Ventura County Flood Info

Library

Most of these FEMA, Corps of Engineers and Flood Management documents are available in electronic format with links provided below.

If you have any questions about this page or need help with this page, please contact Ventura County Watershed Protection District at (805) 654-2001

DOCUMENTS ON FLOOD INSURANCE:

• Answers to Questions about the NFIP (F-084, 5/04)

• Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines (FEMA 186, 1999)

• Repairing Your Flooded Home (FEMA 234, 2010)

DOCUMENTS ON PROTECTING A BUILDING:

• Coastal Construction Manual (FEMA – 55-Third Edition -2000)  Warning: Over 140 Mb
  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2
  • Volume 3

• Design Manual for Retrofitting Flood-prone Residential Structures (FEMA – 114, 9/86) Not Available

• Elevated Residential Structures (FEMA - 54, 3/84)

• Engineering Principles & Practices for Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Structures (FEMA – 259, 1995)

• Flood Proofing Regulations (EP 11652314, 12/15/95)

• Flood Proofing Systems & Techniques (COE, 12/84)

• Flood Proofing Techniques, Programs, and References (COE, 1/96)

• Flood Proofing Technology in the Tug Fork Valley (COE, 4/94)

• Flood Proofing: How to Evaluate Your Options (COE, 7/93)

• Flood Proofing Nonresidential Structures (FEMA – 102, 5/86)

• Homeowners Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding (FEMA – 312, 1998)

• Local Flood Proofing Programs (COE, 2/05)

• Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Areas (FEMA – 85, 9/85)

• Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage (FEMA 348 – 2000)

• Raising & Moving the Slab-on-Grade House (COE, 1990)

• Repairing Your Flooded Home (FEMA -234, 1992)

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT OR FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION:

• A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management (FEMA – 248, 1/94)

• Addressing Your Community’s Flood Problems (ASFPM, 1996)

• Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction (FEMA – 15, 12/81)

• Floodplain Management in the US – An Assessment Report (FIA – 17, 6/92)

• Reducing Losses in High Risk Flood Areas – A Guidebook for Local Officials (FEMA – 116, 2/87)

• Using Multi-Objective Management to Reduce Flood Losses in Your Watershed (ASFPM, 1996)

• No Adverse Impact: A Toolkit for Common Sense Floodplain Management (ASFPM, 2004)

• Reducing Damage from Localized Flooding (FEMA-511, 6/05)

NATURAL AND BENEFICIAL FUNCTIONS OF FLOODPLAINS:

• Protecting Floodplain Resources (FEMA – 268, 9/95)

• A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management (FEMA – 248, 1/94)

• The Natural & Beneficial Functions of Floodplains (FEMA-409, 6/02)  

NFIP TECHNICAL BULLETINS: 

• User's Guide to Technical Bulletins (Technical Bulletin 0, 2009)

• Openings in Foundation Walls and Walls of Enclosures (Technical Bulletin 1, 2008)

• Flood Damage-Resistant Materials Requirements (Technical Bulletins 2, 2008)

• 3-93 Non-Residential Floodproofing – Requirements and Certification (FIA-TB-3)

• 4-93 Elevator Installation (FIA-TB-4)

• Free-of-Obstruction Requirements (Technical Bulletin 5) (2008)\

• 6-93 Below-Grade Parking Requirements  (FIA-TP-6)

• 7 -93 Wet Floodproofing Requirements (FIA-TB-7)

• 8-96 Corrosion Protection for Metal Connectors in Coastal Areas (FIA-TB-8)

• 9-99 Design & Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls Below Elevated Coastal Buildings (Tech Bulletin 9) (2008)

• 10-01 Ensuring that Structures Built on Fill In or Near Special Flood Hazard Areas are Reasonably safe from Flooding (FIA-TB-10)

• 11-01 Crawlspace Construction for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (FIA-TB-11)

LOCALLY PERTINENT DOCUMENTS:

• How to Convert North American Vertical Datum of 1988 to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

• Base Flood Elevation Requirements for Development Proposed within the Hollywood and Silver Strand Beach Areas

• Weathering the Storm 

DIRECTORY OF ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

Floodplain Managment Publications: