current practice. rescinded standard in this the cost of implementation for new FIMA conducted a public review of maintenance cycle in addition to a requirements and address the costs the draft standards earlier this number of updated guidance and consistently. year. FIMA regularly updates these technical reference documents. The updated standards address guidance and technical reference Several of these updates to Risk requirements for emergency documents to ensure ongoing MAP guidance and technical operation plans for levee improvements in its flood mapping references begin implementing accreditation, clarify requirements and risk analysis efforts. The actual recommendations from the for incorporating Letters Of Map standards and related guidance are Technical Mapping Advisory Revisions into map updates, update available at www.fema.gov/ Council’s (TMAC) 2015 requirements for processing guidelines-and-standards-flood-risk- recommendations. TMAC related Physical Map Revisions (PMRs) analysis-and-mapping. updates include requirements for update Notice to Users (NTU) reporting the accuracy of elevation requirements, update requirements data used, guidance on selecting for flood risk product automation, 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1986 FLOOD, CONTINUED (Continued from page 1) small flood events that have Mayor, National Weather Service, occurred, the risk is still present. Corps of Engineers, and others on Oklahoma and Southeast Kansas, Inevitably, Tulsa will see flooding hand. damages totaled $283 million, again. It is a matter of when — not Additionally, a brochure has been according to Corps reports. if — we get huge rainfall events developed through the Corps of such as those this year in Louisiana Since then, the City of Tulsa in Engineers’ Silver Jackets program. and West Virginia, that Tulsa will conjunction with FEMA and the This document presents facts about flood again. Corps of Engineers, has spent over the flood, explains the risks, and $500 million on flood control To raise awareness of this risk, describes preventative ways people projects and acquisitions. While Tulsa held a commemoration event can protect themselves. This most believe the flooding problem for the 30th anniversary of the brochure will be mailed to has been solved, there are still 1986 flood. A high watermark sign, residents in the areas protected by several thousand homes and donated by the National Weather the levees and inundated during businesses located in the FEMA and Service, was placed along Riverside the 1986 flood. City Regulatory floodplains. And Drive, showing passersby what the although in recent years Tulsa has water level was in that area. The fared better than some of the sign was unveiled at a press event surrounding communities in the on-site on October 3rd with the Page 4 The B.F.E. CAPITOL RUMBLINGS, BY TOM LEATHERBEE, CFM, INSURANCE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS CHAIR, LEGISLATIVE CHAIR the Sandy claims payment Reduced flood risk reduction controversies, the affordability activities and resources, concerns associated with HFIAA including undermining of (the Homeowner Flood Insurance regulatory, mapping, and Affordability Act of 2014), and the incentive programs; overall financial condition of the Increased marketplace confusion NFIP.
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