Burlington, New Jersey Discovery Report

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Discovery Report
Burlington County, New Jersey
Task Order HSFE02-12-J-0065
(HUC 02040201, 02040202, 02040301)
August 16, 2013
Communities in the Project Area
Community Name
Community Name
BASS RIVER, TOWNSHIP OF
MEDFORD LAKES, BOROUGH OF
BEVERLY, CITY OF
MOORESTOWN, TOWNSHIP OF
BORDENTOWN, CITY OF
MOUNT HOLLY, TOWNSHIP OF
BORDENTOWN, TOWNSHIP OF
MOUNT LAUREL, TOWNSHIP OF
BURLINGTON, CITY OF
NEW HANOVER, TOWNSHIP OF
BURLINGTON, TOWNSHIP OF
NORTH HANOVER, TOWNSHIP OF
CHESTERFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF
PALMYRA, BOROUGH OF
CINNAMINSON, TOWNSHIP OF
PEMBERTON, BOROUGH OF
DELANCO, TOWNSHIP OF
PEMBERTON, TOWNSHIP OF
DELRAN, TOWNSHIP OF
RIVERSIDE, TOWNSHIP OF
EASTAMPTON, TOWNSHIP OF
RIVERTON, BOROUGH OF
EDGEWATER PARK, TOWNSHIP OF
SHAMONG, TOWNSHIP OF
EVESHAM, TOWNSHIP OF
SOUTHAMPTON, TOWNSHIP OF
FIELDSBORO, BOROUGH OF
SPRINGFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF
FLORENCE , TOWNSHIP OF
TABERNACLE, TOWNSHIP OF
HAINESPORT, TOWNSHIP OF
WASHINGTON, TOWNSHIP OF
LUMBERTON, TOWNSHIP OF
WESTHAMPTON, TOWNSHIP OF
MANSFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF
WILLINGBORO, TOWNSHIP OF
MAPLE SHADE, TOWNSHIP OF
WOODLAND, TOWNSHIP OF
MEDFORD, TOWNSHIP OF
WRIGHTSTOWN, BOROUGH OF
This list includes all communities within the Burlington County, New Jersey, project area that
are under consideration for new Flood Insurance Studies (FISs) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRMs). Not all communities listed here will receive a new/updated Federal Emergency
Management Agency FIS or FIRM.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................ii
List of Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................iv
1
Background ..............................................................................................................................1
2
Wate rshed Stakeholder Coordination ...................................................................................7
3
Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................9
3.1 Topographic Data that Can Be Used for Flood Risk Products .......................................11
3.2 Community Information .................................................................................................11
3.2.1 Socioeconomic Profile ........................................................................................11
3.2.2 Mitigation Plans and Status ................................................................................11
3.2.3 Hazus/Average Annualized Loss ........................................................................12
3.2.4 Flood Insurance and Repetitive Loss ..................................................................15
3.2.5 Coordinated Needs Management Strategy..........................................................15
3.2.6 Letters of Map Change........................................................................................19
3.2.7 Floodplain Management/Community Assistance Visits.....................................20
3.2.8 National Flood Insurance Program Participation and Community Rating
System .................................................................................................................21
3.2.9 Regulatory Mapping ...........................................................................................21
3.2.10 Coastal Barrier Resources System ......................................................................21
3.2.11 Levees and Seawalls ...........................................................................................22
3.2.12 Dams ...................................................................................................................22
3.2.13 Disaster Declarations ..........................................................................................22
3.2.14 Stream Gages ......................................................................................................23
3.2.15 Additional Data Requested .................................................................................26
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Discovery Meeting..................................................................................................................26
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References ...............................................................................................................................26
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Tables
Table 1: Overview of Proposed Scope of Study as of November 30, 2012 ................................... 4
Table 2: Proposed Scope of Study by Steam as of November 30, 2012 ........................................ 5
Table 3: Burlington County Communities Invited to Participate ................................................... 9
Table 4: Data Collection for Burlington County .......................................................................... 10
Table 5: Existing Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plans within Burlington County, New Jersey 11
Table 6: Communities participating in Burlington County Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan 12
Table 7: CNMS Miles for Burlington County .............................................................................. 16
Table 8: Number of LOMCs per Community in Burlington County ........................................... 19
Table 9: Community Assistance Visits in Burlington County since January 1, 2000 .................. 20
Table 10: Communities that Participate in CRS in Burlington County, New Jersey ................... 21
Table 11: Disaster Declarations in Burlington County ................................................................. 23
Table 12: USGS Stream Gage Information in Burlington County ............................................... 23
Figures
Figure 1: Burlington County New Jersey Area Map ...................................................................... 3
Figure 2: Average Annualized Flood Loss Data for Burlington County ...................................... 14
Figure 3: CNMS Miles, LOMCs, and Repetitive Loss Claims for the Burlington County.......... 18
Figure 4: Locations of USGS Stream Gages in Burlington County ............................................. 25
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Appendix K
Appendix L
Discovery Meeting Sign-In Sheets
Discovery Meeting Invitation
Discovery Meeting Minutes
Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012
Joining the CRS
Discovery Meeting Agenda
Burlington, New Jersey Stakeholder Contact List (Table M.2.1)
Geospatial Data Summary
Burlington Project Management Team
Areas for Further Review as of 5/31/13
1. South Branch Rancocas Creek
2. Hartford Road Tributary
Washington Township Emergency Management Map
Washington Township Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
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List of Abbreviations
AAL
CAV
CLOMR
CNMS
CRS
FEMA
FIRM
FIS
GIS
HUC
Hazus-MH
LiDAR
LOMA
LOMC
LOMR
LOMR-F
LOMR-FW
MIP
MLI
MSC
N/A
NAIP
NED
NFIP
NHD
NJGIN
PASDA
Risk MAP
RL
SFHA
SRL
USDA
USACE
USGS
Average Annualized Loss
Community Assistance Visit
Conditional Letter of Map Revision
Coordinated Needs Management Strategy
Community Rating System
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Flood Insurance Rate Map
Flood Insurance Study
Geographic Information System
Hydrologic Unit Code
Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Loss Estimation Software Program
Light Detection and Ranging
Letter of Map Amendment
Letter of Map Change
Letter of Map Revision
Letter of Map Revision based on fill
Letter of Map Revision-Floodway
Mapping Information Platform
Midterm Levee Inventory
Map Service Center
Not Applicable
National Agriculture Imagery Program
National Elevation Dataset
National Flood Insurance Program
National Hydrography Dataset
New Jersey Geographic Information Network
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning
Repetitive loss
Special Flood Hazard Area
Severe repetitive loss
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Geological Survey
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1 Background
A key goal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Risk Mapping,
Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program is to provide communities with a more
complete picture of flood risk. Unlike FEMA’s past mapping programs, where flood hazards
were studied within the bounds of a single community or county, Risk MAP examines the
flood hazards of an entire watershed to provide tools that enhance mitigation plans and better
protect citizens. An important goal of Risk MAP is to promote early and frequent
communication with project partners (including all affected communities) to improve risk
assessment and mitigation planning at county or watershed levels.
Discovery is a new FEMA initiative that involves identifying and collecting available data,
and analyzing it for use in flood studies. Discovery is the first step in achieving the goals of
the Risk Map program: building hazard resilient communities, assessing risk, and mitigation
planning. In the fall of 2012, FEMA Region II initiated a Risk MAP project, including
Discovery, for Burlington County, New Jersey. This report is a summary of the Discovery
process tasks and results.
The Burlington County, New Jersey, Discovery process collected extensive data for all
communities from Federal, State and County sources, as well as information gathered through
the Kick-off meeting, Risk MAP Coordination Meeting, telephone conversations, and email
correspondence (Section 3 lists the types of data that the project team collected for the
watershed). The Discovery process culminated in the finalization of study recommendations
based on the data and information gathered during the process. FEMA will continue to work
with representatives of the communities within Burlington County throughout the Risk MAP
project study process.
Burlington County is in south-central New Jersey, and borders on Pennsylvania. The county
stretches across three HUC-8 watersheds: The Crosswicks-Neshaminy (02040201), the Lower
Delaware (02040202), and the Mullica- Toms (02040301). Burlington County is the largest
county in New Jersey with an area of 827 square miles. It stretches from the Delaware River
across the state to Great Bay.
Burlington County is fairly flat, consisting of coastal and alluvial plains. The highest point in
the county is Arney’s Mount at 260 feet above sea level. Temperatures are fairly moderate
with average lows around 22º F in the winter and highs around 87º F in the summer. Average
precipitation is around 4 inches per month with more precipitation occurring in the summer
than in the winter.
There are 40 incorporated communities within the county, with the largest community being
the Township of Evesham (population in 2010 of 45,348). The county seat is in Mount Holly
(population in 2010 of 9,536). The northeastern part of the county also plays host to military
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Major Streams in the Crosswicks-Neshaminy (02040201) watershed include the Delaware
River and Crosswicks Creek, which form the northern boundary of the watershed. Other
major streams are Assiscunk Creek, Blacks Creek, and Crafts Creek, all of which drain
northwestward into the Delaware River.
Most of Burlington County within the Lower Delaware (02040202) watershed is drained by
Rancocas Creek and its numerous tributaries. These streams generally run northward into
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Rancocas Creek, which then drains into the Delaware River. Other important streams include
Pennsauken Creek, Pompeston Creek, and Swede Run.
The southern half of the county is within the Mullica-Toms (02040301) watershed along the
Atlantic Ocean coast. Important streams within the southern half of Burlington County include
the Mullica River, which forms the western boundary of the county, and the Batsto, Wading, and
Bass Rivers. This portion of the county is the least populated.
The Discovery process focused on Burlington County. New Flood Insurance Studies (FISs) and
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) projects are currently underway for the county. The 40
communities within Burlington County will received a Flood Risk Report, Map, and Database
that includes Average Annualized Loss (AAL) for flooding at the census block level. Figure 1:
Burlington County New Jersey Area Map shows the location of the county in relation to the
surrounding New Jersey and Pennsylvania counties, as well as the county’s relationship to the
three HUC 8 watersheds.
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Figure 1: Burlington County New Jersey Area Map
For the final phase of the Discovery effort, FEMA Region II reviewed the data and information
collected and discussed at the meetings, and will follow up with stakeholders and contributors
through telephone calls, e-mail, and additional meetings; as needed.
The Discovery Maps are an integral part of the Discovery Report. The Discovery Report
documents the results of data collection, map content, and information obtained from local
stakeholders.
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Table 1 provides an overview of proposed study types, and stream miles to be studied. Table 2
lists the proposed scope of study within Burlington County by stream name and study type,
followed by explanations of study types and related actions mentioned in the table. The
affected streams are also shown on Discovery Map 1. The Borough of Palmyra is the only
community in Burlington County that is not affected by the proposed scope.
Table 1: Overview of Proposed Scope of Study as of November 30, 2012
Study Type
Miles
Approximate
Redelineation
688
266.1
Digital Lift Up
34.1
Coastal
39.0*
*FEM A Region II is expected to conduct 39 miles of coastal shoreline study.
Streams shown as Coastal in Tables 1 and 2 are expected to be influenced by
coastal surges up the Delaware River or from the Atlantic Ocean. The miles
for streams affected by coastal flooding are not shown.
Explanation of Study Types
Approximate: Includes a study of hydrology using the National Elevation Dataset (NED) and
2006 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) regression equations. Hydrology is the study of the
effects of water on the earth’s surface. In the case of a flood study, hydrology refers to assessing
the flow of surface water over the ground. Hydraulics analysis and mapping are carried out
using updated topographic data and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) HEC-RAS
models. The Preliminary Zone A floodplains, in Burlington County, are often connected at the
basin boundaries between flood sources, indicating the presence of multi-directional flow during
major flood events. The hydraulic analysis, for Burlington County, will include the use of twodimensional modeling through the program FLO-2D, using steady state peak flows calculated
through regression and weighted gage analysis. Information on the NED can be found online at
http://ned.usgs.gov/. Information on USGS regression equations is available at
http://water.usgs.gov/osw/programs/nffp.html.
Redelineation: FEMA updates current effective floodplains and associated detailed flood
elevations utilizing new Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) topographic data. LiDAR is an
advanced technology that uses light, and in some instances lasers, to measure ground elevations
or topography.
Digital Lift Up: FEMA converts the current flood hazard data into a digital format while
updating the vertical datum from National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 to North American
Vertical Datum of 1988, preserving the original engineering analysis and flood hazard areas.
This allows the new data to be easily overlaid on other types of maps.
Coastal: FEMA will update coastal storm surge and wave modeling to update the coastal flood
hazard analysis in Burlington County.
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Table 2: Proposed Scope of Study by Steam as of November 30, 2012
Stream Nam e
Ballinger Creek and various tributaries
Bass River and various tributaries
Batsto River
Delaw are River and various tributaries
Mullica River and various tributaries
Pennsauken Creek and various tributaries
Pompeston Creek
Rancocas Creek and various tributaries
Sw ede Run
Wading River and various tributaries
Barton Run Tributary 3
Beaverdam Creek
Budds Run
Bustleton Creek
Crafts Creek
Crossw icks Creek
Evesboro Tributary
Jade Run
Lake Mishe-Mokw a Run
Mill Creek South Branch
Mill Creek Tributary 1
Ong Run
Sharps Run
Springer Brook
Various unnamed streams throughout county
Arnold Branch
Assiscunk Creek
Assiscunk Creek Tributary
Baffin Brook
Ballinger Run
Ballinger Run Tributary
Barkers Brook
Barkers Brook Unnamed Tributary
Bartletts Branch
Barton Run
Barton Run Tributary 3A
Bass River
Bears Sw amp River
Beaver Branch
Birch Run
Bisphams Mill Creek
Black Run
Black Run Tributary
Blacks Creek
Blue Lake Run
Bobbys Run
Braddocks Millpond
Bread and Cheese Run
Buck Run
Bucks Cove Run
Study Type
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Digital Lift Up
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Miles
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.3
1.6
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.6
14.8
1.4
1.9
0.5
1.2
0.3
0.8
2.6
5.3
50
1.7
1.9
0.5
1.2
4.3
0.2
6.6
1.4
0.5
7.1
1.2
0.6
0
0.1
0.2
1
1.6
2.6
1.4
2
0.08
1.6
0.8
2
1.3
0.2
Burrs Mill Brook
Redelineation
1.7
Buttonw ood Run
Redelineation
0.5
5
Stream Nam e
Cranberry Branch
Cropw ell Brook
Crystal Lake
Dans Bridge Branch
Delaw are River
Delaw are River
East Branch Bass River
Friendship Creek
Friendship Creek Branch
Goldys Run
Grubbs Run
Hartford Road Tributary
Haynes Creek
Hooten Road Tributary
Indian Mills Brook
Indian Run
Ives Branch
Jacks Run
Kendles Run
Kenilw orth Lake
Kettle Run
Lake Kaw esea
Lake Meesehaw ay
Lake Migazee
Lake Minonok
Lake Mishe-Mokw a
Lake Mushkooasa
Lake Pesheekee
Lake Sioux
Lake Siquitise
Lake Siquitise
Lake Stockw ell
Lake Wabissi
Lake Wagush
Lake Wauw auskashf
Laurel Run
Little Creek
Mason's Creek
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Tributary
Mill Race
Mimosa Lake
Mimosa Lake Run
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake No 1
Mirror Lake No 3
Mount Holly By-pass Channel
Mount Misery Creek
Muskingum Brook
Parkers Creek
Pau Puk Keew is Lagoon
Pennsauken Creek North Branch
Pennsauken Creek South Branch
Tributary 1
Pennsauken Creek South Branch
Tributary 2
Study Type
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
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Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Miles
1.9
1.9
0.6
0.5
2.7
2.2
1.3
4.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.6
6.3
0.7
5
0.4
0.8
0.6
1.1
0.2
2.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
5.7
5
6.1
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.5
5
0.1
0.3
0.2
3.9
2.4
3.2
0.2
7.6
Redelineation
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Redelineation
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Stream Nam e
Cooper Branch
Country Lake Tributary
Crafts Creek Tributary
Pompeston Creek
Pompeston Creek East Branch
Pompeston Creek Southeast Branch
Popes Run
Pow ell Run
Ramblew ood Tributary
Rancocas Creek
Rancocas Creek North Branch
Rancocas Creek South Branch
Rancocas Creek South Branch Tributary
Ranconcas Creek North Branch Tributary
Reeds Branch
Shinns Branch
Skeet Run
Southw est Branch Rancocas Creek
Southw est Branch Rancocas Creek Tributary 1
Southw est Branch Rancocas Creek Tributary 2
Straw bridge Lake
Sw ede Run
Sw ede Run
Sw ede Run Tributary
Taunton Lake Tributary
Thorton Creek
Tommys Branch
Tributary 1
Tributary 2
Tub Mill Branch
Unnamed Tributary
Unnamed Tributary
West Branch Bass River
West Branch Wading River
Unnamed Stream
Adler Run
Annaricken Brook
Arnold Branch
Assiscunk Branch
Assiscunk Creek
Assiscunk Creek Tributary
Bacons Run
Baffin Brook
Ballinger Run
Ballinger Run Tributary
Bard Branch
Barkers Brook
Barkers Brook Unnamed Tributary
Bartletts Branch
Barton Run Tributary 3A
Bass River
Basto River
Batstro River
Bear Sw amp River
Beaver Branch
Beaver Run
Beaverdam Creek
Biddle Branch
Bisphams Mill Creek
Study Type
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
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Miles
0.2
1.3
0.2
5.6
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.6
0.5
0.4
23.6
16.6
2.6
1
0.3
0.6
1.2
12.4
0.2
0.4
1.9
3.6
2.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
1.1
0
0
1.4
0.1
0.3
1.4
4.3
370.9
1.9
2.2
1.2
0.8
14.2
4.7
3.6
0.0
1.1
0.5
0.0
0.8
1.3
1.7
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.0
2.7
3.3
5.4
3.9
1.2
1.8
1.9
4.0
6
Stream Nam e
Pheasant Run
Pole Bridge Branch
Pole Bridge Branch Tributary
Blue Lake Run
Bobbys Run
Boundary Creek
Bread and Cheese Run
Breeches Branch
Buck Run
Bucks Cove Run
Budds Run
Bull Creek
Bulls Branch
Burnt Bridge Spring
Burrs Mill Brook
Bustleton Creek
Buttonw ood Lake
Cedar Run
Coares Run
Cold Water Run
Colliers Pond
Crafts Creek
Crafts Creek Tributary
Crossw icks Creek
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake Tributary 1
Crystal Lake Tributary 2
Dans Bridge Branch
East Branch Bass River
Featherbed Branch
Friendship Creek
Friendship Creek Branch
Goodw ater Run
Grubbs Run
Gum Spring
Hockamik Creek
Horse Pond Stream
Hospitality Brook
Indian Run
Indian Run Tributary
Ives Branch
Jade Run
Jobs Creek
Kendles Run
Lake Absegami
Lake Sioux
Lake Stockw ell
Laurel Run
Little Creek
Little Haukin Run
Mason's Creek
McDonalds Branch
Mile Run
Mill Creek
Mill Creek South Branch
Mill Creek Tributary 1
Mimosa Lake
Mimosa Lake Run
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake No 1
Mirror Lake No 2
Study Type
Redelineation
Redelineation
Redelineation
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Miles
0.2
2.8
0.5
1.2
1.5
0.4
1.1
1.4
0.7
2.2
2.3
3.7
2.4
2.4
9.0
1.3
0.1
3.4
1.8
1.6
0.6
9.2
1.6
0.5
2.3
0.4
0.3
2.4
2.0
1.3
4.6
0.0
2.2
0.9
4.1
0.8
2.5
2.2
3.3
3.4
3.0
5.5
1.4
0.3
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.4
1.0
1.5
1.9
1.3
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
Stream Nam e
Black Run
Black Run Tributary
Blacks Creek
Mount Misery Brook South Branch
Mount Misery Creek
Mullica River
Muskingum Brook
North Run
Ong Run
Ore Spring
Study Type
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Miles
1.7
1.0
10.0
0.9
3.6
0.2
1.5
4.6
0.6
0.5
Osw ego River
Approximate
17.1
Papoose Branch
Parkers Creek
Pennsauken Creek North Branch
Pennsauken Creek South Branch Tributary 2
Plains Branch
Pole Branch
Pole Bridge Branch
Pompeston Creek
Pompeston Creek Northeast Branch
Pompeston Creek Southeast Branch
Pope Branch
Popes Run
Pow ell Run
Pow ells Run
Rancocas Creek South Branch
Rancocas Creek South Branch Tributary
Rancocas Creek Tributary
Ranconcas Creek North Branch Tributary
Reeds Branch
Riggs Mill Creek
Risley Branch
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
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Approximate
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Approximate
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Approximate
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5.4
2.6
1.9
0.4
5.6
2.0
1.5
0.1
0.4
0.5
2.4
1.0
0.9
1.6
5.3
1.7
0.4
0.1
0.5
1.8
3.1
Stream Nam e
Mirror Lake No 3
Mount Misery Brook
Mount Misery Brook North Branch
Roberts Branch
Shane Branch
Sharps Run
Shoal Branch
Shreve Branch
Skit Branch
Tributary 1
Tributary 2
Spring Hill Brook
Springer Brook
Straw bridge Lake
Sw ede Run
Sykes Branch
Taunton Lake Tributary
Thorton Creek
Tommys Branch
Tributary 1
Tributary 2
Tributary B
Tub Mill Branch
Tulpehocken Creek
Unnamed Tributary
Upper Lake
Wading River
Wesickaman Creek
West Branch Bass River
West Branch Wading River
Woolman Lake
Study Type
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Miles
0.1
5.7
1.5
4.2
3.8
2.1
7.6
2.9
3.6
1.3
Approximate
1.1
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
Approximate
1.2
0.1
1.5
0.7
0.1
2.6
3.8
1.8
0.6
1.4
1.0
0.2
0.8
1.1
1.4
0.1
5.8
0.9
2.0
11.9
0.2
N/A = Not Applicable
2 Watershed Stakeholder Coordination
Because of the size of Burlington County, the distribution of its population in 40 autonomous
jurisdictions and numerous groups and government agencies, communication to all potential
stakeholders is a critical aspect of the Discovery process. To communicate effectively
throughout the life of this Risk MAP project, the use of e-mail, telephone, and letters is
essential. FEMA Region II contacted several hundred people in the various communities
throughout the watershed to determine the best point of contact for each community or
stakeholder. Once these contacts were determined, FEMA Region II established a master list
of key stakeholders and sent invitations to the Discovery Meeting to everyone on that list. The
names and contact information for the meeting attendees are included as Appendix A; a
sample invitation is included as Appendix B; and a list of Burlington County stakeholder
contacts is included as Appendix H.
