north carolina cts committee meeting #6 march 20, 2001
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North Carolina CTS North Carolina CTS Committee Meeting #6Committee Meeting #6
March 20, 2001
Introduction and Welcome Introduction and Welcome
Washington Meetings(March 7-9)
Status Updates:Status Updates:
Coordination with Coordination with Federal AgenciesFederal Agencies
March 7-9, 2001, trip to Washington, D.C. FEMA and State Staff met with:
OMB USGS EPA
Identified partnering activities and action items
Preparing follow-up letters Plan to meet again with these and other
Agencies in near future
NGS NOAA USDOT
IT Requirements Analysis and Preliminary System
Design
Status Updates:Status Updates:
Scoping/Basin Plans
Status Updates:Status Updates:
Schedule for Schedule for Completing Basin Completing Basin
PlansPlansRiver Basin Draft Date Final Date (Est.)
White Oak 12/14/00 Mid April 2001
Lumber 12/27/00 End of April 2001
Tar Pamlico 1/23/01 Mid May 2001
Cape Fear 2/27/01 Mid May 2001
Neuse 4/12/01 (Est.) End of May 2001
Pasquotank 4/24/01 (Est.) End of May 2001
Final Scoping Final Scoping MeetingsMeetings
Three separate meetings recently held for the Cape Fear River Basin: March 6th - Haw River, NC March 7th - Fayetteville, NC March 8th - Burgaw, NC
Draft Cape Fear River Basin plan presented All impacted counties & communities invited
Individual meetings held with 73 communities Over 130 people attended
Provides final opportunity for input
Final Scoping Final Scoping Meetings (continued)Meetings (continued)
Three separate meetings will be held to present the draft plan for the Neuse River Basin. Proposed dates and locations include: April 23rd - Raleigh, NC April 24th - Goldsboro, NC April 25th - New Bern, NC
After the Final After the Final MeetingsMeetings
Draft Basin Plan may be revised State’s Floodplain Mapping Contractor
will develop business and technical proposals
Basin Plan will be finalized and notification provided to all impacted counties and communities
Production phase will then begin
Flood Data and Mapping Delivery Orders
Status Updates:Status Updates:
White Oak River Basin White Oak River Basin Delivery OrderDelivery Order
Negotiations completed Delivery Order finalized Field survey of hydraulic
structures completed Engineering analyses underway
Expected completion mid May 2001
Lumber River Basin Lumber River Basin Delivery OrderDelivery Order
Negotiations completed Delivery Order finalized shortly Field survey of hydraulic
structures underway Engineering analyses to begin
shortly First of three phases expected to be
completed end of May 2001
Tar-Pamlico River Basin Tar-Pamlico River Basin Delivery OrderDelivery Order
Negotiations finalized shortly Field survey of hydraulic
structures underway Engineering analyses to begin
shortly First of three phases expected to be
completed end of May 2001
LIDAR Delivery Ordersand LIDAR QA/QC
Status Updates:Status Updates:
Watershed ConceptsGreenhorne & O’Mara
LIDAR Data Collection as LIDAR Data Collection as ofof
March 14, 2001March 14, 2001
Watershed Concepts -- Watershed Concepts -- Task 1Task 1
LIDAR Data AcquisitionLIDAR Data Acquisition
•First-time collection 97% complete
•Reflights being conducted in yellow areas due to sensor problems and GPS noise
Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Task 1 Task 1
LIDAR Data AcquisitionLIDAR Data AcquisitionCumulative % of Land Area for LIDAR Acquisition
510
1725
33
42
5160
6876
8492
100
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25 2733
4150
5863
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Planned Completion Rate at Project InceptionActual Completion Rate
Planned vs. Actual Completion Rate
Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Greenhorne & O’Mara -- Task 1Task 1
LIDAR Data AcquisitionLIDAR Data Acquisition
White = completed Colored = planned
Watershed Concepts -- Task 2Watershed Concepts -- Task 2Generation of Bare-Earth DEMsGeneration of Bare-Earth DEMs
Watershed Concepts -- Task Watershed Concepts -- Task 22
Generation of Bare-Earth Generation of Bare-Earth DEMsDEMs All 35 data sets received have been
pre-processed, calibrated and evaluated
3 data sets in White Oak basin being prepared for vegetation removal
First bare-earth deliveries due this week
G&O -- Task 2G&O -- Task 2Generation of Bare-Earth Generation of Bare-Earth
DEMsDEMs QC and Processing underway in the following
counties: Randolph, Moore, Montgomery, Richmond, Hoke, Bladen, Scotland, Robeson, Cumberland, Columbus and Brunswick
Level 0 processing (data extraction) has been completed for the Lumber Basin
32 grids have passed Level 1 processing (automated anomaly/vegetation removal) and have progressed to Level 2 processing (manual editing)
Watershed Concepts -- Task 3Watershed Concepts -- Task 3Generation of TINs and Generation of TINs and
BreaklinesBreaklines Green =
Completed Orange = In
progress Red = Rework Blue = Approved Awaiting shipment
of new DOQQs from CGIA
G&O -- Task 3G&O -- Task 3Generation of TINs and Generation of TINs and
BreaklinesBreaklines Breaklines for Scotland, Hoke, Montgomery,
Moore (Lumber portion) and Richmond counties are complete, with the exception of edge-matching.
