Helping you help residents and businesses.
Flooding is a fact of life in the Chehalis Basin. While tribal and local governments know how to help protect residents and businesses in their communities, capacity and resources are often limited. We can help you take your programs to the next level.
Services Offered
We can help tribal and local governments with:
- Education, training, workshops, and technical assistance to help local officials, staff, and community members administer their floodplain management regulations during normal times and after a flood or other disaster
- Technical neighborhood analyses to identify flood risks as well as opportunities for risk reduction for specific areas, neighborhoods, or properties within your jurisdiction
- Community Rating System (CRS) support, including help joining the CRS and help with new or improved activities to assist your residents who are facing increasingly higher National Flood Insurance Program policy premiums
- Support identifying funding opportunities for flood damage reduction projects
Guides, Workshops, and References for Local and Tribal Governments
Working on building or updating your community flood management program? Use this reference library to access resources and other materials.
Agendas and Recordings
- October 15, 2020 Floodplain Regulations Workshop Agenda
- October 15, 2020 Floodplain Regulations Workshop Recording
- October 19 and 21, 2020 Intro to Floodplain Management Webinar Agenda
- October 21, 2020 Intro to Floodplain Management Webinar Recording
- November 2, 2020 Regulating After a Disaster Workshop Agenda
- November 2, 2020 Regulating After a Disaster Workshop Recording
- November 2, 2020 Regulating After a Disaster Workshop Presentation
Presentations
- October 15, 2020 Floodplain Regulations Workshop Presentations
- October 19 and 21, 2020 Intro to Floodplain Management Presentation
- November 2, 2020 Regulating After a Disaster Workshop Presentations
References
- General References for Floodplain Regulations
- FEMA 480 FPM Desk Reference ‒ The basic guide on the regulatory requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program and how to administer the floodplain management ordinance.
- Flood Maps and Data
- Community Flood Insurance Studies, Flood Insurance Rate Maps, and Lewis County’s separate floodway maps can be downloaded at FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home. Copy the URL into your browser and click on “Search All Products” to access the current and historical maps and studies for any community.
- WSE Chehalis Basin Map 100-Year Flood ‒ Maps and base flood elevations on the Chehalis River and some tributaries, developed by Watershed Science & Engineering. The maps have been broken into two, smaller, files, one for plates 1 – 18 and one for plates 19 – 38.
- WSE Chehalis Basin Map 2007 Flood ‒ Maps and flood elevations for the 2007 flood on the Chehalis River and some tributaries, developed by Watershed Science & Engineering. The maps have been broken into two, smaller, files, one for plates 1 – 18 and one for plates 19 – 38.
- General Development Standards
- FEMA Reg 10 Newsletter October 2020 ‒ Includes a discussion of why fences and similar small projects need a floodplain permit and how to subscribe to the newsletter.
- FEMA Floodway Guide 1979 ‒ An older, but useful, guide to floodway mapping, permitting, and conduct of a “no rise” analysis.
- New Buildings
- FEMA Tech Bulletins Update March 2002 ‒ FEMA’s Technical Bulletins are relatively short references with the latest guidance on the listed topics related to new construction standards.
- FEMA P-85 Manufactured Homes Guide ‒ Guidance on the NFIP requirements for installing manufactured homes and protection measures for flooding, wind, and earthquake hazards.
- FEMA P-85 Manufactured Homes flyer ‒ A two-page overview of P-85.
- FEMA 301 ICC Guidance for Local Officials ‒ A guide for permit offices on Increased Cost of Compliance, a source of financial assistance to help fund flood protection measures for substantially damaged buildings that receive a flood insurance claim.
- Existing Buildings
- FEMA P-758 Sub Imp Sub Dam Desk Reference ‒ The basic guide to managing the substantial improvement and substantial damage requirements for existing buildings.
- FEMA P-467-2 Historic Structures ‒ Floodplain management regulations that affect historic structures, including guidance on exempting certain historic structures from the substantial improvement requirements.
- Administration
- FF086033_ElevCert, Form Only RE 11 Feb 2020 ‒ A PDF fillable form version of FEMA’s 2019 Elevation Certificate, without the instructions.
- FF086033_ElevCert RE 11 Feb 2020 ‒ A PDF fillable form version of FEMA’s 2019 Elevation Certificate, with the instructions and building diagram explanations.
- FF-086034_Nonres.Floodproofing_RE 11 Feb 2020 ‒ A PDF fillable form version of FEMA’s 2019 Floodproofing Certificate.
- Floodplain-development-permit. WA template ‒ The PDF version of the Department of Ecology’s sample template for a floodplain permit.
- Floodplain-development-permit. WA template ‒ The Word version of the Department of Ecology’s sample template for a floodplain permit that allows tailoring and additions to better fit a community’s needs.
- Post-Disaster Tasks
- Disaster Declarations
- Inspecting Damaged Buildings
- Sources of Assistance
Contact Us
If you’d like to learn more, please contact us!
Nat Kale
Principal Planner
nat.kale@ecy.wa.gov
(360) 706-4277