FEMA Region II considers the local government representative of the 40 communities within
the Burlington County to be essential stakeholders in the Discovery process, as they represent
the interests of the watershed’s residents, businesses, and visitors. Additionally, elected
officials representing Burlington County were invited to participate in the Discovery Meetings.
These county officials often have a breadth of knowledge on local issues, Geographic
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Information Systems (GIS), and other technical capabilities, as well as the planning authority
to assist FEMA with FIRM revisions and other information, such as mitigation plan status.
Also invited to attend the Discovery Meetings were representatives of:
• Burlington County Emergency Management,
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
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Table 3: Burlington County Communities Invited to Participate
Community
Municipality
Type
Community
Municipality
Type
Bass River
Township
Medford Lakes
Borough
Beverly
City
Moorestown
Township
Bordentown
City
Mount Holly
Township
Bordentown
Township
Mount Laurel
Township
Burlington
City
New Hanover
Township
Burlington
Township
North Hanover
Township
Chesterfield
Township
Palmyra
Borough
Cinnaminson
Township
Pemberton
Borough
Delanco
Township
Pemberton
Township
Delran
Township
Riverside
Township
Eastampton
Township
Riverton
Borough
Edgewater Park
Township
Shamong
Township
Evesham
Township
Southampton
Township
Fieldsboro
Borough
Springfield
Township
Florence
Township
Tabernacle
Township
Hainesport
Township
Washington
Township
Lumberton
Township
Westhampton
Township
Mansfield
Township
Willingboro
Township
Maple Shade
Township
Woodland
Township
Medford
Township
Wrightstown
Borough
3 Data Analysis
Table 4 lists the types of data collected during the Discovery process; the deliverable or
product where data are displayed; and the source of the data. In addition, the discussion of
Data Analysis is divided into two sections: the data that can be used for Risk MAP products
(regulatory and non-regulatory); and the data and information that helped FEMA Region II
better understand the characteristics of Burlington County, New Jersey.
On April 11, 2013, FEMA Region II invited communities in the watershed to a Project Kickoff
Meeting. During that meeting, community officials were presented with the Risk MAP
Discovery concept and asked to participate in the Discovery process in the months to come.
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Table 4: Data Collection for Burlington County
Data Types
Deliverable/Product
Source
Average Annualized Loss Data
Discovery Map Geodatabase
FEMA Region II Office
Boundaries: Community
NJGIN / PASDA / National Atlas of the
United States
Boundaries: County and State
National Atlas of the United States
Boundaries: Watersheds
USGS NHD
Census Blocks
U.S. Census Bureau
Contacts
Table
Local Web Sites, State/FEMA Updates
Community Assistance Visits
Discovery Report
FEMA’s Community Information System
Community Rating System
Discovery Report
FEMA’s “Community Rating System
Communities and Their Classes”
Dams and Levees
FEMA Mid-term Levee Inventory / USACE
Declared Disasters
Discovery Report
FEMA’s “Disaster Declarations Summary”
Demographics
Discovery Report and Map
U.S. Census Bureau
Preliminary
SFHAs
FEMA’s Map Service Center and MIP
Stream Gages
Geodatabase
USGS
Hazards Mitigation Plans and
Status
Discovery Report
Flood Insurance Claims
Discovery Map and Report
LOMCs
FEMA’s MIP
Mitigation Projects: Past, Ongoing,
Planned, Desired FEMA/Other
Federal Agency/Local Projects
Discovery Report Appendix D
Compiled through Community Interviews
Repetitive Loss
Stream Centerlines
Discovery Map and Geodatabase
USGS National Hydrography Dataset
Study Needs: FEMA
Discovery Report, Map and
Geodatabase
FEMA’s CNMS
Study Requests:
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Compiled through Community Interviews
Transportation: Major Roads
Discovery Map and Geodatabase
NJGIN / PASDA
CNMS = Coordinated Needs Management Strategy
CRS = Community Rating System
FEMA = Federal Emergency Management
LOMCs = Letters of Map Change
MIP = Mapping Information Platform
NHD = National Hydrography Dataset
NJGIN = New Jersey Geographic Information Netw ork
PASDA = Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
SFHAs = Special Flood Hazard Areas
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
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3.1 Topographic Data that Can Be Used for Flood Risk Products
FEMA Region II determined that recent elevation data is available for all areas within Burlington
County. LiDAR for the Burlington, New Jersey, was collected and processed in 2011 by Risk
Assessment Mapping and Planning Partners (RAMPP).
3.2 Community Information
3.2.1 Socioeconomic Profile
In 2010, Burlington County, New Jersey, was home to approximately 448,734 residents
throughout its 40 communities. The largest community is the Township of Evesham, with
approximately 45,538 residents. The county seat is in Mount Holly with a population of
approximately 9,536. The main industry in Burlington County is agriculture; however there is a
significant manufacturing sector and a significant service sector supporting the military Joint
Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
3.2.2 Mitigation Plans and Status
Table 5 shows the status of current hazard mitigation plans for Burlington County. Not all
communities within the county participate in the countywide (multi-jurisdiction) plan. Table 6
shows communities in Burlington County that participate in the plan and when the community
adopted the plan. The current multi-jurisdiction hazard mitigation plan for Burlington County
will expire in November 2013, so communities in Burlington County should begin updating their
plan.
Table 5: Existing Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plans within Burlington County, New Jersey
County
Mitigation Plan
Approval Date
Mitigation
Plan
Expiration
Date
Burlington
11/10/2008
11/10/2013
Web site
http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/pages/ViewDepartment.aspx
?did=120
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Table 6: Communities participating in Burlington County Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan
Community
Beverly, City of
Bordentown, City of
Burlington, City of
Burlington County
Burlington, Township of
Cinnaminson, Township of
Delanco, Township of
Delran, Township of
Eastampton, Township of
Edgewater Park, Township of
Evesham, Township of
Florence, Township of
Hainesport, Township of
Lumberton, Township of
Mansfield, Township of
Medford, Township of
Moorestown, Township of
Mount Holly, Township of
Mount Laurel, Township of
Mitigation Plan
Adoption Date
12/23/2008
12/19/2012
12/23/2008
11/10/2008
12/23/2008
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
12/23/2008
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
12/23/2008
11/10/2009
12/23/2008
12/23/2008
12/23/2008
11/10/2008
New Hanover, Township of
North Hanover, Township of
Palmyra, Borough of
Pemberton, Borough of
Pemberton, Township of
Riverside, Township of
Shamong, Township of
Springfield, Township of
Tabernacle, Township of
Washington, Township of
Westampton, Township of
Willingboro, Township of
Woodland, Township of
Wrightston, Borough of
12/19/2012
11/10/2009
12/19/2012
12/23/2008
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
12/23/2008
12/23/2008
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
11/10/2009
12/23/2008
Status
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved, Pending
Adoption
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
3.2.3 Hazus/Average Annualized Loss
AAL is defined as the average dollar loss that an individual, or individuals, will experience
during a given year from exposure to flooding. This AAL dollar value is calculated by using
flood hazard data in combination with U.S. Census data. Flood hazard areas are determined for
storm events of a given probability of occurrence and are then overlaid on U.S. Census block
data. The losses for a given Census block are then calculated for structures and their contents
based on the area that has flooded. Total losses for both the structures and their contents are
added together to determine the AAL for a given Census block. The AAL for a community can
then be determined by adding the AAL together for all its Census blocks. However, AAL data is
most commonly organized by Census block and displayed with color intervals based on severity
of losses.
The AAL dataset provided with this Discovery Report and shown on the Discovery Map (also
displayed in Figure 2) was created using FEMA's Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
and Loss Estimation software (Hazus-MH). The Hazus-MH analysis used data sources with only
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limited detail shown for flood hazard areas. This type of low-detail Hazus-MH analysis is
conducted primarily to correlate the location of residents and infrastructure to the floodplain
within a given community, and is not intended to provide a thorough and accurate estimation of
yearly losses from flooding.
FEMA Region II will create a complete, Burlington County-wide product during the update to
the FIS process and will deliver it through the Risk MAP database to affected communities.
FEMA will produce this AAL version using high-resolution elevation and hydrological data,
which will provide a more accurate estimate of AAL for each community.
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Figure 2: Average Annualized Flood Loss Data for Burlington County
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3.2.4 Flood Insurance and Repetitive Loss
The Discovery process also involved gathering data on flood insurance claims in the county
through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), particularly areas where repetitive loss
structures have been identified. A repetitive loss (RL) structure is defined as an NFIP-insured
structure that has had at least two paid flood claims of more than $1,000 each in any 10-year
period since 1978. A severe repetitive loss (SRL) structure has had either two separate claims
that exceed market value of the building or have had four claims over $5,000 each and the
cumulative amount of such claims exceeds $20,000.
Within Burlington County, 1,625 flood insurance claims have been filed since 1978.
Communities with a high number of insurance claims (over 100 claims) include the City of
Burlington; and the townships of Cinnaminson, Easthampton, Lumberton, Medford, and
Southampton. Insurance claims paid since 1978 in Burlington County total almost
$19,000,000. FEMA Region II has identified 156 RL structures in Burlington County of
which 8 have been identified as being SRL structures.
When FEMA determines whether an area’s flood hazards should be restudied, it may consider
areas where RL/SRL structures have been identified. However, it is important to note that
NFIP claims may be made after events that do not meet or exceed the 1-percent-annualchance, or 100-year flood. Therefore, previous claims data only represents a single factor to
consider when determining mapping needs.
Figure 3 shows areas where RL/SRL structures exist and areas where NFIP claims have been
made. Because of guidelines set forth by the Privacy Act of 1974, FEMA Region II will not
include detailed repetitive loss data as part of the Discovery deliverables.
3.2.5 Coordinated Needs Management Strategy
During FEMA’s Flood Map Modernization program (2003 – 2008) the Agency adhered to
Procedure Memorandum No. 56, which states, “Section 575 of the National Flood Insurance
Program Reform Act of 1994 mandates that at least once every five years FEMA assess the
need to review and update all floodplain areas and flood risk zones identified, delineated, or
established under Section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act, as amended.” This
requirement was fulfilled through the Mapping Needs Assessment process. Other mechanisms
such as the Mapping Needs Update Support System and scoping reports were used to capture
information describing conditions on the FIRMs and determine the need for map updates.
FEMA’s Coordinated Needs Management Strategy (CNMS) was initiated as part of FEMA’s
Risk MAP program in 2009. Before the Burlington County Discovery Meetings, FEMA
added the November 2010 Burlington draft preliminary FIS and FIRM to the CNMS database.
FEMA applies three classifications to FISs shown within the CNMS: Valid, Unverified, and
Unknown. New and updated studies performed during FEMA’s Map Modernization program
were automatically determined to be “Valid,” and the remaining studies were put through a 17point validation process (7 critical and 10 secondary elements). During the validation review,
FEMA checks physical, climatological, and environmental factors against the stream studies to
determine if the studies are still valid. A stream study has to pass all the critical elements and
at least seven secondary elements to be classified as “Valid;” otherwise FEMA classifies the
study as “Unverified.”
To date, the CNMS has gone through three phases of assessment. Phase 1 (early 2009) created
a national map that shows the percentage of new, valid, or updated Special Flood Hazard
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Areas (SFHAs) at the county level. An SFHA is an area that would be inundated by the 1percent-annual-chance, or 100-year flood. Phase 2 (August – November 2009) created a
CNMS database and performed bulk validation reviews that automatically determined that
new and updated studies performed during the Map Modernization program were valid; while
digital conversions and pre-Map Modernization approximate studies were automatically
considered invalid, requiring future study. Phase 3 (October 2010 – June 2011) confirmed all
bulk validation assignments and put all other stream reaches that were not bulk
validated through the 17-element process. Now, in the post Phase 3 stage, FEMA maintains
the CNMS database through regular updates and adds new information as new studies are
conducted.
FEMA did not process the Burlington County CNMS database through Phase 3 because
FEMA had originally scheduled the draft/preliminary release during development of Phase 3
work. As a result, all streams in the county were set to “Unknown”.
Although the Burlington County FIS and FIRM published during the countywide Map
Modernization project were preliminary documents, FEMA’s detailed quality control process
was completed. The Burlington County streams that are classified as “Valid” in the CNMS
database are 15 detailed study (Zone AE) streams that were re-studied (with new hydrology
and hydraulic models) through the preliminary Burlington County FIS. All other streams
(detailed and approximate) in Burlington County were left at “Unknown” as they still need to
be assessed.
Additionally, while streams without identified flood risk can be featured in the CNMS
database, most are not. In the case of Burlington County, these streams were not in the CNMS
database, but were stored in a separate dataset. Streams without flood hazard information
cannot go through element evaluation because the validation elements rely on study data,
which these streams lack.
The CNMS database information was used during the initial Burlington County Discovery
effort and served as an important discussion point. Through the Discovery process, FEMA
Region II learned of new flood risks and study needs, and incorporated that information into
the CNMS.
Table 7 summarizes draft results of the validation analysis obtained from the CNMS. A
significant stretch of stream miles in the watershed still has an “Unknown” validation status.
The breakdown of stream status is shown in Figure 3.
Table 7: CNMS Miles for Burlington County
Type
Miles
Valid
50.4
Unverified
0.0
Unknown
892.4
Miles in Identified not within CNMS
252.2
It is important to note that the proposed scope of study for Burlington County would update
688 miles of approximate streams making them “Valid.” Streams that will be redelineated or
digitally uplifted will not result in CNMS revalidation, and these streams will remain as either
“Valid” or “Unknown” based on their current CNMS status.
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It is important to note that CNMS has not yet captured 252.2 miles of streams in Burlington
County that have been identified using sources such as the National Hydrography Dataset and
existing FIRMs. Many of these stream miles are not associated with existing SFHAs, however
they do have the potential to flood.
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Figure 3: CNMS Miles, LOMCs, and Repetitive Loss Claims for the Burlington County
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3.2.6 Letters of Map Change
Figure 3 shows the locations of all completed Letters of Map Change (LOMCs) in Burlington
County as of December 31, 2012. Table 8 lists the number of LOMCs for each community.
FEMA Region II identified LOMCs in Burlington County through the FEMA Map Service
Center (MSC), MIP, and the FEMA Engineering Library. LOMCs are categorized by
determination type and outcome. The different LOMC types referenced in Figure 3 include:
Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA); Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F); and
Letter of Map Revision Floodway (LOMR-FW). In a removal, the SFHA designation was
removed from the property in question. In a non-removal, FEMA determined the property to
be correctly shown within an SFHA.
For LOMA requests, FEMA compares the ground elevation data at a specific property to the
base flood elevation at the property. In some cases, FEMA can determine that a property is
outside the SFHA by comparing its location on a certified map, such as a plat or tax assessor’s
map, to the FIRM. LOMR-Fs result from the same comparisons; however, the placement of fill
on the property is the basis of the request. LOMR-FWs are LOMAs for which the subject
property is shown inside a regulatory floodway on the FIRM. LOMAs, LOMR-Fs, and LOMRFWs do not result in a physical change to the FIRM. Each LOMC application results in a
determination that a structure or lot has either been removed or not removed from the SFHA.
