CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER
FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS REVIEW MATERIAL
●● What is basic rule #2 on what needs a permit in the floodplain?
Answer: A permit is required for all development in the SFHA.
●● What is Basic Rule #3?
Answer: Development must not increase the flood hazard on other
properties
●● In a riverine AE Zone with a base flood elevation, what must a
developer show in order to demonstrate that he is meeting Basic Rule
#3?
Answer: He must conduct an encroachment review that demonstrates
that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined
with all other existing and anticipated development:
· Will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more
than one foot at any point within the community, and
· Is consistent with the technical criteria contained in Chapter 5
(Hydraulic Analyses) of the Flood Insurance Study: Guidelines and
Specifications for Study Contractors, FEMA-37, 1995.
●● What does Basic rule #4 say about new buildings in A Zones?
,Answer: New, substantially improved or substantially damaged
buildings must be protected from damage by the base flood.
●● What does Basic rule #5 say about new buildings in V Zones?
Answer: There are special building requirements in addition to the
building protection requirements for buildings in A Zones. Due to wave
impacts, V Zones have special building protection standards in addition
to the requirements for A zones.
●● What is the basic rule on improvements and repairs to existing
buildings in the floodplain?
Answer: If the cost of improvements or the cost to repair the damage
exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the building, it must be
brought up to current floodplain management standards.
●● What is the basic rule on calculating the cost of the damage?
Answer: Substantial damage is determined regardless of the actual cost
to the owner. You must figure the true cost of bringing the building back
to its pre-damage condition using qualified labor and materials obtained
at market prices.
●● What are the three most common types of flooding?
Answer: Riverine, coastal, shallow
,●● Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related
deaths in recent history?
Answer: Flash flooding
●● What is a "meander"?
Answer: It is a curve or turn in a river channel
●● What is the major cause of coastal flooding?
Answer: Storm surge
●● What causes a tsunami?
Answer: Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes
●● List the five types of special flood hazards covered in this course.
Does your community have any of these?
Answer: 1. Closed basin lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows
●● What two problems result from floodplain development?
, Answer: 1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of
flooding
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding.
●● What does watershed development do to flooding?
Answer: The increase in impervious surface results in increased runoff
and higher flood levels.
●● What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect
buildings from flooding or erosion?
Answer: It can accelerate erosion on properties at the end of the wall.
●● What are the five main causes of flood damage?
Answer: 1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Debris impact
3. Hydrostatic forces
4. Soaking
5. Sediments and contaminants
●● Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls of a
frame house.
Answer: 3 feet
FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS REVIEW MATERIAL
●● What is basic rule #2 on what needs a permit in the floodplain?
Answer: A permit is required for all development in the SFHA.
●● What is Basic Rule #3?
Answer: Development must not increase the flood hazard on other
properties
●● In a riverine AE Zone with a base flood elevation, what must a
developer show in order to demonstrate that he is meeting Basic Rule
#3?
Answer: He must conduct an encroachment review that demonstrates
that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined
with all other existing and anticipated development:
· Will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more
than one foot at any point within the community, and
· Is consistent with the technical criteria contained in Chapter 5
(Hydraulic Analyses) of the Flood Insurance Study: Guidelines and
Specifications for Study Contractors, FEMA-37, 1995.
●● What does Basic rule #4 say about new buildings in A Zones?
,Answer: New, substantially improved or substantially damaged
buildings must be protected from damage by the base flood.
●● What does Basic rule #5 say about new buildings in V Zones?
Answer: There are special building requirements in addition to the
building protection requirements for buildings in A Zones. Due to wave
impacts, V Zones have special building protection standards in addition
to the requirements for A zones.
●● What is the basic rule on improvements and repairs to existing
buildings in the floodplain?
Answer: If the cost of improvements or the cost to repair the damage
exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the building, it must be
brought up to current floodplain management standards.
●● What is the basic rule on calculating the cost of the damage?
Answer: Substantial damage is determined regardless of the actual cost
to the owner. You must figure the true cost of bringing the building back
to its pre-damage condition using qualified labor and materials obtained
at market prices.
●● What are the three most common types of flooding?
Answer: Riverine, coastal, shallow
,●● Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related
deaths in recent history?
Answer: Flash flooding
●● What is a "meander"?
Answer: It is a curve or turn in a river channel
●● What is the major cause of coastal flooding?
Answer: Storm surge
●● What causes a tsunami?
Answer: Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes
●● List the five types of special flood hazards covered in this course.
Does your community have any of these?
Answer: 1. Closed basin lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows
●● What two problems result from floodplain development?
, Answer: 1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of
flooding
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding.
●● What does watershed development do to flooding?
Answer: The increase in impervious surface results in increased runoff
and higher flood levels.
●● What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect
buildings from flooding or erosion?
Answer: It can accelerate erosion on properties at the end of the wall.
●● What are the five main causes of flood damage?
Answer: 1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Debris impact
3. Hydrostatic forces
4. Soaking
5. Sediments and contaminants
●● Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls of a
frame house.
Answer: 3 feet