Breakline feature extraction will start this week for Brunswick County
Cumberland County has released the photography required for breakline development
TIN development will start this week
LIDAR QC surveys
Status Updates:Status Updates:
Selected Firms for RFQ #19-000018(Flood Mapping Quality Control Surveys)
Quality Control SurveysQuality Control Surveys
QC Surveys: Lumber and QC Surveys: Lumber and White Oak River BasinsWhite Oak River Basins
QC surveys by the following firms scheduled to be completed by April 12, 2001: CGGL (team of Carson, Garrason, Goslee,
and Lambert) Stantec, Inc. The Rose Group, Inc. W. K. Dickson
QC Surveys: QC Surveys: Pamlico River BasinPamlico River Basin
Cost negotiations in progress with: Concord Engineering Withers and Ravenel
NCFloodmaps.com
Status Updates:Status Updates:
NCFloodmaps.comNCFloodmaps.com
CTS Committee Workroom is now available for review
Workroom provides Committee members access to meeting agendas, minutes, and presentations
Includes names and e-mail addresses for all Committee Members and Associates
CTS Committee Workroom Login CTS Committee Workroom Login PagePage
http://www.ncfloodmaps.com/review/ctscw/http://www.ncfloodmaps.com/review/ctscw/
Username: CTSCommittee Password: floodmaps1
CTS Committee CTS Committee Workroom Welcome PageWorkroom Welcome Page
Base Map and DFIRM Base Map and DFIRM Specifications Specifications
Working Group Working Group Reports/UpdatesReports/Updates
Higher StandardsHigher Standards
List of Higher Standards Mandatory Recommended Optional
Outline for Higher Standards Document Example “Facts Sheet” for Freeboard
FEMA’s Community Rating FEMA’s Community Rating SystemSystem
CRS BackgroundCRS Background
Founded in 1990 and Codified in the 1994 Flood Insurance Reform Act
Flood Insurance premiums are adjusted to reflect reduced risk resulting from activities that meet the three CRS goals: Reduce Flood Losses Facilitate accurate insurance ratings Promote awareness of flood insurance
BenefitsBenefits
Reduced flood insurance premiums for property owners
Enhanced Public Safety Reduction in damage to property, public
infrastructure and human suffering Avoidance of of economic disruption and losses Protection of the environment Allows a community to evaluate itself against a
nationally recognized benchmark Provides Technical assistance in providing and
implementing activities
Benefits (continued)Benefits (continued)
Reduced Premiums Class 1- 45% Class 2- 40% Class 3- 35% Class 4- 30% Class 5- 25%
Class 6 - 20% Class 7 - 15% Class 8 - 10% Class 9 - 5% Class 10- n/a
CRS Recognized CRS Recognized ActivitiesActivities
18 recognized activities eligible for CRS credit points 300 Series Activities - Public information
activities 400 Series Activities - Mapping and regulatory
programs focused on new development 500 Series Activities - Damage reduction
programs where current development is at risk 600 Series Activities - Flood preparedness
programs, flood warning and levee and dam safety programs
Participating Participating CommunitiesCommunities
Communities receive a ranking between 1 and 10
9 is the minimum amount of activities required to receive a reduced premium (5%)
As of October 1, 2000 there were 926 participating communities nationwide: 5 with a Class 10 rating 431 with a Class 9 rating 352 with a Class 8 rating 110 with a Class 7 rating 27 with a Class 6 rating 1 with a Class 3 rating
Participating North Participating North Carolina Carolina
CommunitiesCommunities
North Carolina currently has 74 participating communities that are Class 9 and lower, including: 44 Class 9 24 Class 8 4 Class 7 2 Class 6 (the Towns of Southern Shores
and Wrightsville Beach)
Action Items/Wrap UpAction Items/Wrap Up