During an FIS project, FEMA evaluates previous LOMC determinations; those that remain valid
are officially revalidated once a new FIRM becomes effective.
Table 8: Number of LOMCs per Community in Burlington County
Number of
LOMA
Removals
Number of
LOMA NonRemovals
Number of
LOMR-F
Removals
Number of
LOMR-FW
Removals
Total
Bass River, Township of
2
1
0
0
3
Bordentown, Township of
5
0
0
0
5
County
Community Name
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington, City of
Burlington
Burlington, Township of
Burlington
Cinnaminson, Township of
17
4
Burlington
Delanco, Township of
4
1
Burlington
Delran, Township of
8
3
Burlington
Eastampton, Township of
2
Burlington
Evesham, Township of
41
Burlington
Florence, Township of
Burlington
Hainesport, Township of
Burlington
Lumberton, Township of
Burlington
Mansfield, Township of
3
0
0
0
3
Burlington
Maple Shade, Township of
4
1
2
1
8
Burlington
Medford Lakes, Borough of
Burlington
Medford, Township of
Burlington
Moorestown, Township of
Burlington
Mount Holly, Township of
Burlington
Mount Laurel, Township of
Burlington
Palmyra, Borough of
40
11
5
2
0
18
3
1
0
0
4
2
2
25
2
0
7
0
1
12
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
45
3
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
2
11
0
0
0
11
4
0
0
39
2
1
0
0
42
9
1
0
2
12
1
0
0
0
1
24
1
3
4
32
2
22
0
64
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4
Number of
LOMA
Removals
Number of
LOMA NonRemovals
Number of
LOMR-FW
Removals
Total
1
2
21
0
0
9
0
0
6
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
9
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
County
Community Name
Burlington
Pemberton, Township of
17
1
Burlington
Riverside, Township of
8
1
Burlington
Riverton, Borough of
5
1
Burlington
Shamong, Township of
2
Burlington
Southampton, Township of
8
Burlington
Springfield, Township of
Burlington
Washington, Township of
Burlington
Willingboro, Township of
Number of
LOMR-F
Removals
Conditional LOMCs are not included in Figure 3 or Table 8 because conditional
determinations are based on proposed projects rather than actual as-built conditions. Letters of
Map Revision (LOMRs) are also not included because they result in a physical change to the
FIRM and will either be incorporated into the new FIRM or superseded by new flood hazard
data once the FIS is complete.
The presence or absence of completed LOMCs within a specified location may contribute to the
analysis of whether that area needs to be restudied. Knowing the type of LOMC and its
respective outcome can provide an additional layer of detail. For example, a high number of
LOMA removals in an area may mean that the area may need to be restudied with updated
topography, while a high number of LOMA non-removals may indicate that the flood hazard
delineation within the area agrees with ground elevations. A high number of LOMR-Fs may not
necessarily indicate that an area should be reexamined, but that property owners have cooperated
with the local municipality to mitigate flood risks in accordance with local regulations.
3.2.7 Floodplain Management/Community Assistance Visits
Statewide Community Assistance Visits (CAVs) are part of the evaluation and review process
that occurs between FEMA and/or State NFIP Coordinator’s Offices and local officials. CAV
visits are intended to ensure that each community adequately enforces local floodplain
management regulations in compliance with NFIP requirements. CAVs are also a way for
FEMA to provide technical assistance to communities. Table 9 lists all CAVs that have
occurred within Burlington County since January 1, 2000. Representatives of New Jersey
performed some of these CAVs on behalf of FEMA.
Table 9: Community Assistance Visits in Burlington County since January 1, 2000
County
Community
Date Performed
Agency
Burlington Easthampton, Township of
12/20/00
State
Burlington Palmyra, Borough of
12/22/08
FEMA
8/14/06
State
Burlington Washington, Township of
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3.2.8 National Flood Insurance Program Participation and Community Rating
System
All communities in Burlington County participate in the NFIP. The Borough of Fieldsboro,
however, has been suspended from the NFIP.
The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary program that provides flood insurance
premium discounts to NFIP participating communities that take measures to manage
floodplains more rigorously than Federal minimum requirements. A point system is used to
determine a CRS rating. As a community takes measures to minimize or eliminate exposure to
floods, CRS points are awarded and higher discounts on flood insurance premiums are offered.
The discount each community receives (45 percent – 5 percent) is determined by its class
rating (1 – 9, respectively).
Table 10 lists the two communities in Burlington County that participate in the CRS. A full
list of CRS communities is available on FEMA’s Web site at
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3629.
Table 10: Communities that Participate in CRS in Burlington County, New Jersey
Name
County
Current
Class
(1 - 9)
% Discount for
SFHA
(45% - 5%)
% Discount for
Non-SFHA
City of Burlington
Burlington
8
10
5
Borough of Palmyra
Burlington
8
10
5
3.2.9
Regulatory Mapping
A preliminary FIS for Burlington County was issued on November 30, 2010. After the draft
preliminary was issued, the countywide FIS was put on hold to allow for additional stream
studies and mapping updates throughout the county as new topographic information was
becoming available. All 40 communities in Burlington County have effective community
based FIRMs dating between 1978 and 1999. Not every community in Burlington County has
an effective community FIS.
This information is presented in overview format on Discovery Map 2. It is not meant to
replicate the effective FIRM information for Burlington County communities but to provide a
general picture of effective SFHAs within the County. Effective and Preliminary SFHA
mapping has been reviewed extensively by the Discovery team to better assess the flood
hazard mapping needs in Burlington County. The assessment of mapping needs is based on a
comparative analysis of risk, including, but not limited to population density, critical facilities,
infrastructure and the availability of stream data.
3.2.10
Coastal Barrier Resources System
Coastal barriers are unique land forms that provide protection for distinct aquatic habitats and
serve as the mainland's first line of defense against damage from coastal storms and erosion. The
Coastal Barrier Resources System defines a coastal barrier as a landform composed of
unconsolidated shifting sand or other sedimentary material which is generally long and narrow
and entirely or almost entirely surrounded by water. They are sufficiently elevated above normal
tides so that they usually have dunes and terrestrial vegetation. To varying degrees, they enclose
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and thereby protect other features, such as estuaries, salt marshes, and the mainland from direct
wave influence by the open ocean.
Burlington County has designated units of the coastal barriers present along the shoreline of the
Mullica River in the Townships of Bass River and Washington. These units are administered by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and are displayed on Discovery Map 2.
3.2.11
Levees and Seawalls
FEMA’s Mid-term Levee Inventory contains information on hundreds of levee, floodwall, and
closure structures in New Jersey. The information for these flood control structures is
gathered from the most recent available data sources, including the National Levee Database,
maintained by the USACE. In addition the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection maintains a shapefile of coastal flood control structures. These datasets only
indicate no levees or seawalls within Burlington County.
There is a levee system along Pennsauken Creek and the Delaware River in Camden County,
New Jersey. These levees are just across Pennsauken Creek from the Borough of Palmyra and
the Township of Cinnaminson. There is also a levee along the Delaware River in the City of
Bristol, Pennsylvania. This levee is directly opposite the City of Burlington. These structures
are shown on the Discovery Map 1, even though they are not within Burlington County.
3.2.12
Dams
The National Inventory of Dams maintained by the USGS shows 54 dams within Burlington
County. Dams within Burlington County shown in the National Inventory of Dams have not
classified as to their hazard potential. Neither the New Jersey Geographic Information
Network nor the Burlington County GIS Department maintains list of dams available for
public download showing hazard potential. These 54 dams are shown on Discovery Map 1.
All dams within Burlington County were reclassified to the following scale to be consistent
with FEMA 333: Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification System
for Dams (2005):
• Class 1-Low Hazard Potential: Dam failure results in no probable loss of human life
and insignificant economic and/or environmental losses.
• Class 2-Significant Hazard Potential: Dam failure results in no probable loss of
human life but can cause economic loss, environmental damage, disruption of lifeline
facilities, or can impact other concerns.
• Class 3-High Hazard Potential: Failure or mis-operation will likely cause loss of
human life.
• Unclassified Hazard Potential: Hazard potential undetermined.
3.2.13
Disaster Declarations
Table 11 lists all disaster declarations that have occurred within Burlington County since 1970.
Within the County, 7 flood-related disasters have been declared during that time period.
FEMA’s disaster declaration history for New Jersey is available at
http://www.fema.gov/news/disaster_totals_annual.fema.
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Table 11: Disaster Declarations in Burlington County
Disaster
Number
Declaration
Date
DR-4086
October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy
Burlington
DR-4021
August 31, 2011
Hurricane Irene
Burlington
DR-1954
February 4, 2011
Snow
Burlington
DR-1897
April 2, 2010
Severe Storms and Flooding
Burlington
DR-1889
March 23, 2010
Snow
Burlington
DR-1873
February 5, 2010
Snow
Burlington
DR-1964
April 26, 2007
Burlington
DR-1530
July 16, 2004
Burlington
DR-1088
January 13, 1996
Snow
Burlington
DR-528
February 8, 1977
Snow and Ice
Burlington
DR-477
July 23, 1975
Flood
Burlington
DR- 310
September 4,
1971
Flood
Burlington
3.2.14
Type
Affected County
Action
President’s Declaration of Major
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Disaster
Stream Gages
The USGS National Water Information System Web Interface (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt)
provides real-time data for any given USGS sponsored stream gage location. Table 12 shows the
gage identification number, location, drainage area, status, and county for all USGS gages
relevant to Burlington County with a historical period of record greater than 10 years. Gage
locations are also illustrated in Figure 4 and Discover Map 1.
Table 12: USGS Stream Gage Information in Burlington County
Gage
Identification
Gage Location
Number
01466900 GREENWOOD BRANCH AT NEW LISBON NJ
MIDDLE BRANCH MT MISERY BK IN BYRNE
01466000
STATE FOREST, NJ
SOUTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT
01465850
VINCENTOWN NJ
WEST BRANCH WADING RIVER NEAR
01409810
JENKINS, NJ
01410150 EAST BRANCH BASS RIVER NEAR NEW
GRETNA, NJ
SOUTH BRANCH PENNSAUKEN CREEK AT
01467081
CHERRY HILL, NJ
MCDONALDS BRANCH IN BYRNE STATE
01466500
FOREST, NJ
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Drainage Area
(Sq. Mi.)
Gage Status
County
77.9
Active
Burlington
2.8
Inactive
Burlington
64.5
Active
Burlington
84.1
Active
Burlington
8.1
Active
Burlington
8.98
Active
Burlington
2.4
Active
Burlington
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01410000
OSEWGO RIVER AT HARRISVILLE, NJ
72.5
Active
Burlington
01409500
BATSTO RIVER AT BATSTO, NJ
67.8
Inactive
Burlington
01409510
BATSTO RIVER AT PLEASANT MILLS, NJ
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT
PEMBERTON, NJ
73.6
Inactive
Burlington
118.0
Active
Burlington
01467000
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Figure 4: Locations of USGS Stream Gages in Burlington County
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FEMA Region II will employ historical stream flow information from the USGS gages listed in
Table 12 for use in hydrological analyses where applicable. Locally owned and operated rainfall
gages are present throughout the watershed.
3.2.15
Additional Data Requested
In addition to the data mentioned above, the Discovery team requested a variety of other data
that may be useful for the Discovery process and the Burlington County, New Jersey project in
general. These requests included building footprints, parcel and tax data, Emergency Action
Plans, as-built drawings for bridges and culverts, design books for community dams,
watershed plans, land use regulations, flood control structure information, and any hydrologic
or hydraulic data that communities may have.
4 Discovery Meeting
Prior to the Discovery Meeting, a “kick-off” webinar was held on Thursday April 11, 2013, at
10:00am. The webinar allowed stakeholders, County, State, and Federal organizations, to
prepare for the upcoming Discovery meeting. A slideshow was presented that described the
Discovery process and allowed the stakeholders insight to the Burlington County Flood
Insurance Study.
The FEMA Discovery teams met with stakeholders from the local communities in Burlington
County. County, State, and Federal organizations were represented. During the meeting,
community maps displaying geospatial datasets and flood hazard information were reviewed,
and interviews were conducted to help identify current flood hazards and risks for each
community. Information packets were disseminated to all participants, and an overview of the
Risk MAP program was presented.
During the Discovery Meetings, official’s referred to local hazard mitigation plans for historical
and persisting flooding concerns within Burlington County. The Discovery Meeting took place
on Wednesday May 8, 2013 at 1:00 PM at the Burlington County Emergency Services Training
Center, 53 Academy Drive, Westampton, NJ 08060.
Two (2) areas of concern have been brought up prior to finalizing the Discovery Report.
Area 1: South Branch Rancocas Creek: floodplain is not correctly displayed on the FIRMS.
Stream will be redelineated and reviewed for floodplain mapping.
Area 2: Hartford Road Tributary: floodplain is not correctly displayed on the FIRMS. Stream
will be redelineated and reviewed for floodplain mapping.
5 References
Burlington County Office of Emergency Management, Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard
Mitigation Plan, Burlington County, New Jersey. Final May 2008. Available at
http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/pages/pages.aspx?cid=608
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Federal Emergency Management Agency, Community Rating System (CRS) Communities and
their Classes. November 2012. Available at
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3629.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate
Map, Burlington County, New Jersey and Incorporated Areas. Preliminary November 30,
2010.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mapping Information Platform (MIP). Accessed
November 28, 2012, http://msc.fema.gov/.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mid-term Levee Inventory. (Database not public)
U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). http://nhd.usgs.gov/. Accessed
November 28, 2012.
U.S. Geological Survey. USGS National Water Information System Web Interface. Accessed
November 28, 2012. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt.
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Dear Community Leader:
As you may be aware, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is coordinating a new Risk
Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) project for Burlington County. FEMA’s Risk MAP
program is designed to deliver quality data that increases awareness of flood risks and leads to
mitigation activities which reduce the potential loss of life and property. To achieve this goal, FEMA is
working with communities within Burlington County to determine if additional local floodplain and flood
hazard risk data are available to provide for the most accurate identification of flood hazard risk in the
Burlington County Project. To learn more about FEMA’s Risk MAP program, please
visit http://www.fema.gov/rm-main.
On April 11, 2013, FEMA conducted a conference call and webinar to discuss your community’s flood
mapping needs, development pressures, and to request any data you may have that would be useful in
the flood mapping process. As a follow up to that call, FEMA will be holding a Risk MAP Project
Coordination Meeting for Burlington County stakeholders.
The meeting will be held:
May 8, 2013
1:00PM
Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center
53 Academy Drive
Westampton, NJ 08060
Kindly confirm your community’s attendance by accepting or declining this invite by May 6, 2013.
Please extend this invitation to community leaders, emergency managers, GIS specialists, and local
planners in your jurisdiction.
The purpose of the Risk MAP Project Coordination meeting is to review any information previously
provided by stakeholders, discuss your community’s floodplains and floodplain management activities,
mitigation plans and projects and flood risk concerns, and to provide additional feedback for FEMA to
consider when developing Risk MAP products for Burlington County, including the development of new
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). In addition to updated FIRMs, flood risk mapping projects also
include the development of easy-to-use risk assessment tools and data where appropriate. Other Risk
MAP activities may involve mitigation projects or planning, communication and outreach support, and
other related efforts that reinforce a community’s flood resiliency.
It is extremely important that a representative(s) from your community attend this meeting, since this
will be the community’s opportunity to learn about the Risk MAP program and provide local input to the
Burlington County Project. If you have any questions, please contact Robert J. Schaefer, P.E. at (212)
680-8808 or by email at [email protected].
Thank you,
Robert J. Schaefer, P.E., P.P., C.M.E.
Civil Engineer, Risk Analysis Branch
DHS \ FEMA Region II Mitigation Division
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
th
26 Federal Plaza, 13 Floor, Room 1337, New York, NY 10278
Desk 212-680-8808|Cell 347-882-7989|Fax 212-680-3603
Email: [email protected]
Meeting Minutes
Project Name: Burlington County Risk MAP Study
Meeting: Risk MAP Coordination/Discovery Meeting
Date/Time: May 8, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Place: Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center, Westampton, NJ
1. Introductions and Purpose of the Meeting
Mr. Bob Schaefer began the meeting by introducing himself as the project monitor for this Risk Mapping,
Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) project. He introduced Mr. Dave Rubenstein as the study manager for the
Risk Assessment, Mapping, and Planning Partners (RAMPP). Mr. Rubenstein announced that the meeting will be
recorded. The recording is available via https://www.rampp-team.com/nj.htm. Mr. Rubenstein introduced the
other RAMPP Staff in attendance, followed by self-introductions from the local and State representatives in
attendance.
Mr. Rubenstein and the meeting attendees discussed local background relevant to the Risk MAP project:
• The local organization for Floodplain Administrators is one for each community.
• Some communities have capabilities for using Geographical Information System (GIS) and some do not.
• The current mitigation plan was published in 2008. The attendees have been participating in the ongoing
effort to revise the mitigation plan due in November 2013.
• Two communities are currently participating in the Community Rating System (CRS): City of Burlington
and Borough of Palmyra.
Mr. Rubenstein explained that no one knows Burlington County better than the locals and we want to look at the
community maps in the discussion session after the meeting. We would like to get your input on areas of historic
flooding, areas of mitigation interest, and risk communication needs.
2. Risk MAP Program Overview
Mr. Rubenstein explained the Risk MAP cycle. Our goal is to maintain stability and how it is a key Risk MAP
goal to reduce loss of life and destruction of property. Mr. Rubenstein explained a key change from FEMA’s
previous Map Modernization program is that we are now using risk analysis products to evaluate risk beyond just
whether a home is in or out of the 100-yr floodplain.
3. Anticipated Project Schedule
Mr. Rubenstein discussed the proposed project schedule and the meetings that will be held over the life of the
projects. The Discovery report will be posted on https://www.rampp-team.com/nj.htm at the end of the month.
Mr. Rubenstein explained the other milestones in the project, including Preliminary maps expected in Summer
2014. Meetings will be used to help keep community officials up to date along the way.
4. Discovery Process
Mr. Rubenstein explained that FEMA would like to have community input on any available data or areas of
interest for flood risk. Please e-mail input to [email protected] by May 24, 2013 or, if preferred, by
mail at 12420 Milestone Center Drive, Suite 150, Germantown, MD 20876.
