Environment, Coasts, Oceans, & Infrastructure

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A technical forum to discuss water resources and coastal environments. Topics include floodplain regulation, sediment management, stormwater treatment, selection of pipe material and contaminants on soil properties.
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  • Check the local jurisdiction's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (FDPO). If the jurisdiction is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), then they are required to adopt the minimum model FDPO, although they may adopt higher standards. ...

  • Daniel, maybe someone can share something more to your query. But, if not seen, you can consult an early FEMA Report, Managing Floodplain Development . Or consult their other recent guidelines including the one on 2015 ...

  • A potential client wants to create a shortcut over a small river between his and his neighbor's backyard in NY (not in NYC). The river is 15' wide but designated as a FEMA Flood Zone AE(I believe that's the correct terminology). According to the Property ...

  • Bill, I have not seen the cited ASCE manual, couldn't access it. You have pointed out something very important – that is not only limited to the model simulation of navigational channel sedimentation – but also in other areas of water modeling. As far ...

  • Hey Bill, Just adding to the discussion, my background is primarily 1D/2D hydraulic flood modeling so terms might be used a little differently. We used a similar definitions for a document we worked on in the EWRI Computation Hydraulics Technical Committee, ...

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