Virginia MMMS - Community Assessment Survey

VIRGINIA
MAP MODERNIZATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Online Community Assessment Survey

Authorization Code:

Municipality InfoType of Municipality:
Name of Municipality
Name of Local Floodplain Administrator:
Name of GIS Contact Person:
Name of Person Completing Survey:
Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
Locality: State: Zip Code:

Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:

General Instructions: Answer the portions of this survey which you are best qualified to answer.
Click here to jump to the floodplain administrator portions of this survey.
Click here to jump to the GIS data portion of this survey.

FEMA Programs / Reporting1. Do you have copies of the current Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS)? Yes No

2. Have you had any major problems with your FEMA maps? Yes No

If yes, please explain:

3. Is there any reason to believe that the FIRMs or FIS are inaccurate and need revision? Yes No

If yes, please explain:

4. What level of participation is your community planning to take in map modernization?

High (involved in providing GIS data, frequent involvement with Cooperating Technical Partners/FEMA, etc.)
Moderate
Low
Not Sure

5. Are you familiar with letters of map amendment (LOMA), revision (LOMR), or a physical map change (PMC)? Yes No

6. Have there been any recent applications for LOMAs or LOMRs in your community for which you've provided input? Yes No

If yes, please explain:

7. Are you aware of any flood studies performed by consultants in the community that were not reported to FEMA? Yes No

If yes, please explain:

Community Information8. When was the most recent flood that impacted your community?

8a. How extensive was the damage (in $$$)?
8b. What types of damage were incurred (check all that apply)?

Commercial
Residential
Industrial
Infrastructure

8c. Are you familiar with any previous floods? Yes No

If yes, please explain: (please limit explanation to 250 characters)

8d. Are there any high-water reference marks? Yes No
8e. How well do the various departments involved in floodplain ordinance enforcement communicate?

9. Where is the community experiencing the most development pressure?

10. Has the state or federal government performed any projects in your community that could impact any floodplains (includes bridges, parks, highway improvements, stream restoration, etc.)?

Yes No
If yes, please explain:

FEMA Community Contact Report - Findings11. Are there engineering or other problems with the maps or Flood Insurance Study? Yes No

If yes, please explain:

GIS Data12. What types of data do you have available in a GIS?

13. Is the GIS data well documented? Yes No

13a. Does GIS data include:
(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

accuracy and scale	source(s) of the data
date of data collection	contents
file format(s)	point of contact
data dictionary/attributes/level list

14. What bench marks, Elevation Reference Marks (ERMs), or other vertical control data are available for the community, county, or study area? (250 characters max)

15. What elevation data is available?

15a. What is the source of the topographic data (how was the data created)?

15b. Does the data cover the floodplains for the flooding sources in the entire community or county being restudied? Yes No
15c. Is the data available now? Yes No If not, what is the projected completion date?

Survey Questions?
Contact:
cgit@vt.edu
(540) 231-8490

Transportation (roads, railroads, airports, etc.)	Streams, Rivers, Lakes, Shorelines
Road centerlines, edges of pavement, right of way	Feature Names
Parks, military reservations, Native American lands	Lakes
Rivers	Political boundaries
Bridges	Flood control structures (culverts, levees, dams, weirs, floodwalls, etc.)
Elevation Data (i.e., contours, DEM, SPOT, DTM, TIN)	Parcel outlines or centroids
Building footprints	Digital orthophotos