Mr. Rubenstein explained that we would also like to have any GIS information that the communities think may be
useful to the process. The flood risk products coming out of this study will include GIS files. Mr. Schaeffer
explained that communities without GIS licenses can still view these GIS files through three sources:
Burlington County Risk MAP Coordination/Discovery Meeting
Meeting Minutes
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•
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Map Viewer available from the Environmental Services Research Institute (ESRI):
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer
Map Viewer downloadable on FEMA’s Map Service Center: https://msc.fema.gov/
Open source GIS programs: http://opensourcegis.org/
5. Flood Risk Products
Mr. Rubenstein explained that Burlington County communities already have regulatory products, but we will be
updating them for new data and to be in the improved format. The improved format includes exact water surface
elevations at cross-sections, new colors, and a Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report that is more than just text, with
stream profiles linked to the GIS database. The flood risk products will also include non-regulatory products that
have not previously been available in the community. These include depth grids, Changes Since Last Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and Areas of Mitigation Interest. These will be summarized in the Flood Risk
Database, Flood Risk Map, and Flood Risk Report.
The Flood Risk Map provides an overview of high risk areas in the County. The Flood Risk Report is a summary
report providing information to help increase flood risk awareness. The Changes Since Last FIRM spatial file
shows decreases and increases in floodplain areas. Depth grids use a ramp of colors to show severity of flood
depths within the floodplain. It helps in planning where to build and not build. The Areas of Mitigation Interest
help show vulnerable areas, such as hospitals in the flood zone, where a community may want to consider
mitigation action. The Average Annualized Loss (AAL) dataset shows property loss potential. The current AAL
data for the County shows that the biggest losses are at the northwest end of the County.
6. Burlington County Study Area
Mr. Rubenstein explained the scope of the upcoming revisions to the flood maps. The new maps will include
digital uplift, redelineation of previous engineering models on new topographic data, coastal modeling, and
approximate riverine modeling using FLO-2D.
Early in the project, RAMPP analyzed the Delaware River wave heights and found that all are less than 1.5 ft on
the New Jersey side, meaning that VE zones are not necessary on this side of the County. Coastal AE zones will
be used instead, which are less stringent than AE. There will still be VE zones on the Atlantic Ocean side.
Mr. Rubenstein presented an overview of the maps and spatial data being examined as part of the Discovery phase.
They include past claims and risk areas and are available at the back of the room for one-on-one discussion
following the presentation.
7. Mitigation Planning
Mr. Rubenstein discussed the different types of mitigation activities available to the communities. GIS can be very
helpful in planning mitigation actions. Mr. Rubenstein discussed grants available to communities. A
representative from Township of Bordentown community official explained they have had difficulty getting an
explanation on a grant denial following Hurricane Sandy. They had wanted to perform stream remediation.
Mr. Schaefer explained that they should get in contact with their State representatives, because the State is in
control of the determinations and response issuances for how to spend the grant funds for New Jersey following
Hurricane Sandy.
8. The NFIP and CRS
Mr. Rubenstein explained that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the backing for why we have
regulatory maps. FEMA wants participation from State and local governments. The Community Rating System
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(CRS) is beneficial to communities participating in the NFIP. CRS participation can lead to decreased insurance
rates from mitigation actions. CRS credits can be obtained through a variety of ways, including higher building
standards.
A community representative explained that it might give incentive to participate if the savings could be quantified.
He asked if there were numbers showing the dollar amount spent on flood insurance in each community. Ms. Pat
Griggs, floodplain specialist, explained that she can get the information if the request is put in.
Mr. John Marshall, from the Township of Cinnaminson, requested a copy of preliminary maps for his community.
Mr. Rubenstein said he could get a copy out to him.
A community representative asked if they could get data on losses. Ms. Griggs answered that they can be obtained
by submitting an application for their release with justification by a legitimate purpose of their use.
A community representative asked how to get GIS license for their township. Mr. Schaefer explained the map
viewers available for free online (now listed at the top of this website).
9. Risk Communication
Mr. Rubenstein explained that risk communication helps reduce overall community risk. He listed the websites for
mapping resources (see Slides 45 and 46 of the presentation on https://www.rampp-team.com/nj.htm).
Ms. Abigail Wright presented a live demonstration of how to view the various non-regulatory products, using
example data. She explained how depth grids are developed as a subtraction of a terrain grid from water surface
elevation grid in GIS to give a depth at any point in the floodplain. You can use GIS to overlay the depth grids
with other datasets. For example, if you bring in aerial imagery, you can see how the flood depth may be 1.5 ft at
one house, but 10.5 ft at another.
Ms. Wright showed an example dataset of Changes Since Last FIRM and explained that the dataset just shows the
difference in the old and new floodplain mapping. She also showed the Areas of Mitigation Interest on a sample
Flood Risk Map, which may include things like critical facilities or major roads inundated by a flood event.
10. Meeting Wrap-up and Next Steps
Mr. Rubenstein showed the contact information for the communities to get in touch with the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), FEMA, and RAMPP, for their questions on Burlington County
flood mapping.
Mr. Rubenstein requested the participants to stay for the discussion session to review the discovery maps,
preliminary maps, and discuss any of their questions or comments.
Meeting Adjourned at 2:00 pm
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Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform
Act of 2012
Impact of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Changes
Note: This Fact Sheet deals specifically with Sections 205 and 207 of the Act.
I
n 2012, the U.S. Congress passed the Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 which calls on
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other agencies to make a number of changes to
the way the NFIP is run. Some of these changes have already been put in place, and others will be
implemented in the coming months. Key provisions of the legislation will require the NFIP to raise rates to
reflect true flood risk, make the program more financially stable, and change how Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) updates impact policyholders. The changes will mean premium rate increases for some – but not all -policyholders over time.
Background:
In 1968, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Since most homeowners’ insurance
policies did not cover flood, property owners who experienced a flood often found themselves financially
devastated and unable to rebuild. The NFIP was formed to fill that gap and was designed to incorporate
community adoption of minimum standards for new construction and development to minimize future risk of
flood damage. Pre-existing homes and businesses, however, could remain as they were. Owners of many of
these older properties were eligible to obtain insurance at lower, subsidized rates that did not reflect the
property’s true flood risk.
In addition, as the initial flood risk identified by the NFIP has been updated, many homes and businesses that
had been built in compliance with existing standards have received discounted rates in areas where the risk of
flood was revised. This “Grandfathering” approach prevented rate increases for existing properties when the
flood risk in their area increased.
After 45 years, flood risks continue and the costs and consequences of flooding are increasing dramatically. In
2012, Congress passed legislation to make the NFIP more sustainable and financially sound over the long
term.
What this means:
The new law eliminates some artificially low rates and discounts which are no longer sustainable. Most flood
insurance rates will now move to reflect full risk, and flood insurance rates will rise on some policies.
Actions such as buying a property, allowing a policy to lapse, or purchasing a new policy can trigger rate
changes. You should talk to your insurance agent about how changes may affect your property and flood
insurance policy. There are investments you and your community can make to reduce the impact of rate
changes. And FEMA can help communities lower flood risk and flood insurance premiums.
What is Changing Now?
Most rates for most properties will more accurately reflect risk. Subsidized rates for non-primary/secondary
residences are being phased out now. Subsidized rates for certain other classes of properties will be
eliminated over time, beginning in late 2013. There are several actions which can trigger a rate change, and
not everyone will be affected. It’s important to know the distinctions and actions to avoid, or to take, to lessen
the impacts.
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Not everyone will be affected immediately by the new law – only 20 percent of NFIP policies receive
subsidies. Talk to your agent about how rate changes could affect your policy. Your agent can help you
understand if your policy is impacted by the changes.
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•
•
Owners of non-primary/secondary residences in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) will see 25
percent increase annually until rates reflect true risk – began January 1, 2013.
Owners of property that has experienced severe or repeated flooding will see 25 percent rate
increase annually until rates reflect true risk – beginning October 1, 2013.
Owners of business properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area will see 25 percent rate increase
annually until rates reflect true flood risk -- beginning October 1, 2013.
(Each property’s risk is different. Some policyholders may reach their true risk rate after a couple years of
increases, while other policyholder increases may go beyond five years to get to the full risk rate required by the
new law. Rate tables on true risk will not be available until June 2013.)
Primary residences in SFHAs will be able to keep their subsidized rates unless or until:
• The property is sold;
• The policy lapses;
• You suffer severe, repeated, flood losses; or
• A new policy is purchased.
Grandfathering Changes Expected in 2014
The Act calls for a phase-out grandfathered rates and a move to risk-based rates for most properties when the
community adopts a new Flood Insurance Rate Map. If you live in a community that adopts a new, updated
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), grandfathered rates will be phased out. This will happen gradually, with
new rates increasing by 20% per year for five years. Implementation is anticipated in late 2014.
What Can Be Done to Lower Costs?
For home owners and business owners:
• Talk to your insurance agent about your insurance options.
• You will probably need an Elevation Certificate to determine your correct rate.
• Higher deductibles might lower your premium.
• Consider incorporating flood mitigation into your remodeling or rebuilding.
o Building or rebuilding higher will lower your risk and could reduce your premium.
o Consider adding vents to your foundation or using breakaway walls.
• Talk with local officials about community-wide mitigation steps.
For community officials:
• Consider joining the Community Rating System (CRS) or increasing your CRS activities to lower
premiums for residents.
• Talk to your state about grants. FEMA issues grants to states, which can then distribute the funds to
communities to help with mitigation and rebuilding.
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Key Dates and Triggers
Date of
Implementation
Who Is Affected
•
•
January 1, 2013
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•
October 1, 2013
•
October 1, 2013
continued
April 2013
What Will Happen
Why Is It Changing
25 percent increase •
in premium rates
each year until
premiums reflect full
risk rates
•
Homeowners with
subsidized insurance rates
on non-primary residences
Properties receiving
subsidized insurance rates
are those structures built
prior to the first Flood
Insurance Rate Map (preFIRM properties) that
have not been
substantially damaged or
improved.
•
Owners of business
properties with
subsidized premiums
Owners of severe
repetitive loss properties,
which are defined as any
property that has
incurred flood-related
damage in which the
cumulative amounts of
NFIP claims payments
exceeded the fair market
value of the property
•
25 percent increase •
in premium rates
each year until
premiums reflect full
risk rates
•
•
Full-risk rates will
apply to these
policies.
Owners of property:
1. not insured as of the
date of enactment of
BW 12 (7/6/2013);
2. with a lapsed NFIP
policy; or
3. purchased after the
date of enactment of
BW 12.
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•
•
•
BW 12 calls for the
phase-out of subsidies
and grandfathered rates
on flood insurance
premiums.
This premium increase is
outlined in Section
100205
The phase out of
subsidies affecting nonprimary residences was
also mandated by earlier
2012 legislation, HR
5740.
BW 12 calls for the
on flood insurance
premiums.
These premium
increases are outlined in
Section 100205.
BW 12 calls for the
on flood insurance
premiums.
These premium
increases are outlined in
Section 100205.
When
Who Is Affected
•
October 1, 2013
continued
•
October 1, 2013
•
What Will Happen
Owners of properties
insured by the
Prefered Risk Policy
(PRP) Eligibility
Extension, which has
allowed structures
mapped into a high risk
area to remain insured at
lower PRP rates. These
are properties mapped
into the Special Flood
Hazard Areas (SFHAs)
on or after October 1,
2008.
All policyholders
except Preferred Risk
Policies (PRPs), Group
Flood Insurance
Policies, and
policyholders losing
their subsidies.
•
Other property
owners, including nonsubsidized
policyholders, affected
by map changes
•
Late 2014
April 2013
•
Full risk rates will
be phased in
annually with
average annual
increases of 20
percent until
premiums reach
full risk rates.
•
A 5 percent
premium increase
will go towards
building a reserve
fund for the NFIP.
•
•
•
•
4
Why Is It Changing
Full-risk rates will
be phased in over
five years at a rate
of 20 percent per
year to reach full
risk rates.
The NFIP will not
retroactively
collect premiums
for map changes
occurring after the
date of enactment
(7/6/2012).
•
•
BW 12 calls for the phase-out
of subsidies and
grandfathered rates on flood
insurance premiums.
The phase-out is a policy
decision to align all subsidies
with the BW 12 changes and
maintain the PRP for low risk
properties outside the SFHA.
BW 12 calls for the
establishment of a reserve
fund to meet the expected
future obligations of the
NFIP.
The reserve fund is outlined
in Section 1310A.
BW 12 calls for the phase-out
of grandfathered rates on
flood insurance premiums.
This premium increase is
outlined in Section 100207.
Joining the Community Rating System
What it is: The Community Rating System (CRS) is a program administered by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency. It provides lower insurance premiums under the
National Flood Insurance Program. The premium reduction is in the form of a CRS Class,
similar to the classifications used for fire insurance. A Class 1 provides a 45% premium
reduction. A Class 10 provides no reduction.
The CRS Class is based on the floodplain management activities a community implements. In many cases, these are activities already implemented by the community, the
state, or a regional agency. The more activities implemented, the better the CRS class.
Benefits:
Æ Money stays in your community instead of being spent on insurance premiums.
Æ Every time residents pay their insurance premiums, they are reminded that the community is
working to protect them from flood losses, even during dry years.
Æ The activities credited by the CRS provide direct benefits to the community, including:
•
Enhanced public safety,
•
Reduction in damage to property and public infrastructure,
•
Avoidance of economic disruption and losses,
•
Reduction of human suffering, and
•
Protection of the environment.
Æ Local flood programs will be better organized and more formal.
Æ The community can evaluate the effectiveness of its flood program against a nationally
recognized benchmark.
Æ Technical assistance in designing and implementing some activities is available at no charge.
Æ The community will have an added incentive to maintain its flood programs over the years.
Æ The public information activities will build a knowledgeable constituency interested in
supporting and improving flood protection measures.
Cost to the local government:
Æ The community must have a successful Community Assistance Visit.
Æ The community must designate a CRS Coordinator who prepares the application papers and
works with FEMA and the Insurance Services Office (ISO) during the verification visit.
Æ Each year the community must recertify that it is continuing to implement its activities. It
must provide copies of relevant materials (e.g., permit records).
Æ The community must maintaining elevation certificates, permit records, and old Flood
Insurance Rate Maps forever.
Æ The community must maintain other records of its activities for five years, or until the next
ISO verification visit, whichever comes sooner.
May 2008
Project Coordination Agenda
Meeting:
Project Name:
Date/Time:
Location:
Risk MAP Project Coordination Meeting
Burlington County, NJ
May 8, 2013 (1:00pm)
Burlington County Emergency Training Center
53 Academy Drive
Invitees: Burlington County and Communities
New Jersey Department of Environmental Planning
FEMA Region II
RAMPP Staff
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Introductions
Purpose ofThis Meeting
Risk MAP Overview
Anticipated Project Schedule
Discovery Process
Flood Risk Products
Burlington County Study Area
Mitigation Planning
NFIP and Community Rating System
Risk Communication
Next Steps
Questions/Answer Session
Live Demonstartion of Risk MAP Products
Break Out for community comment collection
Name
Burlington County
Bruce Garganio
Address
Honorable Bruce Garganio
Freedholder Director
Karl Feltes
Honorable Deborah Buzby-Cope
Mayor
Bass River Township
P.O. Box 307
3 North Maple Avenue
New Gretna, NJ 0824
Honorable Dr. Gail G. Cook
Mayor
City of Beverly
601 Bentley Avenue
Beverly, NJ 08010
Honorable Karl Feltes
Mayor
Township of Bordentown
1 Municipal Drive
Bordentown, NJ 08505
James E. Lynch
Honorable James E. Lynch, Jr
Mayor
City of Bordentown
324 Farnsworth Ave.
Bass River Township
Deborah Buzby-Cope
Beverly (City)
Dr. Gail G. Cook
Bordentown Township
Bordentown (City)
Burlington Township
Brian Carlin
Burlington (City)
Dr. James Fazzone
Maple Shade Township
Claire Volpe
Cinnaminson Township
Donald Brauckmann
Delanco Township
Marlene Jass
Delran Township
Ken Paris
Eastampton Township
Keith Nagler
Edgewater Park Township
John McElwee
Evesham Township
Randy Brown
Mayor/Supervisor
Phone Number
Honorable Brian Carlin
Mayor
Township of Burlington
851 Old York Road
Burlington, NJ 08016
Honorable Dr. James Fazzone
Mayor
City of Burlington
525 High Street
Honorable Claire Volpe
Mayor
Township of Maple Shade
200 Stiles Avenue
Maple Shade, NJ 08052
Honorable Donald Brauckmann
Mayor
1621 Riverton Road
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Honorable Marlene Jass
Mayor
Township of Delanco
770 Coopertown Road
Delanco, NJ 08075
Honorable Ken Paris
Mayor
Delran Township
900 Chester Avenue
Delran NJ 08075
Honorable Keith Nagler
Mayor
Eastampton Township
12 Manor House Court
Eastamtpon, NJ 08060
Mr. John McElwee
Mayor
400 Delanco Road, Edgewater Park
New Jersey 08010
Mr. Randy Brown
Mayor
Township of Evesham
984 Tuckerton Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
Engineer
Email
609-265-5020
Name
Address
Joseph Brickley
Mr. Joseph T. Brickley, P.E
Burlington County Engineer
1900 Briggs Road
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Kris Kluk
Dr. Kris Kluk
Kluk Consultants
2 Eastwick Drive
Suite 202
Gibbsboro, New Jersey 08026
609-269-3337
[email protected]
609-387-1603
[email protected]
Environmental Resolutions
[email protected]
Mr. Frederich J. Turek II
Turek Consulting, LLC
220 N. Coles Avenue
Mr. Mike Filmyer
ATC Associations/BCM Division
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Suite 200
920 Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
609-298-2800 ext. 2109
609-298-0604
609-386-4444
609-386-0200 ext. 100
856-779-9610 ext. 228
Frederich Turek
[email protected]
[email protected]
856-461-7734
Scott Hatfield, P.E.,
Richard Alaimo
[email protected]
856-829-6000
856-461-0561
Mike Filmyer
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mr. Scott Hatfield, P.E.,
Municipal Engineer
851 Old York Road
Mr. Richard Alaimo
Municipal Engineer
City of Burlington
525 High Street
Frederick Turek
Frederick Turek, P.E.
Municipal Engineer
1621 Riverton Rd.
David Denton
Mr. David Denton
Municipal Engineer
770 Coopertown Road
Delanco, NJ 08075
Raymond Jordan
Mr. Raymond Jordan
T&M Associates
1256 N. Church St
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Phone Number
856-642-3700
856-566-0013
Email
609-239-5836
609-267-8310
James Cann
Dr. Kris Kluk
Kluk Consultants
2 Eastwick Drive
Suite 202
Mr. Peter Carbone
Construction Official
City of Beverly
446 Broad Street
Beverly, NJ 08010
Mr. James Cann, Township Mayor
Acting Floodplain Adminstrator
1 Municipal Drive
Jennifer Smith
Ms. Jennifer Smith
Planning Board Secretary
City of Bordentown
324 Farmsworth Avenue
[email protected]
Jay H. Haines
[email protected]
Peter Carbone
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
856-829-6000
Michael Wright
Howard N. Wilkins
Edward M Schaefer
856-461-0561
Christopher J. Noll
[email protected]
609-267-5723
609-877-2050
R. Hugh McCurley
M. Gene Blair
[email protected]
James Scott, III
856-983-2900
Nancy Jamanow
Fieldsboro (borough), SUSPENDED
Florence Township
Craig H. Wilkie
Hainesport Township
Anthony Porto
Lumberton Township
James Conway
Mansfield Township
Arthur R. Puglia
Honorable Craig H. Wilkie
Mayor
Township of Florence
711 Broad Street
Florence, NJ 08518
Honorable Anthony Porto
Mayor
Township of Hainesport
1 Hainesport Centre
P.O. Box 477
Hainesport, NJ 08036
Honorable James Conway, Jr.
