New Flood Maps for COUNTY through TXCHART

Creating Community Awareness

Collaboration

• COMMUNITY began working with FEMA and its mapping partners in MONTH YEAR

• COMMUNITY provided input and data• Meetings included– Storm Surge Updates– Wave Height Analysis for Flood Insurance Study

(WHAFIS)– Technical Workshops– Community Consultation Meeting

Better Information, Better Community

• With better information comes better planning

• Develop better ordinances, zoning and land use policies

• Makes COMMUNITY/COUNTY more resilient to flooding

Community Role in Public Education & Outreach

Risk Awareness begins at the Local Level Easily make information available You are the trusted source

Inform our citizens Tools and templates available Review your current Community Outreach Plan We have products to support your efforts

Regulatory Products Received

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Traditional Mapping ProductsTraditional Mapping ProductsDFIRM Database

Flood Insurance Rate Map

Non-Regulatory Products Received

• Changes Since Last FIRM (CSLF)• Risk MAP Coastal Depth Grids• Areas of Mitigation Interest (AOMI)• Flood Risk Report• Flood Risk Database

Moving Forward

• COMMUNITY/COUNTY is better served with this information

• FEMA created models • Provide to developers and builders to

decrease costs• Making COMMUNITY/COUNTY more attractive

to development

Sharing the Information

• Provide residents and businesses with new information– One year to inform citizen and businesses– Options for community regarding insurance– FEMA provides training and assistance

Public Open HouseGoals• Promote public awareness of the flood risk • Convey technical information and educate public

to use new tools to make informed decisions about their flood risk

The Open House meeting:• Led by County and Community FPAs • FEMA supports your Outreach• Interactive Digital Maps, Community tables with

paper maps, Engineering support, Insurance Specialists, new flood risk products, coastal mapping video, TXCHART.com assistance

FEMA Resources TXCHART.com Riskmap6.com Key Message App-

http://txchart2go.riskmap6.com Communication Assistance

Flood risk products/flood hazard maps Media materials FloodSmart for Local Officials Social media tips Coastal fact sheets and resources – available in Spanish,

Vietnamese and Haitian Creole

Get the word out to our citizens… Coastal Texans must be informed; it’s up to everyone to

know their risk, know their role, and take action now.

Through flood studies and updated maps, communities in coastal areas will receive more precise flood risk information about the flood risk where they work and live.

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Questions?