DRAFT Puna Flood Study - Frequently Asked Questions on a Draft Flood Study

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DRAFT Puna Flood Study Puna MuftAto #d NeNa11J FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON A DRAFT FLOOD STUDY 1. Flood Study began in 2006. The Puna District does not currently have Federal Emergency Management Agency Maps are available online at (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS). The draft Puna Flood Study (Study) htW:4Wood.hawaiicoun .ao investigates the severity of riverine related flood hazards in the northern Puna 1 District. The Study is a detailed hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of the Puna area watersheds, resulting in new reliable FIRMs for the Puna District. The Study's flood Or, at the County Public hazard/risk information will be used to establish actual flood insurance rates and Works office in Hilo at 101 assist the community in its effort to promote sound floodplain management. Pauahi Street, Suite 7. 2. What areas are affected? The draft Puna Flood Study is The study area is approximately 282 square miles and includes subdivisions in Mountain not available on DLNR or View, Kurtistown, Kea'au, Hawaiian Acres, Orchidland, Hawaiian Paradise Park and FEMA's websites. Fern Forest. The area indexed by Tax Map Key: 1-6, 7, 8 and 9 has had active storm events and substantial property damages in recent years. Contact: Frank DeMarco, 3. What is a floodplain and how do I see a map? County of Hawaii NFIP FEMA defines a "Floodplain" as any land area susceptible to flood water inundation from Coordinator, at (808) 961- any source. Floodplains shown on FEMA's FIRMS are called Special Flood Hazard Areas 8042 or email: (SFHAs), which are 1 -percent chance Floodplains. The FIRMS determine the flood hazard/risk to your home or business. The areas outside the SFHAs posing a moderate to fdemarco@co.hawaii.hi.us low flood risk are labeled on FIRMs as Zone "X." SFHAs posing a high flood risk are Labeled on the FIRMS as Zone "A," "AE," "AO" or "AH." SFHAs along the coastal areas posing a high flood risk due to waves are designated on the FIRMs as Zone "VE." The Study does not include analyses of coastal area flood hazard/risk. The Study and the Study's 35 FIRMS are available on the County's website, and at the Department of Public Works' (DPW) Offices in Hilo at 101 Pauahi Street Ste 7. Office hours are weekdays, excluding holidays 7:45 AM -4:30 PM. 4. How will the new FIRMS affect me under National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)? DPW administers Hawaii County Code (HCC) Chapter 27 Floodplain Management regulations whose purpose is to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, 2.6.15