Mayor
Lumberton Township
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Honorable Arthur R. Puglia
Mayor
Mansfield Township
24548 Main Street
P.O. Box 249
Columbus, NJ 08022
Ryan Donnelly
Honorable Gregory Lackey
Mayor
Borough of Medford Lakes
1 Cabin Circle
Medford Lakes, NJ 08055
Honorable James Pace
Mayor
Township of Medford
17 North Main Street
Medford, NJ 08055
Honorable John Button
Mayor
Township of Moorestown
2 Executive Drive, Suite 9
Moorestown, New Jersey 08057
Honorable Ryan Donnelly
Mayor
Mount Holly Township
23 Washington Street
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Jim Keenan
Mr. Jim Keenan
Mount Laurel Township
100 Mount Laurel Rd.
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.
Medford Lakes (borough)
Gregory Lackey
Medford Township
James Pace
Moorestown Township
John Button
609-499-2525
[email protected]
609-267-2730 ext. 102
[email protected]
609-267-3217
609-654-2608
David Hansel
609-499-2525
[email protected]
Thomas Layou
M. Gene Blair
[email protected]
609-298-0542
609-654-8898
Dan Guzzi
Mr. Dan Guzzi
Municipal Engineer
711 Broad Street
Florence, NJ 08518
Michelle L. Gable
Ms. Michelle L. Gable
Engineer/Land Use Coordinator
Mansfield Township
24548 East Main Street
P.O. Box 249
Columbus, NJ 08022
Bradley Regn
609.298.0542 ext.29
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jeffrey K. Jones
Richard Falasco
[email protected]
Richard Falasco
856-235-0912
Steven M. Holmes
609-845-1100
[email protected]
Thomas P. Casey
856-234-0001
[email protected]
James Myer
New Hanover Township
North Hanover Township
Palmyra (borough)
Pemberton Township
Pemberton (borough)
Riverside Township
Riverton (borough)
Shamong Township
Southampton Township
Honorable Jim Durr
Mayor
41 Schoolhouse Road
Jim Durr
Jacobstown, NJ 08562
Honorable Karen Scheffler
Mayor
Borough of Palmyra
20 W Broad Street
Karen Scheffler
Palmyra, NJ 08065
Honorable David A. Patriarca
Mayor
Pemberton Township
500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, New Jersey 08068-1539
David Patriarca
Honorable William Kochersperger
Mayor
Borough of Pemberton
50 Egbert Street
William Kochersperger Pemberton, NJ 08068
Honorable George Conard, Sr.
Mayor
Riverside Township
237 S. Pavilion Avenue
George Conard
Riverside, NJ 08075
Honorable William C. Brown
Mayor
Borough of Riverton
505A Howard Street
William C. Brown
Riverton, NJ 08077
Honorable Jon Shevelew
Mayor
Shamong Township
105 Willow Grove Road
Jon Shevelew
Shamong, NJ 08088
Honorable James Young
Mayor
5 Retreat Road
Southampton, NJ 08088
James Young
Springfield Township
Denis McDaniel
Tabernacle Township
Richard Franzen
Washington Township
Dudley Lewis
Westampton Township
Sidney Camp
Willingboro Township
Eddie Campbell
Woodland Township
Matthew Henrich
Wrightstown (borough)
Thomas Harper
Honorable Denis McDaniel
Mayor
Honorable Richard Franzen
Tabernacle Township
163 Carranza Road
Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Honorable Dudley Lewis
Mayor
Washington Township
2436 Route 563
Egg Harbor, NJ 08215
Honorable Sidney Camp
Mayor
Township of Westampton
710 Rancocas Road
Honorable Eddie Campbell
Mayor
Township of Willingboro
One Salem Road
Willingboro, NJ 08046
Honorable Matthew Henrich
Mayor
Woodland Township
P.O. Box 388
Chatsworth, NJ 08019
Honorable Thomas Harper
Mayor
Wrightstown Borough
21 Saylors Pond Road
Wrightstown, NJ 08562
Joe Hirst
609-758-2522 ext. 248
856-829-6100
609-894-3304
Jeff Jones
[email protected]
[email protected]
Environmental Solutions
Chris Rehmann
609-894-8222
Martin Miller
856-461-1460
Hugh Dogherty
856-829-0120
[email protected]
609-268-2377
[email protected]
609-859-2736
609-732-2464
609-628-1220
609-965-3242
[email protected]
609-877-2200
609-723-4450
856-235-7170
[email protected]
609-561-0482
609-894-8222
856-547-0505
[email protected]
Tracy Kilmer
David J. Benedetti
Donna Mull
[email protected]
Alaimo Associates
Remington, Vernick & Arango
Roberts Engineering Group, LLC.
Megan Jack
Ed Schaefer
Edward Toussaint
Frank Morris
Mr. Frank Morris
The Alaimo Group
200 High Street
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
Dante Guzzi
Mr. Dante Guzzi
Guzzi Engineering
8 Stokes Road
Medford, NJ 08055
609-267-8310
Jody Mazeall
609-654-4440
Thomas P. Casey
Mayor [email protected]
609-267-1891 ext. 6
609-726-1700
525 Felowwship Road #300
Chris Rehmann, P.E.
c/o Adams, Rehmann & Heggan
Associates, Inc.
850 South White Horse Pike
Hammonton, New Jersey 08037-2019
Mr. Martin Miller
Municipal Engineer
50 Egbert Street
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Mr. Hugh Dougherty, PE
Associate Vice President
Pennoni Associates
515 Grove Street, Suite 1B
Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
Frank R. Perri
M. Gene Blair, Jr.
Dr. Kris Kluk
2 Eastwick Drive
Suite 202
M. Gene Blair, Jr.
Construction Code
Enforcement/Engineer
Westampton Township
710 Rancocas Road
609-267-1891
Wendell Bibbs
Mr. Wendell Bibbs
Remington & Vernick Engineers, Inc
211 Kings Highway East
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
609-877-2200
Kris Kluk
856-566-0013
Email
Name
Phone Number
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Name
Timothy Tyler
Doug Harrison
732-473-3400
Address
Building Inspector/Zoning Officer/Public Works
Address
[email protected]
856-770-4755
610-313-3100
Name
Flood Plain Administrator/CRS
Phone Number
Kris Kluk
M. Gene Blair, Jr.
Duane Wallace
Robert Perri
Harry Case
609-387-1881, ext 107
[email protected]
Pete Carbone
609-298-2800
[email protected]
Pete Carbone
Ralph Biscardi
Mr. Ralph Biscardi
City Housing Inspector
324 Farnsworth Ave.
609-239-5845
609-386-0200 ext. 171
Doug Harrison
Construction Official (temp)
200 Stiles Avenue
Mr.Edward M Schaefer
1621 Riverton Road
856-779-9610 ext. 114
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
856-829-6000
Mr. David Denton
Municipal Engineer
770 Coopertown Road
Delanco, NJ 08075
Mr.Hugh McCurley
Construction Code Official
Delran Township
900 Chester Avenue
Delran, NJ 08075
856-461-0561
856-461-8667
M. Gene Blair
Eastampton Township
Eastampton, NJ 08060
Mr. James Scott, III
400 Delanco Road
Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
Ms. Nancy Jamanow
Director of Community Development
Evasham Township
984 Tuckerton Road, Suite 204
Marlton, NJ 08053
Mr. David Hansel
Mayor, Borough of Fieldsboro
Borough of Fieldsboro
Mr. Thomas Layou
711 Broad Street
Florence, NJ 08518
M. Gene Blair
1 Hainesport Centre
P.O. Box 477
609-267-5723
609-877-2217
856-983-2914
Mr. Richard Falasco
1 Cabin Circle
Mr. Richard Falasco
Medford Township
Medford, NJ 08055
Mr. Steven M. Holmes
Township of Morrestown
2 Executive Drive, Suite 9A
Mr. Thomas P. Casey
Township of Mount Holly
Mr. Raymond C. Holshue, Jr.
Director, Community Development
Township of Mount Laurel
100 Mount Laurel Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Mr. Joe Hirst
Township Engineer
Fellowship Road, Suite 300
Michael Wright
Howard N. Wilkins
Edward Schaefer
Hugh McCurley
Mr. Hugh McCurley
900 Chester Avenue
Delran NJ 08075
Roger Fort
John Marshall
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
M. Gene Blair
James Scott
[email protected]
[email protected]
Thomas Layou
609-267-2730 ext. 116
[email protected]
M. Gene Blair
609-267-3217 ext. 132
[email protected]
Bradley Regn
609-298-1325
[email protected]
Jeffrey Jones
[email protected]
609-654-2608 ext. 340
[email protected]
856-235-0912 ext. 3018
[email protected]
609-267-6633
[email protected]
856-234-0001 ext. 300
[email protected]
856-235-7170
[email protected]
609-758-2522 ext. 218
jjones@northhanovertwp.
856-829-1096
[email protected]
525
41
M. Gene Blair
Eastampton Township
Mr. James H. Scott
New Jersey 08010
Township of Evesham
984 Tuckerton Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
609-499-2130
609-654-8898 ext. 29
Mr. Michael Wright
Construction Official/Buliding Inspector
851 Old York Road
Mr. Howard N. Wilkins
City of Burlington
525 High Street
Roger Fort
Construction Official & Building Sub-code and Building Inspector
200 Stiles Avenue
Mr. John Marshall
Zoning Officer
1621 Riverton Road
Mr. Edward Schaefer
Township of Delanco
770 Coopertown Road
Delanco, NJ 08075
856-983-2914
Mr. Bradley Regn
Lumberton Township
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Mr. Jeffrey K. Jones
Mansfield Township
Po Box 249
Columbus, NJ 08022
Mr. Frank R. Perri
163 Carranza Rd
Dr. Kris Kluk
Engineer
2 Eastwick Drive
Suite 202
[email protected]
609-298-2121
Mr. Michael Wright
851 Old York Road
Mr. Howard N. Wilkins
City of Burlington
525 High Street
Jeff Jones
School House Road
Tracy Kilmer
Municipal Construction Official
Borough of Palmyra
20 West Broad Street
Palmyra, NJ 08065
David J. Benedetti
Zoning Officer
Township of Pemberton
Pemberton-Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Ms. Donna Mull
Municipal Clerk
50 Egbert Street
Pemberton, 08068
Ms. Megan Jack
Township Adminstrator
Riverside Township
Riverside, NJ 08075
Mr. Ed Schaefer
Borough of Riverton
505A Howard Street
Riverton, NJ 08077
Mr. Edward Toussaint
Township of Shamong
Shamong, 08088
Ms. Jody Mazeall
Township of Southampton
5 Retreat Road
Mr. Thomas P. Casey
Township of Springfield
2159 Jacksonville-Jobstown Rd
Jobstown, NJ 08041
856-566-0013
Little Egg Harbor Construction Office
665 Radio Road
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087
Mr. Pete Carbone
City of Beverly
601 Bentley Avenue
Beverly, NJ 08010
Mr. Pete Carbone
Bordentown Township
1 Municipal Drive
Mr. Thomas Layou
711 Broad Street
Florence, NJ 08518
M. Gene Blair
1 Hainesport Centre
P.O. Box 477
Mr. Bradley Regn
Lumberton Township
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Mr. Jeffrey K. Jones
Mansfield Township
Po Box 249
Columbus, NJ 08022
Mr. Robert Tassone
Construction Code Enforcement Official
1 Cabin Circle
Robert Tassone
Mr. Robert Tassone
Medford Township
Robert Tassone
Medford, NJ 08055
Mr. Steven M. Holmes
Township of Morrestown
Steven M. Holmes
Mr. Thomas P. Casey
Township of Mount Holly
Thomas P. Casey
Mr. Raymond C. Holshue, Jr.
Township of Mount Laurel
Raymond C. Holshue, Jr. Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Mr. Michael A. Malloy
New Hanover Township
2 Hockamick Rd
Michael A Malloy
Cookstown, NJ 08511
Mr. Jef Jones
41 Schoolhouse Road
Jef Jones
Tracy Kilmer
Municipal Construction Official
Borough of Palmyra
Palmyra, NJ 08065
Tracy Kilmer
Colleen M. Eckert
Ms. Amanda Somes
Municipal Clerk
Bass River Township
P.O. Box 307
New Gretna, NJ 0824
Ms. Donna Snyder
Municipal Clerk
City of Beverly
601 Bentley Avenue
Beverly, NJ 08010
Ms. Colleen M. Eckert
Municipal Clerk
1 Municipal Drive
Patricia Ryan
Ms. Patricia Ryan
Municipal Clerk
City of Bodentown
324 Farnsworth Ave.
609-294-9071
Amanda Somes
609-387-1881 ext. 107
Donna Snyder
609-298-2800 ext. 2123
[email protected]
609-298-2121 ext. 13
609-239-5844
609-386-0200 ext. 171
[email protected]
[email protected]
Anthony Carnivale
Cindy Crivaro
856-779-9610 ext. 114
[email protected]
Teri DeGolia
856-829-6000
[email protected]
Pamela McCartney
856-461-0561 ext. 230
[email protected]
Janice Lohr
856-461-8667
[email protected]
Jamey Eggers
609-267-5723
609-877-2217
[email protected]
[email protected]
856-983-2900
Kim-Marie White
Linda M. Dougherty
Millie Bonfrisco
609-894-8222
[email protected]
Harry W Wetterskog
856-461-1460
[email protected]
Leonard Mason
856-829-9559
[email protected]
Mary Lodato
609-268-2377 ext. 305
[email protected]
Edward Toussaint
609-859-2786
609-723-2464 ext. 21
Township
M. Gene Blair, Jr.
Construction Code Enforcement/Engineer
Westampton Township
710 Rancocas Road
Mr. Duane Wallace
One Salem Rd
Robert Perri
Woodland Township
3943 Route 563
Mr. Harry W. Case
Wrightstown Borough
21 Saylors Pond Rd
[email protected]
609-268-1665
856-566-0013
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jody Mazeall
Thomas P. Casey
Frank R. Perri
William Laute
609-267-1891
[email protected]
M. Gene Blair
609-877-2200 ext. 1033
[email protected]
Duane Wallace
609-268-1665
[email protected]
Daniel E. McGonigle
609-723-4450 Ext. 17
[email protected]
Harry Case
Mr. Harry W. Wetterskog
50 Egbert Street
Pemberton, 08068
Mr. Leonard Mason
Riverside Township
Riverside, NJ 08075
Ms. Mary Lodato
Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer
Borough of Riverton
505A Howard Street
Riverton, NJ 08077
Mr. Edward Toussaint
Township of Shamong
Shamong, 08088
Ms. Jody Mazeall
Township of Southampton
5 Retreat Road
Mr. Thomas P. Casey
Township of Springfield
2159 Jacksonville-Jobstown Rd
Jobstown, NJ 08041
Mr. Frank R. Perri
163 Carranza Rd
Mr. William Laute
Washington Township
2436 Route 563
M. Gene Blair, Jr.
Construction Code Enforcement/Engineer
Westampton Township
710 Rancocas Road
Mr. Duane Wallace
One Salem Rd
Daniel E. McGonigle
Woodland Township
3943 Route 563
Mr. Harry W. Case
Wrightstown Borough
21 Saylors Pond Rd
Mr. Anthony J. Carnivale, Jr
Municipal Clerk
851 Old York Road
Ms. Cindy Crivaro
Municipal Clerk
City of Burlington
525 High Street
Ms. Teri DeGolia
Municipal Clerk
200 Stiles Avenue
Ms. Pamela McCartney
Municipal Clerk
1621 Riverton Road
Ms. Janice M. Lohr
Municipal Clerk
Township of Delanco
770 Coopertown Road
Delanco, NJ 08075
Jamey Eggers
Municipal Clerk
Delran Township
900 Chester Avenue
Delran NJ 08075
Ms. Kim-Marie White, RMC/CMC
Municipal Clerk
Eastampton Township
Ms. Linda M. Dougherty
Municipal Clerk
New Jersey 08010
Ms. Millie Bonfrisco
Municipal Clkerk
Township of Evesham
984 Tuckerton Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
609-265-5122
Email
[email protected]
609-296-3337
[email protected]
609-387-1881 ext. 100
[email protected]
609-298-2800 ext. 2108
[email protected]
609-298-0604 ext. 6
609-239-5816
609-386-0200
609-499-2130
609-267-2730 ext. 116
Joy Weiler
[email protected]
Paul Tuliano
609-267-3217 ext. 132
[email protected]
609-298-1325
[email protected] Linda Semus
609-654-8898 ext. 23
Stephanie Yurko
Mark J. McIntosh, RMC
609-654-2608 ext. 317
[email protected]
Katherine Burger
856-235-0912 ext. 3018
[email protected]
Patricia Hunt
609-267-6633
[email protected]
856-234-0001 ext. 300
[email protected]
Kathleen Hoffman
Meredith Tomczyk
609-758-2172
609-758-2522 ext. 218
856-829-1096
Amy Antonides
[email protected]
Barbara Sheipe
Mary Ann Finlay
609-894-8222
Donna Mull
856-461-8552
Susan Dydek
856-829-9559
[email protected]
Mary Longbottom
609-268-2377 ext. 305
[email protected]
Susan Onorato
609-859-2786
[email protected]
Sandy Lange
609-723-2464 ext. 21
[email protected]
Patricia Clayton
609-268-1665
[email protected]
LaShawn Barber
609-567-5633
609-267-1891
[email protected]
Kathleen Hoffman
[email protected]
609-877-2200 ext. 1018
Sarah Wooding
609-726-1700
Maryalice Brown
609-723-4450 Ext. 17
[email protected]
