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Ray Liaw
Changes on the Floodplain
How FEMA and the BiOp are Impacting Development in the Puget Sound
Key Floodplain Issues
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Why relevant now?
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Updated floodplain mapping
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ESA lawsuit resulted in Biological Opinion affectingimplementation of the National Flood InsuranceProgram
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Result: At same time floodplains are getting
bigger/deeper, the applicable development
regulations are getting tougher.
Brief History Lesson
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Congress adopted the National Flood InsuranceAct in 1968
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Insurance Mechanism
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Local floodplain management
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Map 100 year floodplain; known as FIRMs.
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Pierce County FIRMs not substantially updatedsince 1987.
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FEMA & BiOp Floodplains Propeller Club 10-24-11
Presentation on the FEMA Floodplains mapping and the Biological Opinion/ESA standards as presented by H. Ray Liaw, GordonDerr LLP (posted with permission), to the Propeller Club, Port of Tacoma Chapter on October 24, 2011.
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