Floodplain Management 101 questions with
accurate answers
2 acceptable variances can be made for... Ans✓✓✓ 1. functionally
dependent buildings (they HAVE to be located next to water, ex.
docking or port facility)
2. Historic structures
2 consequences is a community is put on probation from NFIP
Ans✓✓✓ 1. $50 charge to each policy sold or renewed for 1 year (but
people can still buy insurance!)
2. alerts policyholders their community ****ed up
2004 Flood insurance act Ans✓✓✓ Established two tiers of rep loss
1. Rep loss
2. Severe Rep loss
3 components of a CAV (community assistance visits) Ans✓✓✓ 1.
Reviewing ordinance, permit forms, records, variances, maps, etc.
2. Tour of the floodplain
3. Meeting with community officials
3 consequences is a community is suspended from NFIP Ans✓✓✓
basically it's like it's a non-participating community-
1. NO FLOODINSURANCE
,2. Cant recieve federal grants related to acquisition or construction in
SFHA
3. No federal aid of insurable buildings in SFHA for presidentially
declared disasters
3 key partners in Floodplain management? Ans✓✓✓ 1. FEMA--> sets
standards, provides flood insurance, disaster assistance, administers
mapping
2. State Coordinators Office (TWDB)--> provides training and
ordinance review
3. Local Administrators--> adopts ordinances that meet or exceed
FEMA standards
3 main ways a structure can be substantially improved Ans✓✓✓
Rehabilitations, additions, reconstructions
3 roles of the floodplain managers job Ans✓✓✓ 1. Providing floodplain
management info to citizens and officials
2. Assisting permit applicants
3. monitoring the permitting process
3 things elevation certificates are used to for Ans✓✓✓ 1. Rate flood
insurance
2. Show compliance with ordinance
3. support requests for LOMA/LOMR
, 4 basic steps of making SI/SD determination Ans✓✓✓ 1. determine
cost to repair
2. determine market value
3. Make SI/SD determination
4. require owner to obtain a permit
4 main goals of NFIP? Ans✓✓✓ 1. reduce loss of life and property
2. limit flood-related disaster costs
3. make federally-backed flood insurance (purchase was voluntary)
4. begin floodplain mapping :)
4 major functions of a floodplain Ans✓✓✓ 1. temporarily store flood
waters
2. slow down water
3. filter sediments
4. support natural vegetation
5 responsibilities of communities in the NFIP Ans✓✓✓ PRIMI:
Permits for floodplain development
Record keeping of floodplain development
Inspection to ensure compliance
Mapping assistance to FEMA
Information readily available for residents
accurate answers
2 acceptable variances can be made for... Ans✓✓✓ 1. functionally
dependent buildings (they HAVE to be located next to water, ex.
docking or port facility)
2. Historic structures
2 consequences is a community is put on probation from NFIP
Ans✓✓✓ 1. $50 charge to each policy sold or renewed for 1 year (but
people can still buy insurance!)
2. alerts policyholders their community ****ed up
2004 Flood insurance act Ans✓✓✓ Established two tiers of rep loss
1. Rep loss
2. Severe Rep loss
3 components of a CAV (community assistance visits) Ans✓✓✓ 1.
Reviewing ordinance, permit forms, records, variances, maps, etc.
2. Tour of the floodplain
3. Meeting with community officials
3 consequences is a community is suspended from NFIP Ans✓✓✓
basically it's like it's a non-participating community-
1. NO FLOODINSURANCE
,2. Cant recieve federal grants related to acquisition or construction in
SFHA
3. No federal aid of insurable buildings in SFHA for presidentially
declared disasters
3 key partners in Floodplain management? Ans✓✓✓ 1. FEMA--> sets
standards, provides flood insurance, disaster assistance, administers
mapping
2. State Coordinators Office (TWDB)--> provides training and
ordinance review
3. Local Administrators--> adopts ordinances that meet or exceed
FEMA standards
3 main ways a structure can be substantially improved Ans✓✓✓
Rehabilitations, additions, reconstructions
3 roles of the floodplain managers job Ans✓✓✓ 1. Providing floodplain
management info to citizens and officials
2. Assisting permit applicants
3. monitoring the permitting process
3 things elevation certificates are used to for Ans✓✓✓ 1. Rate flood
insurance
2. Show compliance with ordinance
3. support requests for LOMA/LOMR
, 4 basic steps of making SI/SD determination Ans✓✓✓ 1. determine
cost to repair
2. determine market value
3. Make SI/SD determination
4. require owner to obtain a permit
4 main goals of NFIP? Ans✓✓✓ 1. reduce loss of life and property
2. limit flood-related disaster costs
3. make federally-backed flood insurance (purchase was voluntary)
4. begin floodplain mapping :)
4 major functions of a floodplain Ans✓✓✓ 1. temporarily store flood
waters
2. slow down water
3. filter sediments
4. support natural vegetation
5 responsibilities of communities in the NFIP Ans✓✓✓ PRIMI:
Permits for floodplain development
Record keeping of floodplain development
Inspection to ensure compliance
Mapping assistance to FEMA
Information readily available for residents