Freda Gorman
Ms. Joy Weiler, RMC/MMC
Township Clerk
711 Broad Street, Florence
New Jersey 08518
Mr. Paul Tuliano, Jr., RMC
Municipal Administrator/Clerk
1 Hainesport Centre
P.O. Box 477
Ms. Stephanie Yurko
Municipal Clerk
Lumberton Township
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Ms. Linda Semus
Municipal Clerk
Mansfield Township
24548 Main Street
P.O. Box 249
Columbus, NJ 08022
Mr. Mark J. McIntosh, RMC
Municipal Coordinator
1 Cabin Circle
Ms. Katherine Burger
Municipal Clerk
Township of Medford
Medford, NJ 08055
Ms. Patricia L. Hunt
Municipal Clerk
Township of Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ 08057-2480
Ms. Kathleen Hoffman
Township Manager & Clerk
Ms. Meredith Tomczyk
Municipal Clerk
100 Mount Laurel Rd.
Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054
Ms. Amy Antonides
Municipal Clerk
41 Schoolhouse Road
Ms. Barbara A. Sheipe
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Palmyra
20 W Broad Street
Palmyra, NJ 08065
Ms. Mary Ann Finlay
Municipal Clerk
Pemberton Township
Pemberton, New Jersey 08068-1539
Ms. Donna Mull
Municipal Clerk and Administrator
50 Egbert Street
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Ms. Susan Dydek
Municipal Clerk
Riverside Township
Riverside, NJ 08075
Ms. Mary Longbottom
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Riverton
505A Howard Street
Riverton, NJ 08077
Ms. Susan Onorato
Municipal Clerk
Shamong Township
Shamong, NJ 08088
Ms. Sandy Lange
Municipal Clerk
5 Retreat Road
Ms. Patricia A. Clayton
Municipal Clerk/Land Use Administrator
Ms. LaShawn Barber
Municipal Clerk
Tabernacle Township
163 Carranza Road
Ms. Kathleen D. Hoffman, RMC/CMR
Municipal Clerk
Washington Township
2436 Route 563
Ms. Sarah Wooding
Municipal Clerk
Township of Willingboro
1 Salem Road
Ms. Maryalice Brown
Municipal Clerk
Woodland Township
P.O. Box 388
Ms. Freda H. Gorman
Acting Municipal Clerk
Wrightstown Borough
21 Saylors Pond Road
Planning
OEM
Name
Kevin Tuno
Address
Mr. Kevin Tuno
Burlington County OEM Coordinator
Public Safety Building
1 Academy Drive
Kathleen McKernan
Ms. Kathleen McKernan
OEM Coordinator
Bass River Township
P.O. Box 307
New Gretna, NJ 0824
609-206-3016
Andrew Law
Mr. Andrew Law
OEM Coordinator
Bordentown Township
1 Municipal Drive
609-298-2800 ext. 2109
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Walter Corter
F. Caruso
Mr. William Corter
OEM Coordinator
Township Clerk
851 Old York Road
Mr. Caruso
OEM Coordinator
City of Burlington
525 High Street
Phone Number
609-261-3900
609-239-5855
609-386-0200 ext. 122
Email
[email protected]
Name
GIS
Ted D'Annunzio
Address
Mr. Ted D'Annunzio
Chairman
Burlington County Planning Board
1900 Briggs Road
Phone Number
856-642-3800
[email protected]
Liz Godfrey
Ms. Liz Godfrey
Secretary, Planning Board
Bass River Township
P.O. Box 307
3 North Maple Avenue
New Gretna, NJ 0824
609-296-1666
[email protected]
Jennifer M. Ficarotta
Ms. Jennifer M. Ficarotta
City of Bordentown
324 Farnsworth Avenue
609-298-2121 ext. 13
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Eileen R. Liss
Diane Burns
Ms. Eileen R. Liss, Secretary
Secretary, Land Use Board
851 Old York Road
Ms. Diane Burns
City of Burlington
525 High Street
609-239-5810
[email protected]
609-386-0200 ext. 140
[email protected]
856-779-9610 ext. 151
[email protected]
856-829-6000
[email protected]
856-461-0561 ext. 274
[email protected]
856-461-8542
[email protected]
609-267-5723 ext. 203
[email protected]
956-779-9610 ext. 166
[email protected]
856-829-6000
[email protected]
856-461-0561 ext. 224
[email protected]
Katherine Martin
856-461-7734 ext. 103
[email protected]
Lynn Curry
Jill Torpey
Jill C. Torpey
Administrator, Land Use Planning Board
Eastampton Township
Deborah Cunningham
Ms. Deborah Cunningham
Administrative Secretary, Planning Board 609-877-2217
609-267-5723 ext. 209
609-877-2050
Richard Dietrich
856-829-6000
Patricia Rucci
[email protected]
609-499-2525
Philip Drangula
[email protected]
609-267-3217 ext. 102
[email protected]
609-298-0542 ext. 12
[email protected]
609-654-8898, select 5, ext. 18
Rosemary Flaherty
[email protected]
856-983-2900
609-267-2730
Mr. Richard Dietrich
OEM Coordinator
1621 Riverton Road
[email protected]
William Warren
Township of Evesham
984 Tuckerton Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
856-983-2900
Mr. Philip Drangula
OEM Coordinator
711 Board Street
Florence, NJ 08518
609-499-2525
Mr. William B. Warren, Sr.
OEM Coordinator
Lumberton Township
Office of Emergency Management
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Paula Tiver
609-267-3217
[email protected]
Catherine Borstad
Michelle L. Gable
Steven Heicklen
Mr. Steven Heicklen
OEM Coordinator
1 Cabin Circle
Lee Lieber
Medford Township
Office of Emergency Management
91 Union Street
Medford, NJ 08055
DSgt. Lee Lieber
Moorestown Emergency Management
Coordinator
1245 North Church Street
[email protected]
856-235-0912
[email protected]
609-845-1102
[email protected]
Karen Womack
856-234-0001
[email protected]
Gerry Bucci
609-758-2522 Ext. 241
856-829-6100
609-894-3314
William Tilton
[email protected]
[email protected]
Richard Dreby
Craig Augustoni
609-894-8222
856-461-1460
Steve Barone
856-829-0120
[email protected]
609-268-2377
[email protected]
609-859-2736
[email protected]
Jeffrey Friddell
609-732-2464 ext. 10
609-268-1220 ext. 14
609-965-3242
[email protected]
William Lowe
Col. William C. Lowe
OEM Coordinator
Tabernacle Townshp
163 Carranza Road
856-235-1405
856-778-1274.
609-758-2522 ext. 250
856-829-1096
609-894-3382
Sue Minock
[email protected]
[email protected]
609-723-4450 ext. 10
[email protected]
[email protected]
Stan Fayer
Mr. Stan Fayer
OEM Coordinator
Woodland Township
P.O. Box 388
856-983-2900
Ms. Paula Tiver
1 Hainesport Centre
P.O. Box 477
609-267-2730 ext. 112/107
[email protected]
609-267-3217 ext. 133
[email protected]
609.298.0542 ext.29
[email protected]
609-845-1104
[email protected]
856-234-0001 ext. 318
[email protected]
Ms. Catherine Borstad
Lumberton Township
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Ms. Michelle L. Gable
Land Use Coordinator
Mansfield Township
P.O. Box 249
Columbus, NJ 08022
[email protected]
Betty Conley
Ms. Betty Conley
5 Retreat Road
Patricia Clayton
609-268-1220 ext. 17
[email protected]
609-726-1700
609-723-8272
[email protected]
Ms. Sue Minock
Secretary, Construction Office
41 Schoolhouse Road
Tracy Kilmer
Construction/Zoning Official
Borough of Palmyra
Palmyra, NJ 08065
Kenny Palmer
Richard Ragan
Meghan Jack
609-859-2736
Ms. Karen Womack
Gerry Bucci
Mr. Richard Ragan
c/o Ragan Design Group
30 Jackson Road, Suite C3
Medford, New Jersey 08055
Ms. Kathy Smick
50 Egbert Street
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Meghan Jack
Riverside Township
Riverside, NJ 08075
Mr. Kenny Palmer
Borough of Riverton
505A Howard Street
Riverton, NJ 08077
Kathy Smick
609-267-1891 ext. 6
609-726-1700
Tracy Kilmer
Margaret Guerina
Ms. Patricia A. Clayton
Municipal Clerk/Land Use Administrator
Ms. Margaret Guerina
Secretary, Land Development Board
Tabernacle Township
163 Carranza Road
609-758-2522 ext. 218
856-829-1096
[email protected]
609-654-8800
[email protected]
609-894-8222
856-461-0284
856-829-0120
[email protected]
609-859-1394
[email protected]
609-732-2464 ext. 10
609-268-0363
[email protected]
Woodland Township
12 Turtle Creek Road
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
609-965-2603
M. Gene Blair, Jr.
M. Gene Blair, Jr.
Land Development Board/Engineer
Westampton Township
710 Rancocas Road
609-267-1891
[email protected]
Cathy Pepper
Ms. Cathy Pepper
Landuse Board
P.O. Box 388
609-726-9068
[email protected]
Elizabeth Rahner
Ms. Elizabeth Rahner
Wrightstown Borough
21 Saylors Pond Rd.
609-723-4450 ext. 1
[email protected]
609-877-1278 ext. 1028
Township of Evesham
984 Tuckerton Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
609-654-7511
Mr. Steve Barone
OEM Coordinator
Riverside Township
Riverside, NJ 08075
Mr. Jeffrey P. Friddell
OEM Coordinator
5 Retreat Road
[email protected]
609-654-8898
609-654-2608
Mr. William Tilton
OEM Coordinator
41 Schoolhouse Road
Mr. Richard Dreby
OEM Coordinator
Borough of Palmyra
20 W Broad Street
Palmyra, NJ 08065
Mr. Craig Augustoni
OEM Coordinator
Township of Pemberton
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Email
[email protected]
Rosemary Flaherty
200 Stiles Avenue
Ms. Patricia Rucci
1621 Riverton Road
Ms. Katherine Martin
Township of Delanco
770 Coopertown Road
Delanco, NJ 08075
Ms. Lynn Curry
Delran Township
Community Development
900 Chester Avenue
Delran, NJ 08075
609-298-6344
500
609-894-3306
Address
Mr. Timothy Tyler
Burlington County Clerk
Courts Facility - 1st Floor
49 Rancocas Road, PO Box 6000
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
County/Community Clerk
Phone Number
Name
Email
Geospatial Data Summary
Watershed Name:
HUC-8 No:
Counties Affected:
Compiled By:
Date Submitted:
Type/Purpose of
Map
Draft Discovery Map
1
Draft Discovery Map
2
Draft Discovery Map
3
N/A
State:
New Jersey
02040201, 02040202, 02040301
Burlington County
RAMPP
Date
Source / Modification
File
Type (s)
Electronic Media
File Name
The Following Maps and Exhibits are included:
FEMA – Displays Terrain,
Scope, Gages, Dams,
.mxd, .pdf Burlington_Draft_Disc_1
Communities
FEMA – Displays CNMS,
.mxd, .pdf Burlington_Draft_Disc_2
LOMCs, RL, Claims
FEMA – Displays AAL
.mxd, .pdf
Burlington_Draft_Disc_3
Figure 1
FEMA – Figure in Report
.mxd, .pdf
Figure1_AreaMap
Figure 2
.mxd, .pdf
Figure2_AAL
Figure 3
.mxd, .pdf
Figure3_LOMC_CNMS_RL
Figure 4
.mxd, .pdf
Figure1_USGS_Gages
A personal geodatabase was created to contain all GIS data used in the Maps and Exhibits
Geodatabase
containing the below
Burlington_NewJesery_Discov
FEMA
.mdb
feature classes for
ery
the Burlington
County
(USGS – NHD) – Modified
Polygon
to meet FEMA G&S. Huc8
HUC-8 Boundary
Feature
DCS_S_HUC
intersecting Burlington
Class
County, NJ
Line
Transportation
(US Census – Tiger/Line –
Feature
DCS_S_Trnsport_Ln
Features
Modified by NJGIN)
Class
(FEMA, NJGIN) – Municpal
Polygon
Political Areas
Boundaries within
Feature
DCS_S_Pol_Ar
Burlington County
Class
Polygon
FEMA FIRM panel
(FEMA) proposed paneling
Feature
DCS_S_Prp_FirmPan
index
scheme
Class
Line
Water Lines –
(FEMA, USGS-NHD)
Feature
DCS_S_Discovery_Map
Proposed Study
Streams to be studied
Class
Water Lines
(FEMA, USGS-NHD)
Line
Feature
Class
FIRM_S_Wtr_Ln
Projection
GCS_NAD
1983
GCS_NAD
1983
GCS_NAD
1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
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Type/Purpose of
Map
Date
Flood Hazards
(FEMA) combined special
flood hazard areas
USGS Gages
(USGS), clipped to
watershed boundary
Letters of Map
Change (LOMCs)
(FEMA) LOMCs within
watershed
NFIP Claims
NFIP RL/SRL
(FEMA) Locations of NFIP
Claims in Burlington
County, New Jersey
(FEMA) Locations of
Repetitive Losses / Severe
Repetitive Losses in
Burlington County, New
Jersey
Average Annualized
Loss (AAL)
(FEMA)
Census Blocks
(FEMA, U.S. Cenus
Bureau)
CNMS Data –
Stream Status
(FEMA)
Federal Lands
(National Atlas of United
States) – Clipped to
Burlington County area of
interstet
Coastal Barrier
Resource Systems
(CBRS)
Major Roads
Municipal
Boundaries in
Adjacent Counties
(DE, NJ, PA)
(FEMA, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife)
(U.S. Census – Tiger/Line
modified by NJGIN and
PASDA)
(National Atlas of United
States, PASDA, NJGIN)
Adjacent States
(National Atlas of the United
States)
Adjacent Counties
(National Atlas of the United
States, NJGIN, PASDA)
Burlington County
Boundary
(NJGIN)
Adjacent HUC8
(USGS / NHD)
Burlington Levees
(FEMA / USACE)
Burlington Dams
(FEMA / USACE)
Electronic Media
File
Type (s)
Polygon
Feature
Class
Point
Feature
Classes
Point
Feature
Classes
Point
Feature
Class
Point
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Line
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Line
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Polygon
Feature
Class
Line
Feature
Class
Line
Feature
Class
File Name
Burlington_SFHAs
Burlington_USGS_Gages
LOMCs
Claims
RL_SRL
AAL_Losses_CensusBlk_200
0
All_Census_Blocks_2000
CNMS_S_Studies_Ln
Federal_Lands
FIRM_CBRS
Major_Roads
DE_PA_NJ_Municipal_Bndy
Adjacent_States
Adjacent_Counties
Burlington_County_Bndy
Adjacent_HUC8
Burlington_Levees
Burlington_Dams
Projection
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
NJ State Plane
(FIPS 2900)
NAD 1983
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Type/Purpose of
Map
National Metrics to
BFS and CNMS
Date
9/28/2012
(FEMA) – Left blank until a
project is initiated
File
Type (s)
table
Electronic Media
File Name
DCS_NatMetrics_Info
Projection
N/A
Other Public Data Sources
Additional public data relating to this County and New Jersey can be obtained from New Jersey Geographic Information Network
(NJGIN) at https://njgin.state.nj.us/NJ_NJGINExplorer/index.jsp
Additional public data relating to this County can be obtained from the Burlington County Department of Information Technology
at http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/Pages/pages.aspx?cid=666
Additional public data relating to Pennsylvania obtained from Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
at http://www.pasda.psu.edu/
Additional public data relating to floodplain mapping in this watershed can be obtained from the National Map maintained by the
USGS at http://nationalmap.gov/viewer.html
Additional public data relating to floodplain mapping in this watershed can be obtained from the FEMA Map Service Center at
http://msc.fema.gov
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Project Coordination Information
Meeting:
Project Name:
Date/Time:
Location:
Risk MAP Project Coordination Meeting
Burlington County, NJ
May 8, 2013 (1:00pm)
Burlington County Emergency Training Center
53 Academy Drive
Invitees: Burlington County and Communities
New Jersey Department of Environmental Planning
FEMA Region II
RAMPP Staff
Contacts:
• NJDEP
o Senior Engineer: Joseph Ruggeri / 609-292-2296 / [email protected]
 Bureau of Dam Safety & Flood Control/ Mail Code 501-01A/ 501 East State Street/
PO Box 420/ Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
•
FEMA
o Risk Analysis Engineer: Robert Schaefer / 212-680-8808 / [email protected]
o Hazard Mitigation Planner: Cathleen Carlisle / 212-680-8529
/ [email protected]
o Flood Insurance & Management Lead: Pat Griggs / 212-680-8523
/ [email protected]
•
RAMPP
o Project Manager: David Rubenstein / 301.820.3176 / [email protected]
Resources:
 Risk Assessment, Mapping and Planning Partners: www.RAMPP-team.com (click on Region II) –
 FEMA: www.fema.gov
 Floodsmart, the official site of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): www.floodsmart.gov
 NFIP Reform: www.fema.gov/business/nfip/nfip_reform.shtm
 Region II Coastal Analysis and Mapping: http://www.region2coastal.com
Areas for Further Review
1. South Branch Rancocas Creek: As per County
There are concerns about the ditch extends off of the South Branch Rancocas Creek floodplain
and is located on effective panel 3400990005A/preliminary panel 34005C0252F. The floodplain
mapping shows the stream centerline running through a homeowner’s house; however, a closer
look at aerial imagery reveals that it was mapped incorrectly for the effective and same issue
exists for the preliminary.
2) Hartford Road Tributary has been rerouted from what was on the “Draft” preliminary maps and the
1999 and 1987 effective maps.
1999 FIRM
I
1987 FIRM
1985 Imagery
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP (Burlington County)
OFFICE of EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
(Update and Amendment to Plan dated January 31, 2007)
Burlington County Multi-Jurisdictional
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING PROJECT
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
February 5, 2013/Township Resolution # 2013-27
NATURAL HAZARDS
The following natural hazards within Washington Township are recognized as having significant
potential to be addressed in the hazard mitigation plan at this time, and can be categorized into 2
general groupings:
1) Hurricanes, Coastal Storms (“Northeasters’”)* ,
Flash-Flooding due to Extreme Rainstorms and
Extreme Wind Events during storms **
and associated Tidal and Small-Stream Flooding, Storm Surge, Heavy Precipitation,
Straight-Line Winds, Winter Storms/Ice Storms and the possibility of storm-generated
Tornadoes and Water Spouts.
* Note 1: While hurricanes are generally considered to be synonymous with
natural hazards along the shore, coastal storms pose another significant weather
condition. While the hazards of hurricanes involve extreme winds, heavy rainfall
and potential storm surge, other non-tropical coastal storms pose the risk of
prolonged tidal inundation and high winds. There is also the possibility of heavy
rainfall, which may involve snow and/or ice storms during the winter season.
These two categories of weather events have distinctions with respect to natural
hazards and emergency management within the municipality.
** Note 2: While extreme winds are generally considered to be associated with
hurricanes and tornados, damaging conditions can occur during other types of
weather events – including thunderstroms accompanied by straight-line winds.
Although the impacts can be localized, the damage can be quite severe to
structures, and also the local highway system in this forested region – where
down trees and utility lines will block both public traffic and emergency access.
Impacts will be complicated when the wind damage occurs in conjunction with
heavy rainfall and flooding – which also affects the highway system.
