Featured Project: Floodplain Management
Flooding in Phoenicia, NY during Hurricane Irene, August, 2011
In 2010, following several major flood events, the Town of Shandaken developed the Shandaken Area Flood Assessment and Remediation Initiative (SAFARI) to help plan for ways to mitigate future flood events in the Town. To assist with this goal, the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program granted the Town of Shandaken $102,500 to hire consultants to develop a long-term mitigation strategy for the town with an emphasis on Phoenicia. The consultants are assisting the town with applying to the FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) program. The CRS is a program that allows municipalities to perform services and tasks that can lower the rate their residents pay on flood insurance premiums.
In July of 2013, the final Town of Shandaken Flood Mitigation Plan was completed. Shortly afterward, New York State launched its New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program. This opened up a new funding stream for flood hazard mitigation projects in the Ashokan watershed. In addition, NYC DEP’s Local Flood Analysis (LFA) Program is gearing up to launch. This program will provide funding for watershed towns to perform flood mitigation projects in hamlet population centers. The projects must first undergo an engineering and benefit-cost analysis. The results will help communities to determine feasibility and potential effectiveness of the projects. AWSMP will continue to work with watershed towns and other partner agencies to plan and implement flood hazard mitigation measures.
Town of Shandaken Flood Mitigation Plan:
Cover and Contents
Section 1 and 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Glossary
References
Appendix A – Acronyms and Definitions
Appendix B – CRS Planning Requirements
Appendix C Part I – Public Survey
Appendix C Part IIa – Public Presentation
Appendix C Part IIb – Public Presentations
Appendix C Part IIc – Public Presentations
Appendix C Part IId – Public Presentations
Appendix C Part IIe – Public Presentations
Appendix C Part III – Meeting Records
Appendix D – Example Progress Report
