There are no 100-year floodplain maps for Scotland County (project location) on file with the Scotland County Assessor, the USDA, the US Farm Service Agency or the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
Additionally, Scotland County does not participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Hazard Mapping Program. Therefore, FEMA does not maintain Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for the county. The Ecovillage in which the project is located is not incorporated as a municipality. Subsequently, it is ineligible to join the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The Land Trust on which the project is located participates in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which is administered by the US Farm Service Agency and the NRCS. The only floodplain information the project has to submit to LEED was provided by the NRCS. This document elaborates on the soil classifications found on the project site. (From Web Soil Survey) All soils are in the Flooding Frequency Class Rating: "none" which means that flooding is not probable. The chance of flooding is nearly 0 percent in any year. Flooding occurs less than once in 500 years.
FEMA defines a 100-year flood as the flood elevation that has a 1% chance of being reached or exceeded each year.
Is there precedence for this type of documentation? Or, do you recommend a CIR?
adi ashkenazi
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October 28, 2013 - 3:23 am
Hi Jennifer,
Did you get an answer for your question? I'm dealing with a similar situation and would love to learn from your experience.
Thanks
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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November 2, 2013 - 11:33 pm
See the FAQ above, which mostly addresses this question.