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Floodplain Management
The Floodplain Management Program assists the 110 locally administered floodplain management programs throughout Montana in reducing the loss of life and structural property through wise floodplain development and in reducing the loss of functional floodplains by reducing the amount of erosion of stream banks due to unwise floodplain development throughout Montana.
- Floods 2011
- Highground - Floodplain Management Newsletter
- • Current Issue, September 2011
- • Past Issues
- Contacts
- Local Floodplain Administrators
- State Floodplain Staff
- State Regional Engineers and Map
- Federal Agencies
- Professional Associations
- Floodplain Management Association
- AMFM - Association of Montana Floodplain Managers
- ASFPM - Association of State Floodplain Managers
- ASFPM Montana Floodplain Management Assessment - July 15, 2011
- View Photos of Flooding in Montana
- Photos may take time to download
Gallery - Montana's Flooded Past
- Photos of 2008 Flooding in Montana
- Bitterroot River
- East Gallatin River
- Permitting Information
- For anyone planning to do work in Montana's floodplains, streams, wetlands, etc. use the Joint Permit Application form
- For local floodplain administrators:
- Submittal Requirements for Floodplain Permit Applications
- Floodplain Permit Review Checklist
- Guide to Stream Permitting in Montana
- Realtor Wetland Booklet - Representing property with wetland and riparian areas
- "Follow the Rules"
- Local
- A copy of your community's floodplain management ordinance can be obtained from your local floodplain administrator.
- 2006 Interim Model Ordinance for printing
- 2006 Interim Model Ordinance electronic copy - available by contacting Traci Sears
- State
- Montana Code Annotated 76-5: Floodplain and Floodway Management
- Administrative Rules 36: Floodplain Management
- Federal
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Floodplain Mapping
- 1/2010 Results of Unmet Floodplain Mapping Needs Survey
Map Modernization (National Overview) - Effective DFIRMs in Montana (NRIS GIS Data List: Search "Floodplains")
- Montana DFIRM Information
- Find a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) on the Web
- FEMA Map Service Center
- Unmapped areas or Approximate Zone A Areas
- Guidelines for obtaining base flood elevation (BFE) in unmapped or approximate zone A areas
- Guidelines for water course surveys
- Flood Insurance
- FloodSmart
- Community Rating System (CRS) - For more CRS information, contact Kerry Redente at kredente@iso.com or (719) 539-6501.
- CRS Resource Center
- CRS Newsletter
- Flathead County CRS Document Samples
- Insurance Agents Trained in Flood Insurance
- NFIP Grandfather Rules - Fact sheet for insurance agents
- NFIP Built In Compliance Certification Template
- No Adverse Impact
- No Adverse Impact (NAI) is defined as "an approach that ensures the action of any property owner, public or private, does not adversely impact the property and rights of others." The objective of NAI is the safe and proper development of land subject to hazard.
- The NAI workshop breifly discusses the origins of NAI, how it works in hazard management, how it's regarded by the courts, and how it can be applied to assure the property rights of everyone in the community are respected and protected.
- Training and Certification
- Floodplain College 2010 - Class Information and Summary - Online Registration
- Floodplain Engineering 101 Seminar - July 21, 2010
- Attendence List
- Announcement - Agenda
- DNRC Floodplain Engineering 101 Seminar Overview
- DNRC Technical Assistance Program
- FEMA National Flood Insurance Program
- FEMA Approximate A Zones Review and Issues
- Floodway Encroachment No-Rise Analysis and LOMR Requirements
- Floodplain Survey Guide
- USGS Montana Water Science Center
- DNRC Determining Basin and Climate Characteristics Using ArcGis
- DNRC Floodplain Project Scoping
- PBS and J - Scoping Case Study
- Resource Material
- Conference Agenda
- Legal Workshop
Bios - Ed Thomas
- Jim Madden
- Jerry Grebenc
- D. James McCubbin
- Marnie McClain
- Fred Robinson
- Legal Workshop - Agenda
- Presentations
- Ed Thomas - Protecting the Property Rights of All
- Ed Thomas - NAI Negotiations
- Jerry Grebenc - Regulating Development: Beyond Flooodplain Ordinances
- Fred Robinson - DNRC Floodplain Program
- Administering a Strong Floodplain Program
- Administering a Strong Floodplain Program - Agenda
- Presentations
- Sean O'Callaghan - Floodplain Permitting Process
- Floodplain 101
- Presentations
- Module 1 - Rules and Regulations
- Module 2 - Mapping
- Module 3 - Permitting
- Module 4 - Elevation Certificate
- Module 5 - Additional Assistance
- Montana Floodplain Resource Seminar - July 2009
- GIS Basics: Getting Started with DFIRMs - Troy Blandford, DNRC GIS Specialist
- GIS DFIRM and National Flood Hazard Layer
- CLOMRs When are They Required? - Marijo Brady, FEMA Region 8
- MT DNRC Floodplain Management Program Advanced Floodplain Class - July '09
- National Flood Insurance Program
- Mapping
- Montana Floodplain Management Issues
- Elevation Certificate FEMA Form 81-31
- FEMA Grant Opportunities for Floodplain Mapping
- Introduction to Floodplain Mapping
- LiDAR Digital Terrain Model Data for the Yellowstone River Floodplain
- Resources Library Materials
- Certified Floodplain Manager Exam
- FEMA Emergency Management Institute Training Courses
- Streambank Stabilization and Erosion Control Design Course Material
- FEMA Resources
- Letter of Map Changes Process
- Letter of Map Revision (LOMA) for single lot only
- Letter of Map Revision based on fill (LOMR-F)
- Letter of Map Revision (LOMR)
- Elevation Certificates
- Floodproofing Certificate
- NFIP Reference Information Handout
- NFIP Outreach Material
- Levees
- So You Live Behind a Levee
- Outreach
- Public Event Toolkit - downloadable zip file 2.9MB
- Borrow Floodplain Simulator
- • Borrow Floodplain Simulator
- • Floodplain Simulator Loan Agreement
- 2011 Flood Awareness Day Art Contest
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