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1) Manufactured Homes: New York State Perspective.
Brad Wenskoski, CFM, NYSDEC, brad.wenskoski@dec.ny.gov
Co-presenters: Kelli Higgins-Roche, kelli.higgins-roche@dec.ny.gov
Abstract: This presentation will identify the applicable regulations and standards for manufactured home development in the Special Flood Hazard Area while focusing on steps New York State is taking to help ensure community officials, owners, and residents are aware of the unique challenges for manufactured homes located in the SFHA. In addition, we will briefly discuss coordination with other agencies regulating manufactured homes, explore recommended evacuation plan elements for manufactured home parks, and explain potential insurance implications of manufactured home placement. Finally, we will cover recommended measures to help reduce damages to development such as recreational vehicles and modular homes.
2) A Flood Resilient Future: Developing the Data to Support the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)
Andrew Martin, FEMA, andrew.martin@fema.dhs.gov
Co-presenters: None
Abstract: This presentation will focus on the benefits and challenges associated with building greenways adjacent to creeks. It will explore a case study of the existing Little Sugar Creek Greenway in urban Charlotte, North Carolina. A portion of the existing greenway is built through an existing culvert that experiences frequent flooding due to quick rising water levels in the area. This presentation will also explore approaches used on other recent greenway projects to meet the needs of the greenway while also meeting the requirements of the NFIP. The presentation will also explore collaborative opportunities between recreation uses and floodplain managers to reach mutually beneficial solutions.
3) A State-of-the-Science Update for Projecting Future Riverine and Coastal Flood Hazards to Support the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
Doug Marcy, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, doug.marcy@noaa.gov
Co-presenters: Robert Mason, rrmason@usgs.gov; Lauren Schmied, lauren.schmied@fema.dhs.gov; Jory Hect, jhecht@usgs.gov; Will Veach, William.C.Veatch@usace.army.mil
Abstract: In 2021, the reinstatement of the 2015 Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) required federal agencies and federally funded projects, including grants to States, to recognize potential increases in flood hazards over their design lives due to climate change or anthropogenic perturbations. Recognizing that the state-of-the-science had advanced since 2015, an interagency science review resulted in a report, which includes the creation of a conceptual workflow to guide the mapping and risk communication of projected future flood hazards in both riverine and coastal settings. This five-element workflow chains together climate, hydrologic, and hydraulic models, incorporates land and water management impacts and ongoing geomorphic changes, and can be tailored to the unique nature of different agency needs and resources. In addition, the report describes the latest science for estimating future coastal, riverine, precipitation, pluvial, and compound flooding. Both the conceptual workflows and updated science guidance provides a basis for a Climate-Informed Science Approach (CISA) implementation roadmap that identifies incremental steps for addressing the research and data gaps. Finally, we identify key opportunities for interagency collaboration that would facilitate the rollout of the FFRMS in diverse riverine and coastal settings of the United States.
Contributors
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Brad Wenskoski
Brad Wenskoski is an Environmental Program Specialist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Water (DOW) Floodplain Management Section and is an Association of Statewide Floodplain Management (ASFPM) Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM®), DOW Program Emergency Response Coordinator, New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association (NYSFSMA) Region 4 Director, and NYS Certified Code Enforcement Official (CEO).
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Kelli Higgins-Roche
Kelli Higgins-Roche is a Licensed Professional Engineer, and a Certified Floodplain Manager with over 18 years of experience in floodplain management and flood protection at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. She is the NYS National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator managing both the floodplain management and mapping grant activities at the state level. Kelli currently serves on the ASFPM Board of Directors, representing New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as the Region 2 Director.
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Andrew Martin
Andrew has over 20 years of experience in natural hazard identification, risk analysis, hazard mitigation, and disaster recovery. He is currently working in FEMA Headquarters' Engineering Services Branch. Prior to this, he was the Chief of New York State's Public Assistance division and prior to that he served as the Risk Analysis Branch Chief for FEMA Region II. Andrew is committed to providing the highest level of service to communities and stakeholders and will strive to maintain existing and develop new robust working relationships with local, State, Tribal, and federal partners, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.
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Doug Marcy
Douglas (Doug) C. Marcy is a Coastal Hazards Specialist at the NOAA Office for Coastal Management in Charleston, SC. He has been with the NOAA 19 years working on flooding and sea level rise geospatial mapping projects, storm surge assessments, and coastal hazards assessment projects contributing to more disaster resilient communities. Doug worked as a Hydraulic Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District from 1999 to 2002, where he focused on flood control projects, H&H modeling, flood inundation mapping, shoreline change analysis, and coastal engineering. From 1997 to 1999 Doug worked at the South Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Doug has a M.S. in marine geology (1997) from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a B.S. in geology (1994) from the College of Charleston. Doug’s current interests include using geospatial technology combined with meteorological, hydrological, and coastal modeling (including sea level change) to enhance inundation forecasting, mapping, and risk assessment.