Certified Floodplain Manager questions with verified
answers
________ flooding has accounted for the most flood related deaths in
recent history. Ans✓✓✓ Flash
________ is the study of a watershed's behavior during and after a
storm. Ans✓✓✓ Hydrology
____________ is the study of a watershed's behavior during and after a
storm. Ans✓✓✓ Hydrology
1. Areas behind recognized levees are designated as __________.
Ans✓✓✓ Shaded Zone X
1. Cross sections describe the ________ of the floodplain. Ans✓✓✓
shape
1. Floodways are shown along the ________ toe of a levee on the FIRM.
Ans✓✓✓ landside
1. Hydrodynamic forces are caused by _______ water and hydrostatic
forces are caused by _______ water. Ans✓✓✓ Moving, standing
,1. If a sub-divider makes sure that all building sites are above the BFE,
does he need to do anything more to meet the NFIP requirements?
Ans✓✓✓ The sub-divider also needs to make sure that:
· All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and
water systems are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate
flood damage
· Adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards
1. Is your community's FIRM a flat or Z-fold map? 2. How many panels
does your firm have? 3. What is the map scale of your FIRM? Ans✓✓✓
All 3 questions: Depends on the community
1. Joe Hunter wants to build a small hunting cabin on a lake in an
approximate A Zone. It will be the only building within two miles. There
are no known sources of a base flood elevation. The cabin will cost less
than $10,000 and he does not want to pay $2,000 for an engineering
study to develop a BFE. What can you do to make sure the property is
protected from flooding? Ans✓✓✓ Require that the lowest floor of the
cabin be at least five feet above grade.
1. Mr. Wilson wants to build a new house at grade instead of to the
BFE, six feet above grade. You tell him he will need a variance. Which of
the following are good and sufficient causes for granting him a
variance?
· An elevated house will look bad
· Mrs. Wilson is old and has trouble with stairs
,· It will cost more money than the builder can afford
· The builder has a contract with the bank to have it completed and sold
in four months and changing plans will prevent meeting that deadline
· No one has ever seen a flood on that site Ans✓✓✓ None of these.
They do not show an exceptional hardship, they are not unique to the
property, nor do they pertain to the land, not the owners.
1. The rate at which runoff (an amount of water) flows downstream is
called the flood _________. Ans✓✓✓ discharge
1. Will a developer in an approximate A Zone have to prepare a detailed
study to calculate base flood elevations if the development is:
· 4 acres?
· 60 lots
· Reserving all the SFHA as open space? Ans✓✓✓ 4 acres? No
60 lots Yes
Reserving all the SFHA as open space? No
A 50' x 50' building is located 200 feet south of RM 40-2 on panel 40. Is
it in the floodway? Ans✓✓✓ No, it is not because the floodway
boundary is approximately 600 feet south of RM 40-2
A builder wants to build a "bi-level" house where the lowest floor is
three feet below grade. The lowest floor has large windows and
includes three bedrooms and a bathroom. Because it is habitable space,
, the owner does not consider this a "basement". Does the NFIP consider
this a "basement"?
Yes, and the lowest floor (i.e. the basement) must be above the BFE.
Ans✓✓✓ Yes, and the lowest floor (i.e. the basement) must be above
the BFE.
A builder wants to build an apartment building on stem walls parallel to
the flow of water with the lowest floor 8 ft above grade. Can the lower
area be used as a parking lot? Ans✓✓✓ Yes
A builder wants to get a bank loan to develop an area. His plans are to
fill some low spots and get all the building sites out of the floodplain.
His banker will not grant a loan for the project unless she is reassured
that the FIRM will be changed when the project is finished. What type
of map change should the builder request? Ans✓✓✓ A Conditional
Letter of Map Revision based on fill (CLOMR-F)
A builder wants to get a bank loan to develop an area. His plans are to
fill some low spots and get all the building sites out of the floodplain.
