National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management

Agencies

June 28, 2011

Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Mid-Year Meeting

About NAFSMA

Established in 1978

Membership

13 Member Public Agency Board – Based on Federal Regions

Three Mission-Focused Committees

NAFSMA Leadership

Flood Management

Floodplain Management

Stormwater Management

Current Issues To Watch Working with FEMA

NFIP Reform

– FEMA Proposal(s) about a month – Review & Comment– House Committee Approved Bill– Homeland Security Appropriations One Year Continuation – Sept. 30, 2012

FY2012 Funding

Principles & Guidelines

Levee Modeling

– Commitment to Hill– FEMA Team Working on Proposals– Affected DFIRMS Put on Hold– Will go through Scientific Review

Assessing Feasibility of New Levee Procedures Cost Effectiveness

Local Impact

Repeatability

Technical Credibility

Public Safety

Stakeholder Credibility

Local Engagement

Alignment with Program Requirements & Other Federal Programs

Impacts to FEMA’s Existing Levee Accreditation & Mapping

FEMA’s Risk MAP Vision

Through collaboration with State, Local, and Tribal entities, Risk MAP will deliver quality data that increases public awareness and leads to action that reduces risk to life and property.

http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/rm_stories.shtm

Risk MAP: Getting to Resilience

Increasing Value Through Ownership

Breaking Stovepipes to Refocus on Action

Holistic Delivery That Drives Sustainability

Current Issues to Watch with Corps

P&G (P&S)

Vegetation

ERDC Report and Variance to be Issued This Summer

Environmental Groups Have Sued Corps for California Issues

Project Funding – New Approach in No-Earmark World

Joint EPA/USACE Wetlands Guidance

Issued May 2, 2011

Comments Due Thursday, August 1, 2011

NAFSMA Concerns with Wetlands Guidance

Process

Doesn’t Clarify the Issues

Issues Specific to Flood Risk and Stormwater Management – basins, swales and ditches

New Ecological Biological Connection Will Expand jurisdiction over “adjacent” wetlands.

Operations and Maintenance of Flood Control Facilities – Does nothing to address this issue or provide clarity on this critical public safety issue.

Clarification of the examption for flood conrtol facilities

O&M – Need longer permits (10 years)

Other Upcoming Levee Safety Initiatives

Corps Levee Safety Program

NCLS Recommendations – Stakeholder Meetings

National Levee Database – Outreach to States and Levee Owners & Operators

NAFSMA 2011 Annual MeetingOctober 31 – November 3, 2011