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Shallow flooding problems fall into (3) categories - correct answer. Sheet flow,
ponding, urban drainage, coastal flooding (depths 1-3 feet)
Describe areas where ponding may be a problem - correct answer. Glaciated areas,
caves and sinkholes, man-made features
What are (5) Special Flood Hazards - correct answer. Closed basin lakes, uncertain
flow paths, dam breaks, ice jams, mud flows
Alluvial fan flooding is what type of special flood hazard and what are the inherent
hazards thereof? - correct answer. Uncertain flow path: (1) velocity and debris (2)
sediment and debris deposition (3) potential for channel to move
What is the NFIP definition of a mudslide - correct answer. Liquid mud down a hillside
resulting from loss of brush cover and subsequent accumulation of water on the ground
Describe NFIP regulations for mudslides - correct answer. Provides coverage in these
areas but does not require mapping or management measures
What is the estimate regarding the number of households that dwell in floodplains
nationwide? - correct answer. 8-10 Million
What are (2) problems that develop from development in floodplains. - correct answer.
(1) Alters floodplain and dynamic of flooding (2) building and infrastructure damage
Regarding urbanization and watersheds what timing issue may persist in sub-
watersheds? - correct answer. Development of one sub-watershed faster than another
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one, lead to peak that will arrive to the main channel at the same time as the
underdeveloped sub-watershed.
Annually, floods kill how many people? - correct answer. 150, largely by vehicles (can
float in up to 2 feet of water)
Annually, what is the approximate property damage due to flooding - correct answer.
$6 Billion
What are the (5) main causes of flood damage that one should be knowledgeable as a
floodplain manager? - correct answer. Hydrodynamic forces, hydro static forces,
debris impacts, soaking, sediment and contaminants
What are (3) hydrodynamic force impacts regarding flood damage? - correct answer.
Frontal, drag, suction/eddy/negative pressure
Floods that have a velocity greater than ? are regarding as a high velocity flood? -
correct answer. 5 feet per second
How many feet of standing water are enough to cause a collapse of wall structures? -
correct answer. 3 feet, hydrostatic force
Identify (8) safety and health hazards of a flood - correct answer. Utility, Gas, Fire,
Drinking Water, contaminants, mold/mildew, air quality/ducts, stress/mental health
Flood Control Acts of 1928 and 1936 initiated what? - correct answer. Construction of
flood control projects both coastal and riverine
What was the pivotal year in which flood control projects started to change from typical
structural approaches? - correct answer. 1960s
The NFIP was created in what year? - correct answer. 1968
What are the (4) basic intentions as to the creation of the NFIP? - correct answer. (1)
Insurance program for disaster relief (2) distribution of floodplain mgmt to all levels of
govt/private (3) national standard for regulating new development (4) comprehensive
floodplain mapping program
Regarding the NFIP, what has been one of the major goals of federal, state, and local
agencies? - correct answer. Coordination of flood-loss reduction programs with
environmental protection and watershed mgmt
Identify (7) non-structural flood protection measures - correct answer. (1) Regs to
prohibit development (2) Bldg codes - flood resistance construction (3) Acquisition and
relocation of bldgs (4) modification/retrofitting of bldgs (5) flood warning (6) storm-water
runoff (7) provision of self-help to property owners
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What is the Unified National Program for Floodplain Management - correct answer.
Developed under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, coordinates floodplain
management efforts of federal, state, local, and private entities
What is the purpose of the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force -
correct answer. Group that identifies federal agencies involved with flooding that define
"floodplain management" as decision making process involving "wise use" of nations
floodplains
What is "wise use" under the definition of floodplain management as defined by the
Task Foce - correct answer. Involves (1) reduced flood losses (2) protection of natural
resources (3) protection of floodplain function
What are (4) floodplain management strategies? - correct answer. (1) Modify human
susceptibility to flood damage (2) Modify impact of flooding (3) Modify flooding itself (4)
Preserve/restore natural resources
Identify (6) tools in Floodplain Management Strategy (1) - correct answer. (1)
regulation (2) development/redevelopment practices (3) acquisition - open space
preservation (4) elevate / floodproof (5) forecasts/warnings (6) preservation and
restoration of natural resources and floodplain function
Identify (4) tools in Floodplain Management Strategy (2) - correct answer. (1)
education (2) emergency measures (3) reduce financial impact (4) post-flood recovery
plans
Identify (8) tools in Floodplain Management Strategy (3) - correct answer. (1)
dams/reservoirs (2) dikes/levees (3) channel alterations (4) diversion (5) abstractions
(6) detention (7) inland development protection (8) controlling runoff outside floodplain
Identify (6) tools in Floodplain Management Strategy (4) - correct answer. (1) wetlands
/ land-use regs (2) develop/re-develop policies (3) acquisition / open space (4)
education (5) tax adjustments (6) beach nurishment / dune building
What are the (3) primary components to the NFIP? - correct answer. (1) Mapping (2)
Insurance (3) Regulation
In 1979 the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) and NFIP were transferred to FEMA.
Regarding the mapping component of FEMA, what are the primary purposes of maps
and data? - correct answer. Regulating floodprone construction, Flood Insurance
policies, Flood insurance procurement condition of a loan.
What are (2) kinds of FEMA maps? - correct answer. (1) Flood Hazard Boundary Map
(FHMB) for approximate (2) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) including flood
elevations and hazards necessary to protect new construction from flood damage.
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