Floodplain Shoreland Management Notes

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Date	Topics
Newsletter Summer 2011, Vol 10 No 2	Floodplain Management: Non-Compliance, Community Rating System Updates, Top Ten Changes Proposed for the 2012 CRS Coordinator's Manual, DNR Website, for Mapping Status, Current Letters of Final Determination, Municipal Dam Grant Program, Dam Removal Grant Program.
Newsletter Winter 2011, Vol 10 No 1	Floodplain Management: That's Not My Zone, Flood Insurance, Preferred Risk Policies, Flooding Safety Tips, Emergency Action Plans, Emergency Notification Process for Dams, Dams and Floodplain Zoning, Mapping Status, Staffing Changes, Conferneces/Workshops.
Newsletter Fall 2010, Vol 9 No 3	Floodplain Management: What's Your Zone, Substantial Damage, Preferred Risk Policies, Dam Safety Seminars, Mapping Status, Open Houses, Staffing/Conferences.
Summer 2010 Vol 9 #2	Floodplain Management: Tools of the Trade, Workload Reduction, LOMA-OAS, Dam Inspection Update, Hiring a Consultant, Mapping Update, HMA Program, Map Status, Staffing/Conferences
Winter 2010 Vol 9 #1	Floodplain Management: Who's in Charge, Shoreland Update, Mitigation Update, Floodplain Development Basics, Floodplain Insurance Basics, Map Modernization, Training/Conferences
Fall 2009 Vol 8 #3	October 2009 NFIP Changes, Municipal Flood Grants, NR 115 Update, Map Modernization, Training/Conferences
Summer 2009 Vol 8 #2	Floodplain Maps and Flood Insurance, HMGP Update, Community Rating System, NRCS Floodplain Easements, WAFSCM Membership Application, Map Modernization, Staff Changes , Training/Conferences
Winter 2008/9 Vol 8 #1	Smart Growth Implementation Assistance, Permitting Infrastructure, Floodplain Development FAQs, Spring Flooding - Homeowners, Spring Flooding - Dam Owners, Map Modernization, Staff Changes, Training/Conferences
Fall 2008 Vol 7 #3	Map Modernization: the Preliminary FIRM Phase, WAFSCM, DNR Water Management Contacts, Map Modernization, Staff Changes , Training/Conferences
Summer 2008 Vol 7 #2	Lake Delton, NR 115 Update, Dam Safety/Floodplain Team, Substantial Damage, Dams, Floodplains and Zoning, June 2008 Floods, Map Modernization, Staff Changes, Training/Conferences
Winter 2008 Vol 7 #1	Letters of Final Determination and Ordinance Adoption, NR 115 Update, DNR Shoreland Stewardship Awards, FAQ NR 115, Why Not Flood Insurance, Spring Flooding - Homeowners, Spring Flooding - Dam Owners, Map Modernization, Staff Changes, Training/Conferences
Fall 2007 Vol 6 #3	Communities Responsible for Inspecting Flood Damaged Structures, Flood Insurance , Flood Mitigation Funds , Staff Changes , Conferences
Summer 2007 Vol 6 #2	NR 115 Public Hearings Scheduled, FEMA's Technical Bulletins, APA News , Map Modernization, Staff Changes , Conferences , New Publications
Winter 2007 Vol 6 #1	Accessory Structures in the SFHA, Mitigation Update, New Elevation Certificate, Floodplain Zoning Ordinance Update , Map Modernization, Conferences , Staff Changes
Summer 2006	NR 115 Update, Caveat Emptor Exemplified, Allocation of Citation Monies, Map Modernization, WAFSCM Annual Conference, US Supreme Court Wetlands Decision, Staff Changes, Upcoming Events
Winter 2006	Non-flood Damage and the 50% Rule, Hazard Mitigation Planning, Q/A on Flood Zone Determinations, Flooded Septic Systems, Water Dependent Structures, NR 115 Update, Staff Changes
Fall 2005	Comments on Katrina, NR 115 Update, NR 326 Update - Piers, WAPA Legal Update, Map Modernization
Summer 2005	Proposed NR 115 Standards Released, Model Ordinance Update, NR 118 Update, Report Finds Forestry Operations Protect Water Quality, Updated Guidebook for Local Officials, NE Regional Office Moves, State Hazard Mitigation Plan Approved, Hillis Decision Reviewed, ASFPM Conference, The Language of Conservation
Winter 2005	Change in DNR Engineering Review of Floodplain Projects, Practice Better Staff Reports, FEMA Assigns Staff to Madison, How to Regulate Land-Based Houseboats, Understanding the Hazard Mitigation Planning Process, Public Hearing Phase to Begin in NR 115 Rule Revision Effort, Fighting Floods, Saving Property, Protecting Lives
Fall 2004	Wisconsin Supreme Court Distinguishes Between Area and Use Variances, NR 118 for the Lower St. Croix Riverway Approved, Substantial Damage Update, Jefferson County Reduced Flood Damages with Mitigation Grant, Next Round of Flood Control Grants Slated, Updated Guidebook for Local Officials, Model Floodplain Ordinance Update, Temporary Rules Adopted for Chapter 30, Review Continues on Shoreland Management Program, Lake Study Says to "Leave the Dead", Who's Who in the DSFSM Section
