Funding: Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Committee Overlap: All.
The project goals were to scope, develop, disseminate, and analyze responses to the local floodplain management assessment.
As more communities enter into the NFIP, adapt to climate change, and deal with rising and changing flood insurance rates with the implementation of Risk Rating 2.0 (and other potential reforms to the NFIP program), it is important to understand the status of floodplain management at the local level as well as long-term trends.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers’ initial dataset and report on the state of local floodplain management programs were established in 2016. That inaugural report provided baseline insight into local floodplain managers’ and local floodplain management programs’ practices, capacity, and challenges. It complimented previous reports issued in 1989, 1992, 1995, 2003, and 2010 that were primarily focused on floodplain management programs at the state level. The data collected for and the analyses shared through these reports are intended to be a useful reference for those in the floodplain management community interested in local programs throughout the United States.
The objectives of this project were to:
- Assess and make public, by way of a report, the status of local level floodplain management in the United States as of 2024, and
- Maintain the supporting data in a database for long-term use in evaluating what local programs are doing in the floodplain management arena. This data can assist communities in utilizing increasingly effective approaches (i.e., No Adverse Impact (NAI), adaptation measures, etc.).
These objectives are compatible with FEMA’s goals of flood loss reduction and the overall mission of ASFPM to promote education, policies, and activities that mitigate current and future losses, costs, and human suffering caused by flooding. This effort also complements and informs FEMA’s own initiative to educate communities about higher floodplain management standards.
The report is a summary or snapshot on what local programs are currently doing in the floodplain management arena. It assesses current trends and highlights best practices for good floodplain management. By sharing this information, all can benefit and continue to build strong and sustainable floodplain management programs.
View highlights of the report based upon three population ranges:
Local Floodplain Management Programs in Review 2024: Population Cross Tabs
Reports, Appendices and Addendum:
Local Floodplain Management Programs in Review 2024
Local Floodplain Management Programs 2024: Appendix A
Local Floodplain Management Programs 2024: Appendix B