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Lowe River Levee Certification Update Report and Timeline
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SUBMITTED BY: AnnMarie Lain, CFM
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Lowe River Levee Certification Update Report and Timeline
October 31, 2016 ? The City of Valdez submitted to FEMA for levee certification/accreditation for the Lowe River Levee System. The process by which FEMA certifies levees is thru a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR). Required submittals include: a) design criteria; b) an operational plan; c) an interior drainage plan; d) a maintenance plan; and e) certified as-built levee plans. Additionally the City is required to provide public notice stating the intent to revise the regulatory floodway. These notices must include the extent of the proposed revision, the changes to the regulatory floodway, and contact information for any interested party.
March 6, 2017 ? Individual notices were sent to all property owners affected by the application for a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for levee certification.
March 13, 2017? The City of Valdez responded to FEMA's request for additional supporting data which included an affidavit of mail on the individual public notices.
April 27, 2017? FEMA responded to the City that additional data and some repairs were required to complete their review. The additional data request, in part, is documentation of the additional freeboard that was added during emergency declarations in 2015 and 2016. FEMA also identified some minor deficiencies on the west end of Groin 1, which in a few areas is short of the freeboard requirement of about 4-6 inches. The City has 90 days to respond to FEMA's data request. The City of Valdez is bringing in a contractor to address the freeboard deficiencies on the west end of Groin 1 and plans to have the final surface as-built survey completed and submitted to FEMA within 90 days of the April ...
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