- Hurricanes are typically fast-moving and generally of Category 1 in the latitude of the
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New Jersey coast. They are associated with late summer and early fall, and are relatively
infrequent in this area on an annual basis. Due to the inland location of the municipality,
the potential for extreme winds and storm surge is much less than along the immediate
ocean coastline. Wave runup, overwash and velocity are not local flooding factors,
although sustained on-shore winds and wave action will contribute to tidal flooding in
back-bay areas along the shore, including the Mullica River and its tributaries.
- “Northeasters’” typically pass along the coast more slowly, and affect the tide level
over several days - resulting in progressive flooding during a series of high-tide periods.
Prolonged winds of gale strength are typical, and occurrence may extend from fall to
early spring months. Heavy precipitation also may lead to small-stream flooding, which
contributes to flooding situations when the drainage interacts with tidal flooding in
downstream areas. During the winter months when temperatures are cold, associated
hazards may involve blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icestorms and freezing of
surface waters in flooded areas. During the 1991/92 season, a series of three coastal
storms impacted the area. More recently in October/November 2012, Hurricane Sandy
tracked along the coastline and became a non-tropical storm retaining hurricane
characteristics and developing northeaster’ features that affected South Jersey – with
Washington Township on the northern side of the storms inland path. Severe tidal
flooding coupled with full-moon astronomical conditions and storm winds significantly
affected the communities along the Mullica River, with severe damage to floodprone
homes and businesses. Based upon currently available information, flooding from
Hurricane Sandy appears to have been comparable to tide levels that previously occurred
along the Mullica River during the hurricane of September 1944 and the northeaster’ of
November 1950.
Flash Flooding: Extreme rainstorms pose the risk of small-stream flooding, which is
generally localized in impact when it occurs within the Township - when compared to the
regional hazards from hurricanes and coastal storms. Such weather events are generally
associated with intense thunderstorms that produce deluges over short time periods and
over small areas or storm paths – although intense rainfall also may be associated with
hurricanes and coastal storms. Thunderstorms are typical of summer weather patterns,
and may be intensified within the area due to the coastal influence of the interface
between land-sea breezes. Such weather events are highly unpredictable and may involve
short time periods for warnings - when compared to long-range forecasting that is now
available for larger weather systems and storms. Advance warnings of flash-flooding
typically involve less than 24-hours notice, and may not be available for storms with
localized extreme behavior.
The Hazard Analysis (BP/A-6) of the Emergency Operations Plan indicates Dam/Levee
Failure to be a technological hazard that poses a moderate risk to the area. However, the
natural hazard of flash-flooding due to extreme rainstorms poses the related risk of
dam/levee failure due to earthen construction and maintenance condition. Emergency
Action Plans have been received from NJDEP only for Batsto and Harrisville Lakes.
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While most of the municipality is undeveloped with porous sandy soils, such storms do
impact the area. In July 2004, extreme rainstorms occurred to the northwest of the
Township in headwater areas of the Mullica River, Batsto River and Wading River-West
Branch. Drainage over a 24-hour period resulted in flashflooding of downstream areas of
Washington Township. The principal effects occurred in the Batsto area of Wharton State
Forest. Damage and threat of failure at the Batsto Lake Dam posed risks to the
downstream County Route 542, as well as the potential hazard if a flood surge had
crossed the Mullica River into the adjacent riverfront community of Sweetwater in
Atlantic County.
More recently, two hurricanes caused extreme flash-flooding that affected portions of the
Township variously. The remnants of Hurricane Irene in 2011 came on-shore to the east
of the municipality near Great Bay in Ocean County, and caused extreme rainfall across
South Jersey – including the Mullica River drainage. Flash flooding of the Mullica and
Batsto Rivers washed over Route 542 at Batsto, damaging both Batsto dam, the County
highway and both bridges at Batsto and Pleasant Mills. The Wading River-West Branch
and Oswego River (East Branch) also flooded, and impacted Routes 563 and 679, as well
as Harrisville dam – which was threatened but not damaged. During Hurricane Sandy,
runoff of heavy rainfall was backed up by tidal flooding inundation of wetlands and
streams of the Mullica River. This resulted in non-tidal flooding of Route 542 in the
Great Swamp between Lower Bank and Wading River. This combination of both tidal
and nontidal flooding, effectively isolated the three communities of Green Bank, Lower
Bank and Wading River – until water levels receded.
Prior to Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, a localized thunderstorm was centered over
the Wading River drainage in the center of the Township in early September 2012.
Locally torrential rainfall produced similar flooding and damage to a 1970’s event that
also occurred over this drainage area. Over ten inches of rain occurred during a short time
period in the Hogwallow area, flooding both the local rivers and cranberry bogs.
Flooding closed highways (including damage to Evans Bridge on Route 563), damaged
infrastructure of the cranberry agriculture and threatened the Harrisville dam. In the late
1970's, a storm path across the middle of the municipality followed the sea-breeze line
from the southwest in Atlantic County near Batsto to the northeast in Ocean County near
Lake Oswego and Sim Place. Although this primarily involved an area of State Forest, an
intense deluge of 10+ inches of rain during a single afternoon, resulted in severe damage
(and ultimate reconstruction) of the Harrisville Lake Dam and the risk of failure to the
upstream Oswego Lake Dam. The adjacent bridge on County Route 679 was endangered,
but not damaged.
Extreme Wind Events: Wind hazards are more-typically considered to be factors during
hurricanes and tornados, which are of relatively low occurrence and magnitude within the
township. Hurricanes in the northern latitudes are generally reduced to Category I
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intensity and frequently transition into non-tropical coastal storms, although the impact of
wind damage in association with flooding remains. Tornados occur infrequently in this
region and generally are of F0 or F1 intensity. However, funnel clouds and straight-line
winds associated with the storm systems may cause extreme winds and damage.
Due to the rural nature of the township and its limited community development, the
potential for structural impact is relatively low – although the actual damage at point of
impact may be severe. The broader hazard is the impact upon the highway system, not
only for public traffic but also for emergency services. Roadways are typically narrow
and tree-lined, creating the likelihood of blockage when winds topple trees and fell tree
tops and branches into traffic lanes – at times with downed utility lines and poles. In
recent decades, the potential effects of wind damage has been magnified by changes in
forest health, due to variably widespread tree mortality and weakening due to various
pest conditions – including gypsy moth, oak blight/decline and (most recently) pine bark
beetle.
Consequently, there may be a cumulative danger from different hazards during storms
that may combine tidal flooding, rainfall/flash-flooding and wind damage. During such
events, emergency response and public safety is comprised by community isolation, both
internally within the township, and externally when mutual-aid from outside agencies is
cutoff. Significantly for emergency-medical services, access to basic and advanced-care
medical facilities in adjoining Atlantic and Ocean Counties, as well as northern
Burlington County, may be cut-off both to ground transport as well as aerial medical
services. This situation was demonstrated during Sandy Hurricane, when all of the
weather hazards combined and became interrelated with respect to both damage and
public safety.
The Township was on the northern fringe of a derecho storm that impacted Atlantic
County with severe winds and thunderstorms during September 2012. While physical
impacts were relatively low within the municipality, utility services were compromised –
particularly for communications services, that extended beyond hard-line wire networks
to relay towers/systems for cell-phone, internet services and emergency radio
communications. Wind damage and utility disruptions followed during Hurricane Sandy
in October/November, similarly demonstrating the technological impact of natural
weather hazards on the electrical-power and communications systems of modern society.
Of particular concern to local agencies for emergency response, is the impacts not only
upon emergency communications systems, but also disruption of 9-1-1 reporting
services.
The Hogwallow area was also the center of a severe straight-line wind event during a
thunderstorm in the summer of 2011. While of limited extent, severe structural
destruction and crop damage occurred in the core agriculture area of the Township. The
thunderstorm that spawned these winds, as well as an unconfirmed tornado in an adjacent
remote forest area, appear to have again been associated with the line of sea-breeze
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influence that bisects the municipality.
2) Wildfires in Forest, Brush, Grassland and Tidal Marsh ***
that pose the hazard of major forest fires or conflagrations in the Pine Barrens, or
pose risk to the Wildland-Urban Interface and
other life safety and property exposures including Agricultural and Recreational Areas
*** Note 3: Phragmites Reedgrass has become an invasive species in the tidal
marshland along the Mullica and Wading Rivers within the Township.
Due to the heavy fuel loading in the thick, tall grassy vegetation, this
constitutes a high-danger type of wildland cover when forest fire danger is
high and tide levels are low. The hazard is greater where the riverfront
communities are bordered by this type of marshland. Customary strategy
and tactics for wildfire suppression and protection are generally limited by
the wetland terrain, which restricts access and the use of firefighting
vehicles.
Wildfire danger varies seasonally on a yearly basis, and is cyclical over one or more
decades in response to weather patterns and climate. Fire behavior is aggravated during
low humidity, high winds, high temperatures and drought conditions. Peak fire danger is
typically during the spring fire season, that extends from mid-March to mid-June.
Depending upon weather conditions, a secondary fall fire season occurs in October and
November. Drought conditions result in summer fire seasons, and may aggravate fire
danger when climatic drought extends into either spring or fall seasons.
The most recent large wildfire within Township occurred in 1961, when a fire spread out
of Mullica Township in Atlantic County, crossed both the Mullica and Batsto Rivers and
threatened Green Bank and several small adjacent communities before being controlled.
This followed the west-to-east fire corridor that was burned over by a 1930 conflagration,
that originated in near Ancora (Atlantic County), burned over the Mullica/Batsto Rivers
and burned across much of the Township – before spreading across the Wading River
and into Bass River Township. A major fire in Woodland Township in 1982 was
contained after burning over the northern portion of Penn State Forest within Washington
Township. Several other major fires during the 1990's threatened to spread into the
municipality from adjacent areas of Atlantic County and from Bass River Township, but
were contained.
Wildfires in tidal marshland along the Mullica River have not posed fire problems within
this municipality in recent decades; however the potential danger in this fuel cover has
been demonstrated in the 1980's by incidents and threats to property in adjacent
Galloway Township and along the Bass River at New Gretna. This will be an increasing
hazard as short-grass marshland and freshwater wetlands continue to be replaced with the
heavy fuel-loading of the invasive Phragmites.
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Other Natural Hazards
The Hazard Analysis (BP/A-6) of the Emergency Operations Plan also indicates Earthquakes as
a natural hazard, however this is considered to pose a negligible risk of unknown frequency and
predictability. An earthquake centered in Virginia, caused tremors that extended into the
municipality in 2011 – with no damage. There is no other record of an earthquake or related
tsunami affecting the area. This hazard consequently is not considered to have a significant
potential to warrant mitigation in this plan.
During 2006, testing of private wells pursuant to the Private Well Testing Act of New Jersey
indicated the presence of radon concentrations in groundwater that resulted in a public health
advisory being issued for Washington Township. Available information indicates that the
municipality has been variously designated as either tier # 1 high or 2 for moderate risk. Radon
is a potential natural hazard due to the apparent interrelationship of geology and geography to
concentration levels in groundwater - which is the primary source of private and public water
supplies within the municipality. Although the risk is at a potential broad-scale, it is readily
mitigated through water quality testing and the use of available purification systems. This has
been the subject of a public information program by the County Health Department in
cooperation with Township Committee and local Health Board. This hazard consequently is not
considered to have a significant potential to warrant mitigation in this plan.
LAND USES
The municipality is primarily open-space in State ownership of the Park Service and Division of
Fish and Wildlife, and approximately 85% of the land is within Wharton and Penn State Forests,
and the Swan Bay Wildlife Management Area. Additional large acreages of privately-owned
open space are within a number of cranberry/blueberry farms, which typically contain expanses
of forest that are appurtenant to the bogs and fields of cropland.
This jurisdiction also is within the Preservation Area of the regulatory region of the State’s
Pinelands Commission, and future development is severely restricted. The potential for
negligible increase in the small resident population of approximately 600 persons (2010 Census),
is generally restricted to three small Village zones at Green Bank, Lower Bank and Jenkins.
There are several small areas of Neighborhood Business and a single Industrial zone within the
Village areas, and there is negligible development potential due to existing situations of property
ownership/management, land availability for expansion, environmental restrictions and limited
economic viability - particularly for small-scale commercial entities.
The publicly-accessible State lands and waters are in the core of the Pinelands region for openspace preservation and outdoor recreation, that includes camping, hiking, boating,
kayak/canoeing, eco-tourism, off-road motoring and sightseeing of natural and historic features.
Activities take place at developed facilities and designated sites, on navigable tidewaters and
across remote wildland areas and streams. The Batona Hiking Trail extends from the trail head at
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Batsto both to Bass River State Forest in the east, and to Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
(formerly Lebanon) to the north. Three privately-owned campgrounds are located near the
communities of the Township, and contain hundreds of campsites that are occupied either
seasonally or on a quasi-permanent basis. Campers at these businesses frequent the nearby State
lands and facilities. Local canoe liveries as well as private campgrounds, also provide kayak and
canoe rentals on the four inland rivers that traverse the Township - and which are the primary
canoe trails within the Pine Barrens.
Recreational land uses and open-space preservation involving State Forests and a private
campground include several large lakes that were created with earthen dams in the past for
historic industries of the Pine Barrens. There is a risk to flash-flooding that may occur during
extreme rainstorms, although the extent and location of the storm paths will dictate which
watersheds and associated dams are at risk. Most of the dams are on State Forests, where there is
limited risk to improved property due to preserved open space. Public safety risks do exist
however, due to recreational activities that include canoe trails, camping areas and day-use
recreation at the lakes and along the rivers. The Lake Oswego Dam on Penn State Forest also
provides water supply and control for the adjacent cranberry agriculture at Hogwallow.
Uncontrolled or excessive water releases from the Lake pose risks to cranberry bogs and crops,
as well as the downstream Harrisville Lake Dam (Wharton State Forest). The Batsto Lake Dam
(Wharton State Forest) is in the center of the Batsto Historic Village, and a number of historic
structures are in flood-prone areas. Downstream risks include County Route 542 in the area of
mile markers 8 and 9, and the low-lying riverfront community of Sweetwater on the south side of
the Mullica River in Atlantic County. Belhaven Lake is privately maintained for a private
campground near the center of Green Bank. Downstream risks include the adjacent County
Route 542 near mile marker 12.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
The geography of the Township is inherently associated with the potential hazards of the natural
environment. These reflect both the Pine Barrens in the core of the southern portion of the State,
and the coastal shore with the large tidal tributaries that penetrate inland. This setting creates the
risks to life and property that are considered to be significant for the current hazard-mitigation
plan. The emergency management and mitigation relationships are as follows:
1. Hurricanes and Coastal Storms affect the tidal rivers that border the Villages of Green
Bank and Lower Bank, and the community of Wading River in the southern
portion of the Township. Beyond the direct danger to residents, homes and
businesses, additional flooding/storm considerations include:
- Local traffic and access on streets and highways within the Villages and
communities of the Township
- Regional traffic between the Township and adjacent areas that provide essential
community support (e.g., shopping centers, fuel stations, public utility
services) and critical emergency services (e.g., hospitals/medical centers,
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emergency mutual aid, Burlington County seat of government).
- Beyond the flood potential and hazard, the local roads and regional highways in
this rural area are susceptible to blockage and closure from falling trees
and limbs in this heavily forested area. Related problems occur due to the
routing of utility lines for electrical and communications services, which
originate in adjacent counties and are equally susceptible to downed trees
and limbs.
- Impacts upon roads and highways have a direct effect upon emergency services
by local fire and medical providers, as well as law enforcement services
from the NJ State Police - who are headquartered at Tuckerton in Ocean
County. Community evacuation to the single Public Shelter in the Green
Bank School is also subject to such impacts. Highways including Routes
542 and 563 also are designated Hurricane Evacuation Routes of
Burlington County, and also are intended to complement routing in the
adjacent counties of Atlantic to the south and Ocean to the east.
- The relative isolation of this rural area, particularly with respect to the
remainder of Burlington County - with the exception of the adjacent
Township of Bass River, to the east. Mutual-aid emergency services from
adjacent communities, as well as support from County resources, is also
affected by impacts upon roads and highways. No medical facilities are
located within the Township, and available hospitals are in Atlantic and
Ocean Counties, and at the County seat in Mount Holly.
2. Flash-flooding due to extreme rainstorms poses various types of hazards to life and
property due to the risk of dam/levee failure. The proximity of the Township to
the shore, creates summer weather that is affected by land-sea breezes. This may
in-turn locally intensify thunderstorms and rainfall from storm cells and paths that
occur within the municipality. While the risks tend to be localized, the
predictability of such storms and their hazards is limited and short range. Public
safety risks involve recreational facilities and users of the associated rivers and
lakes. Property risks include bridges on County highways that are adjacent to
dams, cranberry agriculture that utilizes lake water supplies and controls, and the
historic Batsto Village. Local communities generally are exposed to limited
hazards, although there is the potential for risk to the Sweetwater area from Batsto
Lake Dam and to the Bull Creek area in Green Bank near Belhaven Lake.
3 Extreme wind events are a compounding factor that is generally associated with other
natural weather hazards of the township, ranging from broad-scale hurricanes and
coastal storms to localized thunderstorms that may be aggravated by the boundary
of coastal sea-breeze influence that extends into the municipality. While wind
damage may be localized and site specific in extent, the cumulative affects of
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both water and wind hazards pose risks both for public safety and emergency
management.
4. Wildfires pose hazards to the landward sides of the two river-front Villages, and to
Jenkins Village - which is essentially surrounded by the Pinelands of Wharton
State Forest. Marshland hazards also are associated with Lower Bank and the
down-river community of Wading River. Depending upon the geographical
location and fuel cover, the other smaller residential settlements, isolated
homes/cabins, as well as agricultural and recreational risks, are generally exposed
to fire danger that is an inherent natural hazard of the Pine Barrens forests.
Hazard areas may be considered to be in two forms: Fire Corridors and Mixed
Interface Areas.
(1) Fire corridors are paths for wildfire spread based upon forest cover type,
natural fuelbreaks and weather conditions that prevail during periods of fire
danger. Corridors exist within the political boundaries of the Township, and
extend into the municipality from adjacent Atlantic County as well as neighboring
areas of Burlington County to the north and east. The last conflagration spread
into the Washington Township in 1961 from Mullica Township to the west.
(2) Mixed Interface Areas consist of homes and properties that are intermingled
with hazardous wildland fuels - whether the cover is forest, brush, grassland or
marsh. Due to human presence and activities, fire ignitions from accidental,
careless and intentional causes are likely in the associated fuel cover. Conversely,
wildfires readily endanger life safety and property exposures.
Beyond the direct danger of fire to life and property, additional wildfire
considerations include:
- Local Fire Companies have limited resources of personnel and equipment, and
depend upon mutual aid for additional resources during incidents
involving structure fires, property protection and major wildfires. There is
limited fire engine capability for off-road wildland firefighting.
