Helpful Information and Links
Scroll down to find invaluable links to government agencies, informational documents, regulations, and forms.
Decision Tree for Flood Hazard Development Permits
Government
Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.govFEMA Mitigation Publications http://www.maine.gov/spo/flood/links/femapublications.htm
Maine Floodplain Management Program http://www.maine.gov/spo/flood/
Maine Emergency Management Agency http://www.maine.gov/mema/
This oil tank belonged to the home in the background. In many floods, unanchored oil tanks cause environmental damage. Tanks should be anchored and vented properly.
CLICK HERE to access more information provided by FEMA .
Organizations
Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) http://www.floods.org/home/default.asp
Illinois Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Managers (IAFSM) http://www.illinoisfloods.org/
Maine Society of Land Surveyors http://www.msls.org/
This stream is between the Little Buttermilk and First Buttermilk ponds in the town of Bowerbank and is part of the natural floodplain. If there is above normal flow, but no development, is there still a flood??
Companies
Northstar Hydro, Inc. http://northstarhydro.com/
Adjusters International http://www.adjustersinternational.com
Publications - Letters of Map Corrections
EZ LOMA http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/dl_mt-ez.shtm
Standard LOMA http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/dl_mt-1.shtm
FEMA discussion of a LODR http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/fq_proc.shtm
Publications - Applications
Model Flood Hazard Development Permit - this form is the most complicated of Maine Flood Hazard Development Permitting forms because it is all encompassing of all levels of flooding under the NFIP regulations : http://mainegov-images.informe.org/spo/flood/docs/permits/epermit.pdf
Sand Dunes http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/topic/dunes/
Maine Shoreland Zoning http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/szpage.htm
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grants http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/fma/index.shtm
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pdm/
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hmgp/index.shtm
Elevation Certificate http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/elvinst.shtm
Planning Guides
Maine State Planning Office Land Use Planning Program http://www.maine.gov/spo/landuse/index.htm
New Hampshire Office of State Planning Programs http://www.nh.gov/oep/programs.htm
This new Boothbay home was built after the Program’s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) went into effect (Post-FIRM Structure). The house is in a Velocity Zone which means it will experience a minimum 3 foot wave height during a base flood event and will probably have a much higher wave experience.