2004 Floodplain Mapping Program
Flood Mapping
The work plan prepared by the State of New York for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), describes how the New York State Floodplain Mapping Program (NYSFMP), overseen by the Division of Water (DOW) in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will support FEMA's Multi-Hazard Flood Map Modernization over the next 5 years. The plan shows what the NYSFMP will achieve, and how it will support FEMA's objectives and Government Performance and Results Act performance measures.
New York State envisions incrementally transitioning responsibilities for program administration, management, and map production from FEMA to the NYSFMP. This transition will be accomplished by building on the program's in-place processes and capacity to expand hazard data development and Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map production to complete the initial statewide remapping of the State. Finally the plan addresses the start of the "maintenance" phase of the program.
