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Joseph Young
Maine Floodplain Management Program
Digital Map
Reports filtering back from the USGS sponsored workshop on LiDAR at Woods Hole Science Center earlier this month are positive. Several speakers ranging from local planners to a parade of federal agencies discussed needs and methods for acquiring LiDAR. Many of the speakers commented favorably in support of a region wide effort to collect data for coastal counties and watersheds in the Northeastern States from Maine to New York.
FEMA will be holding its annual Region 1 Conference from May 19th through the 22nd and the New England proposal will be a featured part of the conferences plenary session on friday.
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Remember This?
You don't have to be a grey beard to identify this location?
This should be a challenge!
We will publish the location in our next newsletter along with the names of anyone who can identify it.If you have any flooding pictures you would like to contribute to our archives please send them along either by e-mail or regular parcel post to:
Joseph Young
Maine State Planning Office
184 State St.
38 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0038.
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Last Months Picture
Kelly Bellis of Horizon Surveying Company identified this one .
Captain Thomas Road in Wells Mothers Day Storms,
May 2006
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2009 Biennial Reporting Due From Communities
Sue Baker, NFIP Coordinator
Maine Floodplain Management Program
Communities that participate in the NFIP
are required to submit a biennial report to FEMA. We have just received word
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Maine communities
will start receiving
their 2009 Biennial Report forms for the calendar years 2007 and 2008 during the
week of April 20-24. This Biennial Report effort is very similar to the 2007
effort. As in the past years, the mailing contains a cover letter, addressed to
the Chief Executive Officer or Floodplain Administrator of the community; a
Biennial Report form based on the flooding characteristics of the community
(e.g., Emergency/Regular Program without Base Flood Elevations, Regular Program
non-floodprone, or Regular Program with Base Flood Elevations); and, an
informational brochure that provides important information on how to complete
the forms, and keeps local communities up to date on the latest programs and
initiatives in the National Flood Insurance Program. This year, the brochure highlights FEMA's Risk Mapping,
Assessment, and Planning (RISK MAP) and the Community Rating
System.
As in the past, local community officials
have several ways to provide their Biennial Report data to
FEMA:
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Online - http://www.floodmaps.net/br2009/default.asp
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Mail the completed report to
FEMA,
Biennial Report
Coordinator,
3601 Eisenhower
Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22304;
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Call the Biennial Report Coordinator toll free at
1-877-FEMA 114 (1-877-336-2114);
or,
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Fax the completed report to
1-877-NFIP BR1
(1-877-634-7271).
If your community has questions on
gathering, compiling or submitting the biennial data, you are encouraged to contact either Brigitte Ndikum-Nyada or Sue Baker by e-mail or phone at 207.287.8934. You may also call the FEMA Biennial Report Coordinator at the number above
should you prefer.
The completed reports
should be submitted no later than September 30, 2009. On October 1, 2009, a
second mailing will go out to those communities that have not yet
responded.
The NFIP Biennial Report is important
because the data generated helps FEMA respond to the on-going changes that occur
in each participating community's flood hazard area. To accomplish this more
effectively, FEMA will be updating and improving the Biennial Report in the near
future. Your input will be greatly appreciated.
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$42,500 and Counting
Joseph Young
Mapping Coordinator
Maine Floodplain Management Program
207-287-8051
So far this year FEMA has approved 85 LOMAs at an estimated cost of over $500 each to Maine property owners.
Fo more information on LOMAs contact Joseph Young.
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Oxford County Final Maps Delivered
Joseph Young, Mapping Coordinator Maine Floodplain Management Program 207-287-8051 FEMA delivered final maps to Oxford County towns this month. So far 8 of the counties communities have adopted new ordinances to reference appropriate mapping panels for their town. The rest of the communities are adopting ordinance upgrades at their annual town meetings in June or have scheduled special town meetings to adopt upgraded ordinances to reflect mapping changes. Oxford County Communities will be the first to get new digital maps and the last ones in the state to have maps printed through the government printing office. After October this year all maps will be issued in digital format with printing done on an as needed basis. If you have any questions regarding the mapping process please contact Joseph Young.
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$10 Million in Aid to Maine for Ice Storm Recovery
BOSTON, Mass. -- Five months after December's ice storm pummeled the
region, nearly $10 million in federal disaster assistance has been
obligated to help Maine recover from the devastating winter storm.
"This was the worst winter storm we've had in more than ten years,"
said State Coordinating Officer Ginnie Ricker. "This assistance has
really helped to lift the financial burden on our cities and towns for
completing the cleanup work."
December's historic ice storm affected millions across the region
and Maine was declared eligible for federal assistance on January 9,
paving the way for financial aid to local governments and
municipalities in seven counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Maine
Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) have been coordinating local
recovery efforts in communities across the state.
"We have a strong partnership with the State of Maine," said Nick
Russo, FEMA's federal coordinating officer. "This has been a joint
effort over the last four months to deliver all available assistance to
local communities as efficiently as possible."
FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) program provides funding to local
communities for the repair, replacement, or restoration of public
facilities, as well as costs incurred for disaster cleanup or emergency
actions taken to protect lives or property. The federal share of eligible recovery costs is at least 75 percent,
while the remainder is split between the state and local government.
The PA Program is only activated following a presidential disaster
declaration and provides grant assistance to applicants including state
agencies, local governments, and certain non-profit organizations.
FEMA's PA Program may only provide assistance for projects that are
located in a disaster-declared area and are the legal responsibility of
an eligible applicant. The program cannot provide assistance for
projects that are under the jurisdiction of other federal agencies,
such as roads and bridges that are a part of the federal highway system
or facilities located on federal lands like wildlife refuges and
national parks.
FEMA leads and supports the nation in a risk-based, comprehensive
emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response,
recovery, and mitigation, to reduce the loss of life and property and
protect the nation from all hazards including natural disasters, acts
of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
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Quote of the Day
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today"
Abraham Lincoln
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Newsletter Funding
This newsletter is funded with a grant provided by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
EMB-2007-CA-0874
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