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) 680-3638Paul.weberg@dhs.gov

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