Passaic County, NJ Initial Coordination Meeting FEMA Region II Mitigation Division October 6th, :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 II Project Manager; Paul K. Weberg, PE Communications/Outreach Support; Adie Koby Technical Assistance; Alan Springett State – NJDEP, Joseph Ruggeri, PE, CFM Supervising Engineer NJ State NFIP Coordinator's Office Bureau of Dam Safety & Flood Control Office 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 Preliminary Affected Panels

Passaic County – September, 2011 Preliminary Affected Communities & Panels COMMUNITIESFLOODING SOURCE(S)PANEL(S) AFFECTED Township of Little FallsPassaic River 0194,0213 Borough of West PatersonPassaic River 0212,0213,0214 Borough of TotowaPassaic River 0212,0213,0214 City of PatersonPassaic River 0209,0212,0216,0217,0219 Borough of Prospect ParkPassaic River 0216 Borough of HawthomePassaic River 0208,0209,0216 City of CliftonPassaic River 0219,0238,0259,0278 City of PassaicPassaic River 0238,0276,0278 Passaic CountyPassaic 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 OF151$46,656,600$198,09386$1,335,545 5No2008- HAWTHORNE, BOROUGH OF65$14,433,600$85,909260$3,244, No1997- LITTLE FALLS, TOWNSHIP OF573$ 119,081,700$ 639,7571,063$ 15,044, No4/ PASSAIC, CITY OF100$ 29,959,900$ 199,71557$ 3,217,986 11No-- PATERSON, CITY OF652$160,670,500$1,089,506728$16,846, No04/2010- PROSPECT PARK, BOROUGH OF2$650,000$3,1241$6,553 0No-- TOTOWA, BOROUGH OF276$68,845,600$451,396248$2,529,401 53No WEST PATERSON, BOROUGH OF231$56,504,500$402,892332$3,286,648 71No3/ PASSAIC COUNTY TOTAL4,084$966,377,300$5,890,9359,388$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, 2009 Flood Risk communications with residents

Milestones Target Dates Next coordination call: March, 2011 Preliminary maps to be distributed: September, 2011

The Road to Ordinance Adoption

Preliminary delivery Community Consultation Official (CCO) meeting Initial 30-day comment period Appeals & Protests 6 month: FEMA 6-month Letter of Final Determination (LFD) 5 month: NJDEP Assistance Letter 3 ½ month: Draft Ordinance 3 month: NJDEP review of draft ordinance 3 month: FEMA 90-day Reminder Letter 1 month: FEMA 30-day Reminder Letter 0: 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 PowerPoint Presentation & Fact Sheets & additional information will be posted Next coordination meeting: March, 2011 Contact Information FEMA Region II Paul Weberg, DHS/FEMA Region II 290 Broadway, 29 th Floor New York, NY (212) NJDEP office: John Scordato / Joseph Ruggeri / Chris Gould NJDEP, Bureau of Dam Safety & Flood Control (609) phone, (609) fax Visit NJDEP website: Download Model Ordinances: