Passaic County, NJ Initial Coordination Meeting
FEMA Region II Mitigation DivisionOctober 6th, 2010
10:00-11:00
Purpose
Risk MAP Vision: Through collaboration with State, Tribal, and local entities, Risk MAP will deliver quality data that increases public awareness and leads to action that reduces risk to life and property
Purpose of this Coordination Call: To establish the awareness and understanding in the ongoing efforts to update Community’s flood risk analysis and mapping (ie. FIS and DFIRM).
Who is Involved: Federal/State/Local/Mapping Partners
Federal – FEMA, Region IIProject Manager; Paul K. Weberg, PE Communications/Outreach Support; Adie KobyTechnical Assistance; Alan Springett
State – NJDEP, Joseph Ruggeri, PE, CFMSupervising EngineerNJ State NFIP Coordinator's OfficeBureau of Dam Safety & Flood ControlOffice of Engineering & Construction
Mapping Partner:RAMPP – John Licsko, P.E., CFM - Project Manager
Local – Passaic County & Communities
WHY: maintain an up-to-date and accurate flood risk analysis and delineation for local decision makers in flood risk management.
This SUCCESS of this effort and outcome relies on the active participation of EACH COMMUNITY
Purpose
Objective
Overview of current Risk MAP status of Passaic County
Future projects and next steps
Questions & Feedback from the communities
Mapping partner to deliver preliminary maps to Passaic County communities in September, 2011
Project Team◦ Risk Assessment, Mapping, and Planning Partners
(RAMPP), a joint venture of Dewberry, URS, and ESP
Tasks-New Detailed Hydrology & Hydraulics (H&H)-FIS Report Production-DFIRM panel and database production-Preliminary DFIRM Production and Distribution
Passaic County Preliminary Maps – Overview
Passaic County Preliminary Maps -Scope
Incorporation of approximately 21.9 miles of detailed analysis for the Passaic River
Incorporation of NJFHA boundary to the DFIRM maps and Flood Insurance Report (FIS) profiles
Passaic County – September, 2011 PreliminaryAffected Panels
Passaic County – September, 2011 PreliminaryAffected Communities & Panels
COMMUNITIES FLOODING SOURCE(S) PANEL(S) AFFECTED
Township of Little Falls Passaic River0194,0213
Borough of West Paterson Passaic River0212,0213,0214
Borough of Totowa Passaic River
0212,0213,0214
City of Paterson Passaic River0209,0212,0216,0217,0219
Borough of Prospect Park Passaic River0216
Borough of Hawthome Passaic River0208,0209,0216
City of Clifton Passaic River0219,0238,0259,0278
City of Passaic Passaic River0238,0276,0278
Passaic County Passaic River 0194,0208,0209,0212,0213,0214, 0216,0217,0219,0238,0259, 0276, 0278
Passaic County – NFIP Policies, Claims, Repetitive Losses, CRS, CAC & CAV
COMMUNITY Number of Policies
Total Coverage
Since 1978
Total Premium
Since 1978
Total Claims Since 1978
Total Paid Since 1978
Number of Repetitive
Losses Since 1978
CRS Community Assistance
Contact (CAC)
Community Assistance
Visit (CAV)
CLIFTON, CITY OF 151 $46,656,600 $198,093 86 $1,335,545 5 No 2008 -
HAWTHORNE, BOROUGH OF 65 $14,433,600 $85,909 260 $3,244,172 115 No 1997 -
LITTLE FALLS, TOWNSHIP OF 573 $ 119,081,700 $ 639,757 1,063 $ 15,044,848 435 No 4/2010 2008
PASSAIC, CITY OF 100 $ 29,959,900 $ 199,715 57 $ 3,217,986 11 No - -
PATERSON, CITY OF 652 $160,670,500 $1,089,506 728 $16,846,711 194 No 04/2010 -PROSPECT PARK, BOROUGH OF 2 $650,000 $3,124 1 $6,553 0 No - -
TOTOWA, BOROUGH OF 276 $68,845,600 $451,396 248 $2,529,401 53 No 2007 1991
WEST PATERSON, BOROUGH OF 231 $56,504,500 $402,892 332 $3,286,648 71 No 3/2010 2009
PASSAIC COUNTY TOTAL 4,084 $966,377,300 $5,890,935 9,388 $135,061,204 4,092
NJ - Mitigation Plan Status
Current Status:
Hydrologic and Hydraulic analysis of the 21.9 miles of the Passaic River are currently being performed
Awaiting response from communities to the letters sent out in December, 2009 regarding data request
Passaic County Preliminary Maps -Current Status
Local Communities
Contacted each community letting them know about field survey taking place in their communities in November, 2009 and data request in December, 2009
No response received Is this an accurate representation of your
communities?
Roles & Responsibilities of Local Communities:• Response to the letters sent out in December, 2009Flood Risk communications with residents
Milestones
Target Dates
Next coordination call: March, 2011
Preliminary maps to be distributed: September, 2011
The Road to Ordinance Adoption
The Road to Ordinance Adoption
Preliminary deliveryCommunity Consultation Official (CCO) meeting Initial 30-day comment periodAppeals & Protests6 month: FEMA 6-month Letter of Final
Determination (LFD)5 month: NJDEP Assistance Letter3 ½ month: Draft Ordinance3 month: NJDEP review of draft ordinance3 month: FEMA 90-day Reminder Letter1 month: FEMA 30-day Reminder Letter0: Ordinance Adopted
Recent Activities
NJ FY09 Projects
Similar meetings conducted: ◦ Morris: April, 2010◦ Bergen: June, 2010◦ Somerset: June, 2010◦ Essex: July, 2010◦ Monmouth: August, 2010◦ Union: August, 2010◦ Cape May: September, 2010
Future coordination calls with:◦ Middlesex, Cumberland, Salem, Atlantic, Ocean Counties
Other projected target dates for preliminary maps:◦ Somerset: December 2010◦ Morris and Bergen: June-September 2011◦ Rest of the Counties: Early – Mid 2012
Questions & Feedback
www.RAMPP-TEAM.com: PowerPoint Presentation & Fact Sheets & additional information will be posted
Next coordination meeting: March, 2011
Contact Information
FEMA Region IIPaul Weberg,DHS/FEMA Region II290 Broadway, 29th FloorNew York, NY(212) [email protected]
NJDEP office:John Scordato / Joseph Ruggeri / Chris Gould NJDEP, Bureau of Dam Safety & Flood Control(609) 292-2296 phone, (609) 984-1908 faxVisit NJDEP website: www.nj.gov/dep/floodcontrolDownload Model Ordinances: http://www.nj.gov/dep/floodcontrol/modelord.htm