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Activity <br />Department(s) <br />CRS Activity # <br />participation in NFIP <br />Maintain drainage systems <br />through a regular program <br />Road and Bridge Div. (also IRF <br />Water Control District) <br />540 <br />Enforce stream dumping <br />regulations <br />Code Enforcement / Public <br />Works / Stormwater Div. <br />540 <br />Conduct test of flood warning / <br />emergency response program <br />Emergency Management <br />610 <br />Certified Floodplain Manager Program <br />The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) has established a national program for <br />professional certification of floodplain managers. The program recognizes continuing education <br />and professional development that enhance the knowledge and performance of local, state, federal, <br />and private -sector floodplain managers. Staff in the Land Development Section of the County <br />Engineering Division, as well as the County Building Official, have achieved and maintain the <br />status of Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), which reflects Indian River County's commitment <br />to professional service in implementing the County's floodplain management plan. <br />County Website Access to FEMA Digitized Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) <br />In Indian River County and elsewhere, Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) identify the location <br />of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) which are based on 100 -year floodplains. These flood <br />maps are used regularly by the public for flood insurance reasons and by county staff in <br />regulating development in SFHAs. <br />In 2012, FEMA completed a FIRM modernization project in Indian River County, resulting in the <br />County formally adopting revised digital FIRMs effective December 4, 2012. Those revised, <br />current FIRMS are now available for public access and viewing on Indian River County's website <br />(www.ircgov.com), on the following web pages: <br />http://www.ircgov.com/flood/ <br />https://ircgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html <br />IRC Levee Analysis and Mapping Procedure (LAMP) and Coastal Study Project FIRM <br />Updates <br />In September 2015, representatives from FEMA Region IV and its consultant, AECOM, met with <br />local government officials in an initial "Stakeholder Engagement and Data Collection Meeting." <br />The purpose of the meeting was for FEMA and AECOM to provide an overview to local <br />stakeholders of the levee analysis and mapping process for non -accredited levees, particularly <br />relating to the "Vero Lake Channel A" levee that was under review in conjunction with an appeal <br />by the Sebastian River Improvement District (SRID). The SRID appeal occurred when Indian <br />River County was undergoing its flood insurance rate map (FIRM) modernization in 2012. <br />Since that time, FEMA and AECOM representatives have met with local officials on a number of <br />occasions for discussion and review of draft working maps of revisions relating to Vero Lake <br />Channel A and also relating to a Coastal Study Area update. On September 29, 2017, FEMA <br />issued preliminary revised maps of the Levee Analysis and Coastal Study updates, which are <br />available for public access and viewing through a link on the County's Flood Information web <br />page:http://www.ircgov.com/flood/ . <br />4 <br />