Fall 2003	New Floodplain Model Ordinance, NR115 Listening Sessions, Nonconforming Lot Issues, WAFSCM Conference, After the Fact Variances and Enforcement of Violations, Protecting Property from Flooding, Shoreland Stewardship Series, NR118 Revision Status
Summer 2003	Advisory Committee Reviews Nonconforming Issues, TN Mandates Training for Planning Commissioners & BOAs, Authority to Regulate Nonconforming Structures, Model Floodplain Ordinance Workshops, Clarity in Zoning Ordinances, Court Decision Upholds Variance Criteria, Flooding Concerns, Flood Insurance
December 2002	Shoreland Program Review, Flood Control Grants, Urban Storm Water, Water Resources, 50 percent rule, Nonflood Disasters in Floodplains, Multi-Hazard Mapping Site
September 2002	Rivers Conference Planned, WAFSCM Conference, "No Reasonable Use" standard, Pollution on the Little Menomonee River, Heat, pollutants affect rainfall, Flood Insurance, NFDA web site, Summit County, Ohio restricts stream bank development
May 2002	FIRMS in Local Ordinances, News from FEMA, Zoning Case Law Summary, Floodplain Map Modernization, Floodplain Mapping for Comprehensive Planning, Greenway Design Grants, Minnesota, Annexation Advice, City-County Collaborations on Disaster Mitigation, Dam Safety Map, MMSD, WAFSCM, Grant Awards, Web Resources, DNR Shoreland Buffer Projects
October 2001	Municipal Flood Control Grant Program, Substantial Damage, WI Flood Mitigation Projects, Huntoon Case, MMSD, New Employee, National Flood Determination Association
May 2001	Flood Mitigation, Wisconsin's Floodplain Properties, Watershed Placemats, Guidance on Agricultural Structures, Pennsylvania, Web Page changes, Takings Compensation in Federal Case, CA Smart Growth, NC Hazard Mitigation Planning Initiative, Jet Skis Banned, Flood Insurance Policy Rating
September 1999	Mitigation Status, New Employee, 10 Counties Receive Disaster Declaration, Dam Safety Joins Newsletter, Digital Flood Data Help, Y2K, FEMA Elevation Certificate
June 1998	Shoreline Protection Rules, Guidance on Nonconforming Structures, FEMA/Wisconsin Differences, Mitigation at FEMA Meeting, Hazard Mitigation Grant, Stormwater Management
August 1997	NFIP Issue, ICC Coverage, Insurance Reform, Flood Determination Review Request, LOMA Voicemail and Information Hotline
November 1996	Flood Zone Determination Companies Guide, Legal Issues for Zoning Boards, Proposed Mitigation Insurance, Effects of Government Actions on Land Owners, Flood Relief, Flood Definition, Insurance
August 1996	Basement Exemption Bill Signed, Non-Conforming Properties, Cover America Campaign, FEMA Reference, Waiting Period Exceptions for Flood Insurance, FEMA Spring Meeting News, BOA Findings, Flood Hazard Determination Review Request Process
May 1996	Flood Zone Determinations Liability, State Land Use Report Recommendations, FEMA News, Exemptions for State-Sponsored Wetland Projects, Shoreland Zoning Study
January 1996	DNR Reorg, Dam Safety Seminars, Flood Insurance Rates to Rise, Fannie Mae Flood Insurance Rules, Zealy v. Waukesha, Appeals Case in Hager City, Flood Damage, EMI Classes
November 1995	Q & A about Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form, Basements in the Floodplain, NFIP and the Regional Flood Elevation
August 1995	Floodplain Camping Rule Hearings Set, DNR Reorg, DNR Land Use Report, Shoreland Annexation Statute Revisions, Partnerships in Mitigation, Midwest Mitigation Efforts, Wolf River Floodway Case
May 1995	Flood Insurance Reform Act Passes, Preserving Benchmarks, Buyouts, Levee Vandal, Ozaukee Co. Board Denies Floodway Development, Submit to Rate Process, Orange County Lawsuit, Flood Myths
November 1994	Campers in Floodway Areas, Attached Garages, Crop Insurance, Wisconsin Flood Video, Ten Commandments of Floodplain Management, NFIP/CRS New Short Form Application, NPS providing Mitigation Assistance
August 1994	Land Boom Continues, Federal Subsidies Hurting Wetlands, NFIP Unveils New Rating Service, Amending Ordinances, CRP Debate, NFIP: A Public-Private Partnership, Land Use Appeals
June 1994	Senate approves NFI reform, Flood Mitigation Project Updata, Hazard Mitigation plans, Extension offers Disaster Management Program, Obscure Laws of Zoning, Development Impact Fee Legislation, Courthouse Corner
February 1994	Floods of 1993, FEMA hears states on Floodplain Management, New vertical datums proposed, Floodplain Legislation Declared Unconstitutional, NFIP Reform Debate, Courthouse Corner, Shoreline Improvements

Last Revised: Wednesday October 05 2011