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Facility Flood Hazard Assessment & Mitigation For More Information, Contact: Dan Stapleton, P.E. [email protected] CompleƟng a successful review and appeal of FEMA maps requires a detailed understanding of FEMA guidelines and methodologies. GZA is well‐versed in FEMA’s guidelines for the evaluaƟon of flood impacts and the delineaƟon of flood zones. GZA has been assisƟng private property owners, businesses and communiƟes with the idenƟficaƟon, confirmaƟon and evaluaƟon of flood map modificaƟons. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Map ModernizaƟon program, is responding to NaƟonal Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements for updaƟng the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) and is uƟlizing improved technologies for idenƟfying flood hazards. In many areas, the new data and methodologies have significantly increased the Base Flood ElevaƟons (BFEs) associated with areas that have a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. These 100‐year floodplains and flood zone delineaƟons are allowed a 90 day appeal process as the Preliminary FIRMs. As these Preliminary FIRMs become adopted into law, the map modificaƟons can have significant economic implicaƟons for both private and public property owners deemed by FEMA to be exposed to flood risk. Residents and businesses with federally‐backed mortgages will be required to purchase flood insurance. Premiums for flood insurance are increasing significantly due to reforms in the Biggert‐Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 3370) of 2014, which will phase in actuarial risk‐ based rates for naƟonal flood insurance policies over several years and promote affordability measures that are not yet defined. FEMA AccreditaƟon of Flood Controls, FEMA Preliminary FIRMs Appeals and LOMR Services Environmental Geotechnical Water Ecological ConstrucƟon Management ADCIRC Simulation of Superstorm Sandy by GZA
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Facility Flood Hazard Assessment & Mitigation
For More Information, Contact: Dan Stapleton, P.E. [email protected]
Comple ng a successful review and
appeal of FEMA maps requires a detailed
understanding of FEMA guidelines and
methodologies. GZA is well‐versed in
FEMA’s guidelines for the evalua on of
flood impacts and the delinea on of
flood zones. GZA has been assis ng
private property owners, businesses and
communi es with the iden fica on,
confirma on and evalua on of flood
map modifica ons.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
through the Map Moderniza on program, is responding
to Na onal Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
requirements for upda ng the Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (FIRMS) and is u lizing improved technologies for
iden fying flood hazards. In many areas, the new data
and methodologies have significantly increased the Base
Flood Eleva ons (BFEs) associated with areas that have a
1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
These 100‐year floodplains and flood zone delinea ons
are allowed a 90 day appeal process as the Preliminary
FIRMs.
As these Preliminary FIRMs become adopted into law,
the map modifica ons can have significant economic
implica ons for both private and public property owners
deemed by FEMA to be exposed to flood risk. Residents
and businesses with federally‐backed mortgages will be
required to purchase flood insurance. Premiums for flood
insurance are increasing significantly due to reforms in
the Biggert‐Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012
and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act
(H.R. 3370) of 2014, which will phase in actuarial risk‐
based rates for na onal flood insurance policies over
several years and promote affordability measures that
are not yet defined.
FEMA Accredita on of Flood Controls, FEMA Preliminary FIRMs Appeals and LOMR Services
Environmental
Geotechnical
Water
Ecological
Construc on Management
ADCIRC Simulation of Superstorm Sandy by GZA
Proac ve by Design. Our Company Commitment.
Daniel Stapleton, P.E.
781‐278‐5743 [email protected]
Peter Baril, P.E.
781‐278‐3818 [email protected]
Chad Cox, P.E.
781‐278‐5787 [email protected]
Samuel Bell
781‐278‐3847 [email protected]
Peter Williams, P.E.
781‐278‐4821 [email protected]
Wayne Cobleigh, CPSM
860‐858‐3140 [email protected]
GZA Mapping of Interior Flood Areas inside the
Levee System
Chicopee Flood Control
FEMA Accredita on of Flood Controls, FEMA Preliminary FIRMs Appeals and LOMR Services
Services
GZA provides experience with the following services:
Technical review of FEMA flood insurance study coastal
analysis input data for conformance with FEMA Guidelines
and Specifica ons for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners;
Performance of wave height, setup and runup calcula ons
and flood zone delinea ons;
Review of FEMA storm surge model results, wave height
analyses and erosion assessment including the Technical
Support Data Support Notebooks;
Coastal Systems Modeling and Dynamic Coastal Flood
Modeling of New England Shorelines;
Use of FEMA models used to evaluate beach and dune
erosion due to severe storms;
Prepara on of appeals of preliminary FIRMs and
community wide LOMR with suppor ng documenta on;
FEMA Accredita on Evalua on and Cer fica on of dams
and levees for owners of flood control works including:
geotechnical inves ga ons and tes ng, slope stability
assessment, survey, GIS mapping, and remedial design;
Review of Exis ng FEMA Flood Insurance Studies (FISs)
and Prepara on Le er of Map Revisions (LOMRs); and
Hydrographic surveys of river bo om cross sec ons,
bathymetric surveys and analysis of digital eleva on
model (DEM) data based on the referenced LiDAR (Light
Detec on and Ranging) surveys.
Representa ve Projects:
Review of Exis ng FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps/Study, and Prepara on Le er of Map Revision T H , MA Coastal Engineering Analyses for the Prepara on of Le er of Map Revision (LOMR) for Pier One to FEMA E B , MA Flood Map and Flood Insurance Study Update Review T S , MA Review of Preliminary FIRM and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Le er of Map Revision (LOMR), Mill Brook T W , MA FEMA Accredita on Evalua on and Cer fica on of Chicopee River Flood Works – City of Chicopee C , M FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Le er of Map Revision for Site on Chicopee River – C C C , M
LOMR for Pier One, East Boston, MA