- The NJ Forest Fire Service is the primary agency that is responsible for wildfire
prevention and suppression on both public and private lands within the
Pinelands. Critical pre-suppression activities involve hazard reduction
through prescribed burning that provides strategic fuelbreaks and
protective buffers.
- Fire incidents in remote locations involve critical time factors that affect
response and mutual aid for fire suppression and protection.
- Dangerous fire behavior may involve fire spread that spans distances in terms of
miles per hour, and involves areas of hundreds of acres per hour. In
advance of a spreading fire front, smoke drift may cloud ground-level
visibility, impact emergency response and evacuation, endanger traffic
and obscure secondary ignitions of spotfires by windblown embers - a
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quarter-mile or farther from the main body of the fire.
- Recreational visitors in wildland areas may be isolated from alert/warnings,
safety zones, evacuation and protection. Visitors to the Pinelands also may
be unfamiliar with wildfire danger and safety precautions. Due to the
very-limited emergency resources within the local communities, the
shelter, reception and care of visitors is not feasible. The Emergency
Operations Plan provides for the return of such non-residents to their
home communities, or evacuation to safety zones outside of the
municipality. Public safety functions are performed by the NJ State Police
- Tuckerton Station as the law enforcement agent for Washington
Township. Additional law enforcement functions are provided by the State
Park Police from Wharton State Forest - which is headquartered within the
Township at Batsto and Green Bank; and from Bass River State Forest which has direct jurisdiction for Penn State Forest.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
Two inter-related aspects of emergency management involve municipal facilities: Emergency
Operations Center and Public Shelter. Although local municipal and emergency management
resources are inherently limited, conditions have significantly improved with the completion of
the new Green Bank Elementary School, and the development of the former school building into
the new Municipal Building – which houses the Emergency Operations Center. Both of these
facilities are located in proximity to the adjacent Green Bank Fire Station 451 and Green Bank
Ambulance Squad 459; all of which front on County highway Route 563 (north-south), in
proximity to the intersection in Green Bank with County Route 542 (east-west).
A. The new school provides a facility for public sheltering, reception and care of residents including auxiliary electrical power for emergency use. The shelter facility was activated during
both Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Sandy in 2012. Further planning in this area is pending,
including auxiliary use as an alternate EOC when electrical power is disrupted to the municipal
building. Full certification to Red Cross standards does not conform to the standard for an airconditioning system, which is not available during electrical outages and back-up generator
service. This is not considered to be a significant issue for emergency-management consideration
and use of the building.
B. The remaining structure from the older school building has been developed into the Municipal
Building as the administrative facility for the local government. This provides enhanced facility
space and capabilities for emergency management functions and support to response operations.
Emergency back-up power is not currently available, but is under consideration.
The Community Senior Citizens Center is a third accessory facility which provides secondary
functions for emergency management. Located nearby on River Road in Green Bank, it provides
a satellite facility for the American Red Cross – as a local supply base and building space for
training/meetings. The building also has limited capacity for shelter-reception-care functions.
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An additional issue for emergency response agencies, involves communications and interagency
coordination. Burlington County Central Communications has upgraded fire and medical radio
communications to a UHF system, although coverage gaps exist in the relay tower system particularly in the southern and western fringes of the Township. Although 9-1-1 dispatching
also was upgraded, emergency reporting* and general service via cellular telephone is not
possible in portions of the Township due to remoteness and tower coverage. Also, mutual aid
from Atlantic and Ocean Counties use radio systems with various VHF and UHF networks. NJ
State Police utilize UHF, while State Parks, Forestry and Wildlife use the NJDEP VHF system.
Communications at emergency incidents remains a critical function for both individual agencies
and for inter-agency cooperation.
* Note: 9-1-1 calls originating from cell-phone users in the area, may pose alerting
problems for BCC dispatchers due to intermittent signal strength, rural situations without
locatable addressing or remote locations that the caller is unfamiliar with - or lost in. A
greater recent development of concern, is the forwarding of local cell-phone 9-1-1 calls
to local police dispatchers in adjacent municipalities/counties – rather than directly to
Burlington Central Communications.
INTER-JURISDICTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
The jurisdictional responsibilities and capabilities of other agencies are a key consideration in
inter-governmental preparedness and response to natural emergencies.
1. Washington Township Board of Education
The Green Bank Elementary School is under the administration of the local Board of
Education - which is represented on the Local Emergency Planning Council by the
School Administrator. Township Emergency Management recently contributed to the
development of School Safety and Security Plan (September 2012) by the School
District.
2. Burlington County Office of Emergency Management
Due to limited resources and technical capabilities, critical technological support is
needed by the Township OEM. The County OEM has the capability to provide GIS and
mapping support for pre-planning and preparedness, and has already provided mapping
assistance in the 2010 update to the EOP.
3. Burlington County Highway Department
County Highways provide regional traffic arteries both within Burlington County, as well
as to the adjacent areas of Atlantic County and Ocean County - either directly from the
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municipality, or through Bass River Township. Certain County routes also serve as local
streets within Village areas. The capacity and maintenance of these roadways is critical to
local emergency management and responders during incidents.
3. NJ Forest Fire Service
The Forest Fire Service is the State agency that is responsible for the control and
prevention of wildfires and property damage. Beyond fire suppression functions, the
agency performs pre-suppression activities that include pre-planning, inter-agency
cooperation and hazard reduction activities. Due to the extent and location of forest cover
under public ownership within the Township, prescribed burning is conducted
extensively on State Forests. The FFS also administers the fire permit and hazard
reduction programs for burning activities on private lands, which involve projects that
supplement the State program on a number of private properties. The FFS also
administers several programs for local assistance as funded by Federal grants through the
National Fire Plan, including Firewise communities, hazard mitigation and fuel
management for WUI communities. Close cooperation and coordination is essential
during fire emergencies, involving suppression activities by FFS, property protection by
local Fire Companies and public safety functions by the State Police and State Park
Police. A Community Wildfire Protection Plan: An Action Plan was cooperatively
developed by the Township and Forest Fire Service in November 2011.
4. NJDEP Dam Safety Commission
The Dam Safety Commission of the NJDEP is responsible for the administration and
preparation of Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for regulated dams/levees. To date, EAP’s
have been received from the State Park Service facilities for Batsto Lake and Harrisville
Lake. No reports have been received for Belhaven Lake which is privately maintained in
Green Bank or for Lake Oswego in Penn State Forest.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Emergency Operations Plan (2010)
Basic Plan BP, including:
Section IV - Situation
BP/A 4 - 2
Proclamation Declaration - Flooding
-3
- Forest Fire
BP/A 6
Hazard Analysis
BP/A 11
Map List
BP/A 12
BP/A 13
BP/A 14
Emergency Management Services (oversize map)
Communities
Remote Woodland Structures/Private Camping Areas
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BP/A 15
Agricultural Areas
BP/A 16
Recreational Facilities and Areas
BP/A 17
Canoe and Hiking Trails
BP/A 18
High-Danger Wildfire Hazards
BP/A 19
Moderate-Danger Wildfire Hazards
BP/A 21
Hurricane Evacuation Map – Burlington County (BCOEM)
BP/A 22
Storm Surge (BCOEM)
BP/A 24
Washington Township Floodprone Areas (BCOEM)
BP/A 25Washington Township Floodprone Parcels (BCOEM) HUD
Federal Insurance Administration - Flood Hazard Boundary Map H - 0128, Township of Washington, Community No. 340117A: Map
Index and 7 panels
(note: updated flood hazard maps and base level elevations
are currently in preparation, and scheduled for adoption by
FEMA in 2013)
Damage Assessment Annex DA
DA/A-14
Rapid Assessment Form
Evacuation Annex EV
EV/A 1
Evacuation Routes (map)
EV/A 1 - 1
Hurricane Evacuation Route Map (BCOEM)
EV/A 6
Evacuation Facilities and Locations (map)
EV/A 8
Evacuation Groups with Special Needs
EV/A 13
SOP’s for Wildfire Evacuations
EV/A 14
Route-Alerting Addresses
Fire-Rescue Annex FR, including:
FR/A 5
Property Protection - Interface Wildfires
FR/A 9
Fire & Rescue SOP’s for Brush, Forest and Wildfires
Public Works Annex PW
PW/A 8
Emergency Clearance Priorities for Highways, Streets and Facilities
Access
PW/A 9
SOP’s for Flooding and Storm Emergencies
Washington Township Planning and Zoning Board
Washington Township Master Plan (reexamination) - January 2007, including maps*:
Land Use and Regulatory Boundaries (2 maps*)
Village Land Use Capabilities (3 maps*): Green Bank, Jenkins, Lower Bank
* Note: prepared in GIS format by NJ Pinelands Commission.
Land Development Ordinance 3- 1983 (as amended),
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section 13.5 - Fire Hazard Management Standards
Township of Washington
Code of the Township of Washington, New Jersey (2011):
35 – Fire Companies
62 – Officers and Employees: article II – Director of Public Safety
236 – Flood Damage Prevention
275 – Land Development
303 – Naming of Streets, Numbering of Buildings
Resolution 2003-71 - A resolution supporting the controlled burning of fuelbreaks and protective
buffers within Washington Township, Burlington County. November 11, 2003.
Washington Township School District
School Safety and Security Plan (September 2012)
Burlington County Office of Emergency Management
“Disaster Preparedness Information for Visitors to the New Jersey Pinelands”
(informational brochure)
Burlington County Fire Chiefs’ Association - Wildland Urban Interface/WUI,
Standard Operating Guidelines for Burlington County
Washington Township EOP and maps available in GIS format
NJDEP Bureau of Forest Fire Management
Informational brochures:
“Protect Your Home from Wildfire”
“Protect Your Marshland Home from Wildfire”
“Prescribed Burning in New Jersey’s Forests”
Prescribed Burning as a Management Tool (October 2, 2003) and maps:
Conceptual prescribed burning plan for hazard reduction, Wharton State Forest,
Batsto-Hawkins Area (September 30, 2003)
Exposures at Risk from Wildfire, Wharton State Forest,
Batsto-Hawkins Area (plus attached listing June 11, 2004)
Paths of large wildfires, 1925 to present, Wharton State Forest,
Batsto-Hawkins Area (September 30, 2003)
Washington Township, Burlington County - Community Wildfire Protection Plan: An Action
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Plan for Wildfire Mitigation; 2011-2021 (November 2011)
Miscellaneous informational publications
National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Program:
“Fire protection in the wildland/urban interface: everyone’s responsibility”
“Wildland/urban interface fire hazard Assessment methodology”
“Developing a cooperative approach to wildfire protection”
National Fire Protection Association, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior,
National Association of State Foresters and US Fire Administration “Building interagency cooperation - a six-step process to help you improve your
fire protection effectiveness”
NJDEP – State Forest Service
Community Forest Management Plan for Washington Township, Burlington County; State of
New Jersey, NJ Forest Service Grant # PF11-048 (January 2012; prepared by Land
Dimensions Engineering)
NJDEP - Radiation Protection Program
Current information available through http://www.nj.gov/dep/rpp/radon.
September 26, 2006 correspondence from Burlington County Health Department to Washington
Township BOH re Private Well Testing Act.
III. POTENTIAL MITIGATION LOCATIONS
February 5, 2013
A. Potential Locations for Coastal-Flood Hazard Mitigation
Appendix 14 – Route Alerting Addresses in the Evacuation Annex of the 2010 update to
the Emergency Operations Plan (EV/A-14, 5/21/10) provides addresses for planning
purposes involving route alerting and evacuation warning during the designated hazards.
On the basis of currently available OEM information and FEMA guidelines, the
following addresses may be considered as possible locations for hazard mitigation for
coastal flooding, subject to site-specific survey and evaluation for developed residential
and business properties that have been delineated within the flood hazard area and
elevation.
Lower Bank:
River Road Page 15 of 22
2112
2115
2117
2119
2121
2123
2125
2133
2201
2205
Charles Avenue 2
4
Green Bank (none currently determined)
Wading River (none currently determined)
B. Key to Reference Maps (attached)
Delineation of locations is for planning purposes only.
Listing of locations is not prioritized.
Area locations are referenced by alphanumeric identifiers.
Locations for Flooding mitigation are only in regard to Streets/Highways and Dams/Levees..
Delineated locations are for reference purposes only, and
are not intended to indicate either flood water levels, potential surge or
return intervals.
Locations for Wildfire mitigation are only in regard to Property Exposures.
Delineated locations are for reference purposes only, and
are not intended to indicate relative levels of hazard or risk.
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Types (2) of locations:
1. State-owned land prescribed burning and fuel management (cross-hatched area)
2. Private land for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) “Firewise” mitigation and
and hazard reduction of forest fuels (area outlined with dashes)
FLOODING (2 maps: Green Bank and Lower Bank-Wading River) *
A. Route 542 between Green Bank and Batsto near Crowleys Landing/mile markers # 10 to 11 tidal flooding.
B. Route 542 between Lower Bank and Wading River near mile # 16 in Great Swamp - non-tidal
rainfall runoff, may be aggravated by tidal flooding from Mullica River, backing up through the
swamp between Turtle Creek Road and Lower Bank
C. Route 652/River Road in Lower Bank between Charles Avenue and Mullica River - tidal.
D. Route 652/River Road at northern approach to Lower Bank Bridge - tidal.
E. Route 542 at western approach to Wading River bridge near mile marker # 17 - tidal
F. Flooding (tidal) of highways in adjacent jurisdictions that have direct effects upon local
highways, streets and emergency services*.
1. Atlantic County Route 563 approaching Green Bank Bridge from Weekstown/
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Mullica Township
* Emergency services: Fire-Rescue and Emergency Medical mutual aid from
Weekstown and Mullica Township.
2. Atlantic County - Lower Bank Road (“2 Mile Stretch”) approaching
Lower Bank Bridge/Route 652 from Egg Harbor City/Atlantic County Route 563.
* Fire and EM mutual aid from Egg Harbor City.
3. Burlington County Route 542 in Bass River Township at Merrygold Creek.
* EM access from Washington Township via State Route 9/Garden State Parkway
to Atlantic City Medical Center.
Fire and EM mutual aid via Route 9 from New Gretna and Ocean County
Law enforcement response via Route 9 from NJ State Police - Tuckerton Station.
* Note: flooding hazards also exist at the following locations but are not considered to currently
warrant mitigation due to apparent issues of feasibility and/or cost-effectiveness:
a. Lower Bank (tidal):
I.
Old Church Road at Cakes Sprato (Debow Lane – Island Road)
II.
River Road cul-de-sac (Bell Lane – Abes Island)
b. Wading River – Turtle Creek Road (tidal) near Old Swan Bay Road (# 39 - # 60)
c. Jenkins/Maxwell (non-tidal):
I.
Route 563 at Wading River – West Branch (Evans Bridge near mile 29)
II.
Route 563 at Little Hawkin Run near Hogwallow (near mile 32)
DAMS/LEVEES (2 maps: Mullica River tributaries and Oswego River)
Note: potential risks are listed below.
A. Batsto Lake, Batsto River, Wharton State Forest
Batsto Historic Village
County Highway 542
Sweetwater (Atlantic County)
Crowleys Landing Recreation Area, Wharton State Forest
B. Belhaven Lake (Bull Creek), Belhaven Lake Resort Campground, Green Bank
County Highway 542
Bull Creek area of Green Bank
C. Lake Oswego, Oswego River (Wading River - East Branch), Penn State Forest
(Washington and Bass River Townships)
Pine Island Cranberry Company (Haines & Haines - Hogwallow)
Rutgers Cranberry & Blueberry Research Center
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Oswego River canoe trail, Wharton State Forest
Harrisville Lake Dam (downstream)
D. Harrisville Lake, Oswego River, Wharton State Forest
(Washington and Bass River Townships)
Harrisville Lake Recreation Area, Wharton State Forest
County Highway 679
Oswego/Wading River canoe trails, Wharton State Forest
Bodine Field Camping Area, Wharton State Forest (Bass River Township)
WILDFIRE (5 maps)
Green Bank Fuelbreak and WUI Protection
A. State Prescribed Burning and Fuel Management
Tylertown
1. Maple Branch Road
2. Tylertown Feedstrip
Bulltown
3. Bulltown-Tylertown Road
4. Old Bulltown Field
Green Bank
5. Bulltown Road/Route 542
6. Route 542/Route 563
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Heppard Field
7. Old Green Bank-Bulltown Road
8. Old Green Bank-Washington Road/Cedar Pond Feedstrip
9. Route 563
Maxwell
10. Maxwell-Friendship Road
B. Private WUI Firewise and Hazard Reduction
1. Tylertown
2. Bulltown/Old Bulltown-Maxwell Road
3. Bulltown mile # 1/Straight Road
4. South Bend Road (including Belhaven Lake Campground)
5. Route 563/Route 542/Lance Run Road
6. Route 542/Mile 14
7. Heppard Field
8. Maxwell (including Kowboy Korral)
9. Godfrey Bridge Camping Area - Wharton State Forest
Lower Bank Fuelbreak and WUI Protection
1. Seaf Weeks Road
2. Route 542/Circle Piece
1. Route 542/Old Church Road
2. Route 542/Seaf Weeks Road/River Road
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3. Route 542/Circle Piece
(including Groff’s Auto Salvage and Recycling)
4. River Road
Wading River WUI Protection
1. Route 542 mile marker # 17/Ridge Road
2. Ridge Road/Wading River Cranberry Bogs
1. Route 542
2. Turtle Creek Road (including Turtle Run Campground)
3. Wading River Cranberry Bogs (Cutts Brothers)
4. Old Wading River-Maxwell Road:
- Schroer cabin (Wading River)
- Wading River Bogs pumphouse
Jenkins Fuelbreak and WUI Protection
1. Route 563 - Mile 30/Route 679
2. Godfrey Bridge Road
3. Route 563/Patten Lane
4. Route 563/Micks Lane
5. Lake Oswego Road/Rutgers Center
6. Rutgers Center/research fields
1. Godfrey Bridge Road (including Wading Pines Campground)
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2. NJDOC Pinelands Residential Center
3. Jenkins Village (including Micks Canoe Rental)
4. Micks Cranberry Bog
5. Route 563 Communications Towers
6. Lake Oswego Road (residences)
7. Lake Oswego Road/Micks cabin (Oswego River)
8. Rutgers Cranberry & Blueberry Research Center
Hogwallow-Speedwell Fuelbreak and WUI Protection
1. Hawkins Bridge Road
2. Swamp Road
3. Lake Oswego/Bear Swamp Hill (Penn State Forest)
4. Deep Hollow Road/Breeches Branch (Penn State Forest)
B. Private WUI Protection and Hazard Reduction
1. Hogwallow
(including Pine Island Cranberry Company, Lee Brothers Cranberries and
Pine Barrens Canoe Rental)
2. Speedwell
(including residences in Tabernacle Township and Lee Brothers
Cranberries/Tree Farm)
3. Hawkins Bridge Camping Area - Wharton State Forest
4. Lake Oswego Recreation Area - Penn State Forest
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