Flood Mitigation Plan Township of Montgomery

Flood Mitigation Plan Township of Montgomery

Pike Run at Bridgepoint Road looking east, Flood of June 3, 1946 Flood Mitigation Plan Township of Montgomery Somerset County, New Jersey January 2006 Prepared with assistance from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 220 Davidson Avenue, 4th Floor Somerset, NJ 08873 732-537-6040 Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Plan January 2006 2 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Plan January 2006 Table of Contents Table of Contents................................................................................................................ 3 List of Tables ...................................................................................................................... 5 List of Figures..................................................................................................................... 7 List of Photos ...................................................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgements........................................................................................................... 10 Preface............................................................................................................................... 11 Setting .......................................................................................................................... 11 Section A - Community Organization .............................................................................. 15 Section B - Public Involvement ........................................................................................ 15 Initial Public Meeting.................................................................................................. 15 Public Meeting on Draft Plan.................................................................................... 15 Public Information Activities...................................................................................... 16 Questionnaires............................................................................................................ 16 Solicitation of Comments .......................................................................................... 17 Planning Process, Planning Committee Meetings................................................ 17 Section C - Coordination with Other Agencies ................................................................ 17 Initial Contact with Agencies, Comments............................................................... 17 Meetings with Agencies............................................................................................. 17 Agency Comments on Draft Action Plan ......................................................................... 18 Review of Community Needs, Goals, Plans for the Area.................................... 18 Section D – Assessing the Hazard .................................................................................... 18 Background Information: Record of Past Floods ................................................. 18 FEMA Flood Insurance Study .................................................................................. 19 Principal Flood Problems ...................................................................................... 19 Flood Prone Areas Map ........................................................................................ 33 Description of Other Natural Hazards................................................................. 33 Section E – Assessing the Problem................................................................................... 47 Repetitive Flood Losses............................................................................................ 47 Affected Structures .................................................................................................... 47 Description and Impact of Flooding......................................................................... 51 Critical Facilities in Plan Area................................................................................... 51 Description of Development, Redevelopment, Population Trends, and Discussion of Possible Future Development and Redevelopment in the Floodplain, Watershed and Natural Resource Areas........................................... 56 Beneficial Function Areas ......................................................................................... 58 Impact of Flooding...................................................................................................... 62 Existing Flood Protection Measures........................................................................ 62 Procedures for Warning and Evacuating Residents and Visitors....................... 62 Section F – Set Goals........................................................................................................ 63 Section G – Review of Possible Activities ....................................................................... 64 Section H – Implementation of an Action Plan ................................................................ 64 Recommendations ..................................................................................................... 64 3 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Plan January 2006 I. Evacuation Route Enhancement........................................................................... 64 II. Incorporation of Flood Mitigation Planning into Local...................................... 65 Ordinances and Master Planning .............................................................................. 65 III. Private Property Flood and other Natural Hazard (Erosion) ............................. 66 Mitigation.................................................................................................................. 66 IV. Public Participation............................................................................................ 68 V. Post-Disaster Mitigation Policies and Procedures .............................................. 69 Section I – Plan Adoption................................................................................................. 71 Section J – Plan Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................... 72 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................... 74 Appendix........................................................................................................................... 76 Resolution Establishing the Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Committee ....................................................................................................................................... 78 Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Planning Committee Minutes............. 82 Property Owner Survey Questionnaire and Final Survey Results ................... 111 Letter to Neighboring Municipalities, State and County Agencies ................... 126 Comments Received from Others ......................................................................... 130 Montgomery Township Flood Plain Ordinance ................................................... 134 Suggested Changes to Existing Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.......... 153 Preliminary Damage Assessment Report and Emergency Log for Hurricane Floyd in Montgomery Township............................................................................. 160 Community Rating System ..................................................................................... 162 Flood Mitigation Funding Sources and Contact Information ............................. 170 Resolution of Adoption of Flood Mitigation Plan ................................................. 174 4 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Plan January 2006 List of Tables Table 1 - Gaging Station in the Montgomery Township Vicinity.................................... 18 Table 2 - Major Floods and Their Recurrence Interval .................................................... 21 Table 3 - Summary of Discharges .................................................................................... 22 Table 4 – Summary of Number of Flood First Floor Vulnerable Residential Properties along Millstone River and Lower Bedens Brook in Montgomery Township* ........ 48 Table 5 – Summary of Number and Type of Structures Affected by 100 Year Flood Event Along Millstone River and Lower Bedens Brook in Montgomery Township48 Table 6 – Critical Facilities in Montgomery Township.................................................... 55 Table 7 – Suitable Habitat Types in Montgomery Township........................................... 59 Table 8 – Action Plan Timetable ...................................................................................... 70 Table 8 – Action Plan Timetable (Continued).................................................................. 71 5 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Plan January 2006 6 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Montgomery Township Flood Mitigation Plan January 2006 List of Figures Figure 1 – Montgomery Township Location Map....................................................... 13 Figure 2 – Annual Peak Discharges at Blackwells Mills Gaging Station .................. 23 Figure 3 – Location of Reported Flood Damages .......................................................

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