ASFPM CFM case studies
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The Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM®) credential is administered by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) through its CFM® Certification Program, which is overseen by a Certification Board of Regents and documented in a published program charter, policy manual, and code of ethics. CFM® is a certification mark that may only be used by certified individuals as authorized by ASFPM. The ASFPM CFM case studies are 5 cases and about 4,184 words.
1The Split Permit: Substantial Damage, Substantial Improvement, and a Friday Deadline
9,200) entered the NFIP in 1981. A 1978 single-family house sits in Zone AE, BFE 312.0 ft NAVD 88, with its lowest floor at 310.4 ft.
838 words, about 4 min2The Twelve-Lot Subdivision in Unnumbered Zone A
A developer proposes a 12-lot subdivision on 22 acres along Mill Creek, shown on the 1985 FIRM as unnumbered Zone A with no BFE and no mapped floodway. The FIRM is referenced to NGVD 29.
831 words, about 4 min3Breakaway Walls at 22 psf and a Bathroom Below BFE
A coastal community in Zone VE has BFE 14.0 ft NAVD 88 and a local 1 ft freeboard requirement, so the lowest horizontal structural member (LHSM) must be at 15.0 ft or higher. A new single-family house is submitted on driven piles: LHSM 15.4 ft, first floor at 15.8 ft.
839 words, about 4 min4ICC, a Three-Time Flooded House, and Class 6 Arithmetic
18,000) is an NFIP community and a CRS Class 6. A pre-FIRM single-family house in Zone AE carries a subsidized NFIP policy: building 250,000, contents 80,000.
880 words, about 4 min5Five Small Fills, an Expiring Plan, and Twelve Repetitive-Loss Homes
A 40-acre retail center would fill 6.2 acres of flood storage in the Zone AE flood fringe of Kettle Creek. The applicant's model shows a 0.31 ft rise at 34 homes downstream.
796 words, about 4 min