FEMA implementing Floodplain Management Changes, Again

Bruce Barr, CFM shares some important information about the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization act of 2012 (BW-12) and about the history and future of the NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program) at the link below: 

https://www.lin

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Wisconsin DNR Flood Insurance Workshop

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Methods for Determining BFE with a FIRM and FIS

Greetings.

I'll start this by saying I am not posting this as a surveyor, but as a homeowner who happens to understand a thing or two about surveying.  I am occasionally "just a surveyor" as my job requires it...but that's another story.

My question/di

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FEMA Update From PSLS January 2013

NSPS and other members of the FEMA Floodmap Coalition met recently with FEMA
officials to discuss actions FEMA is taking regarding rebuilding efforts in New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut after Hurricane Sandy. While much of the discussion was abou

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eLOMA

An eLOMA, processed through FEMA can be a streamlined approach, especially considering that it may take only minutes, rather than months, for FEMA to approve a Letter Of Map Amendment (LOMA) using the eLOMA method.  

This method of submitting data to

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Where do I find FEMA forms?

FEMA forms for land surveyors are easy to find online at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/frm_form.shtm

 

These forms are UPDATED REGULARLY, so before you even think about providing a professional service that requires one of these forms, check to s

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NFIP and the Land Surveyor

 

NFIP and the Land Surveyor is a discussion that may help explain the role of the land surveyor in serving clients with property that has been inadvertently included in the SFHA, or Special Flood Hazard Area.

     I receive phone calls from clients ev

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