Guide
to Information on Flooding:
Preparation,
Prevention and Recovery
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General Information
This guide is intended to provide
an overview of publications and online resources of interest to those people
living and working in flood prone areas. To access those publications available
online full-text (PDF) you will
need Adobe Reader software. All other publications in this guide are available at the MERI Library . For more information, contact the Librarian.
Publications
Buildings and Construction
Answers To Questions About
Substantially Damaged Buildings [1991]
(PDF)
(GOV DOC FEM 1.2:B 86)
Below-Grade Parking Requirements
for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas [1993]
(PDF)
Coastal Construction Manual:
Principles and Practices Of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and
Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas [2000]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8:C 76/5/v.1-3)
Coastal Construction Manual: Principles and Practices Of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas [CD-ROM, 2000]
(COMP FILE FEM 1.8:C
76/5/v.1-3/CD)
Design Guidelines for Flood Damage
Reduction [1981]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.208:F 65/2)
Design Manual for Retrofitting
Flood-Prone Residential Structures [1986]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.208:R 31)
Elevated Residential Structures [1984]
(PDF) (GOV DOC FEM 1.2:R 31/2)
Engineering Principles and
Practices for Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Buildings [1995]
(PDF) (GOV DOC FEM 1.8:En 31/2)
Engineering Principles and
Practices for Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Structures [2001]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8:En
31/2/001)
Floodproofing Non-Residential
Structures [1986]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.2:F 65/12)
Flood-Resistant Materials
Requirements for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas [1993]
(PDF)
Home Builder's Guide to Coastal
Construction Technical Fact Sheet Series
[2005]
(PDF)
Homeowner's Guide To Retrofitting:
Six Ways To Protect Your House From Flooding [1998]
(PDF)
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8:H 75/2)
Manufactured Home Installation in
Flood Hazard Areas [1985]
(PDF)
(GOV DOC FEM 1.202:M31)
Mitigation of Flood and Erosion
Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas [1994]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.202:M 69)
Repairing Your Flooded Home [1992]
(PDF)
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8:F 65/8)
Disaster Survival and Recovery
Avoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners [1992]
(PDF)
Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book
- American Red Cross [1992]
(PDF)
Food and Water in an Emergency [2004]
(PDF)
Help After a Disaster [2005]
(PDF)
Preparing for a Disaster [2004]
(PDF)
Your Family Disaster Plan [1991]
(PDF)
Flood Insurance
Answers to Questions About the
National Flood Insurance Program [2001]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.2:F65/2/2001)
Flood Insurance Claims Handbook [2006]
(PDF)
Flood Insurance Study: Bergen
County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions) [1995]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.209/30:340019/ETC./
v.1-5)
Flood Insurance Study Guidelines
And Specifications for Study Contractors [1995]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8:C 76/2/995)
How to View and Obtain Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Studies (FIS): Ohio
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, Floodplain Management
Program [2005]
(PDF)
Mandatory Purchase of Flood
Insurance Guidelines [1999]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8:F 65/9/999)
Myths and Facts about the National
Flood Insurance Program [2003]
(PDF)
National Flood Insurance Program
Flood Insurance Guide for Community Associations [2003]
(PDF)
National Flood Insurance Program
Summary of Coverage [2005]
(PDF)
Using a Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) [2005]
(PDF)
Flood Management and Prevention
A Unified National Program for
Floodplain Management [1994]
(GOV DOC FEM 1.2:F 65/13/994)
Managing Floodplain Development In Approximate
Zone A Areas [1995]
(PDF)
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8:F 65/6)
Procedures for Developing Scopes of
Work for the Acquisition of Floodprone Properties [2005]
(PDF)
Protecting Floodplain Resources:
Guidebook for Communities [1996]
(PDF) (GOV DOC FEM 1.208:P 76)
Reducing Damage from Localized Flooding: A Guide for Communities [1987]
(PDF)
Reducing Losses in High Risk Flood
Hazard Areas: Guidebook for Local Officials [1987]
(PDF)
(GOV DOC FEM 1.8/F 65/7)
Online Resources
Focus on New Jersey
Bergen County Office of Emergency Management
Delaware River Basin Commission Flood Information Web
(http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/Flood_Website/floodinf.htm)
Flooding/Stormwater Management - NJMC
(http://www.meadowlands.state.nj.us/land_use/Storm_Water/Storm_Water.cfm)
New Jersey Flood Mitigation Task Force
(http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njflood/)
NOAA - National Weather Service Forecast Office,
Philadelphia/Mt. Holly
(http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District -
Readiness Unit/Emergency Operations
(http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/emergops/index.htm)
USDA, NRCS - Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
Program in New Jersey
(http://www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watersheds/flood_mitigation_assistance.html)
USGS Real-Time Data for New Jersey
(http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/rt)
Additional Resources
American Red Cross
Disaster Services: Flood and Flash Flood Information
(http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_585_,00.html)
Association of State Floodplain Managers
(http://www.floods.org/home/default.asp)
ESRI and FEMA - Make Online Hazard Maps
(http://www.esri.com/hazards/makemap.html)
FEMA - Flood Hazards
(http://www.fema.gov/hazards/floods/)
FEMA - Flood Alert: National Flood Insurance Program
(http://www.floodalert.fema.gov/)
FEMA for Kids - Get Ready, Get Set
(http://www.fema.gov/kids/ready.htm)
FEMA - Mitigation Division
FloodSmart.gov - an Official Site of the National
Flood Insurance Program
(http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/index.jsp)
NOAA - Floods
(http://www.noaa.gov/floods.html)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - National Flood Proofing Committee
(http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwp/NFPC/nfpc.htm)
USGS - WaterWatch - Current Water Resources
Conditions:
(http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/)
Revised 12/2007 - MERI Library Staff