His banker will not grant a loan for the project unless she is reassured
that the FIRM will be changed when the project is finished. What type
of map change should the builder request? Ans✓✓✓ CLOMR-F
LOMR-F
A builder wants to put a house in the floodway. How much can his
project increase the base flood elevation (in feet)? Ans✓✓✓ Zero. A
answers
________ flooding has accounted for the most flood related deaths in
recent history. Ans✓✓✓ Flash
________ is the study of a watershed's behavior during and after a
storm. Ans✓✓✓ Hydrology
____________ is the study of a watershed's behavior during and after a
storm. Ans✓✓✓ Hydrology
1. Areas behind recognized levees are designated as __________.
Ans✓✓✓ Shaded Zone X
1. Cross sections describe the ________ of the floodplain. Ans✓✓✓
shape
1. Floodways are shown along the ________ toe of a levee on the FIRM.
Ans✓✓✓ landside
1. Hydrodynamic forces are caused by _______ water and hydrostatic
forces are caused by _______ water. Ans✓✓✓ Moving, standing
,1. If a sub-divider makes sure that all building sites are above the BFE,
does he need to do anything more to meet the NFIP requirements?
Ans✓✓✓ The sub-divider also needs to make sure that:
· All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and
water systems are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate
flood damage
· Adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards
1. Is your community's FIRM a flat or Z-fold map? 2. How many panels
does your firm have? 3. What is the map scale of your FIRM? Ans✓✓✓
All 3 questions: Depends on the community
1. Joe Hunter wants to build a small hunting cabin on a lake in an
approximate A Zone. It will be the only building within two miles. There
are no known sources of a base flood elevation. The cabin will cost less
than $10,000 and he does not want to pay $2,000 for an engineering
study to develop a BFE. What can you do to make sure the property is
protected from flooding? Ans✓✓✓ Require that the lowest floor of the
cabin be at least five feet above grade.
1. Mr. Wilson wants to build a new house at grade instead of to the
BFE, six feet above grade. You tell him he will need a variance. Which of
the following are good and sufficient causes for granting him a
variance?
· An elevated house will look bad
· Mrs. Wilson is old and has trouble with stairs
,· It will cost more money than the builder can afford
· The builder has a contract with the bank to have it completed and sold
in four months and changing plans will prevent meeting that deadline
· No one has ever seen a flood on that site Ans✓✓✓ None of these.
They do not show an exceptional hardship, they are not unique to the
property, nor do they pertain to the land, not the owners.
1. The rate at which runoff (an amount of water) flows downstream is
called the flood _________. Ans✓✓✓ discharge
1. Will a developer in an approximate A Zone have to prepare a detailed
study to calculate base flood elevations if the development is:
· 4 acres?
· 60 lots
· Reserving all the SFHA as open space? Ans✓✓✓ 4 acres? No
60 lots Yes
Reserving all the SFHA as open space? No
A 50' x 50' building is located 200 feet south of RM 40-2 on panel 40. Is
it in the floodway? Ans✓✓✓ No, it is not because the floodway
boundary is approximately 600 feet south of RM 40-2
A builder wants to build a "bi-level" house where the lowest floor is
three feet below grade. The lowest floor has large windows and
includes three bedrooms and a bathroom. Because it is habitable space,
, the owner does not consider this a "basement". Does the NFIP consider
this a "basement"?
Yes, and the lowest floor (i.e. the basement) must be above the BFE.
Ans✓✓✓ Yes, and the lowest floor (i.e. the basement) must be above
the BFE.
A builder wants to build an apartment building on stem walls parallel to
the flow of water with the lowest floor 8 ft above grade. Can the lower
area be used as a parking lot? Ans✓✓✓ Yes
A builder wants to get a bank loan to develop an area. His plans are to
fill some low spots and get all the building sites out of the floodplain.
His banker will not grant a loan for the project unless she is reassured
that the FIRM will be changed when the project is finished. What type
of map change should the builder request? Ans✓✓✓ A Conditional
Letter of Map Revision based on fill (CLOMR-F)
A builder wants to get a bank loan to develop an area. His plans are to
fill some low spots and get all the building sites out of the floodplain.
His banker will not grant a loan for the project unless she is reassured
that the FIRM will be changed when the project is finished. What type
of map change should the builder request? Ans✓✓✓ CLOMR-F
LOMR-F
A builder wants to put a house in the floodway. How much can his
project increase the base flood elevation (in feet)? Ans✓✓✓ Zero. A
