Discovery Report - Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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Table 1. NFIP Participation Status (continued)County Community ParticipatingShelby, OHRandolph, INAnnaBotkinsFort LoramieJackson CenterKettlersvilleLockingtonPort JeffersonRussiaShelby CountySidneyRandolph CountyUnion CityNYNYNNYYYYYY7Upper Great Miami Watershed Discovery Report, June 2011
II. Project Description and MethodologyDiscovery is the process of data collection, including information exchange between allgovernmental levels of stakeholders, spatial data presentation, and cooperative discussionwith stakeholders to better understand the area, decide whether a flood risk project isappropriate, and if so, to collaborate on the project planning in detail. At this time,Discovery processes and requirements are still being defined; however, draft guidance isavailable from the draft Appendix I – Discovery (fall 2010), the draft Meetings Guidancefor FEMA Personnel (October 2010) and the FY11 Discovery, Statement of Priorities(January 2011). In addition, there are several draft tools and templates at various stages ofcompletion that were used to support the effort.Region V initiated a Discovery project in February 2011 for the Upper Great MiamiWatershed. The Discovery process involved coordination with watershed stakeholders,data collection and analysis, a meeting with stakeholders in the watershed, anddevelopment of recommendations for Risk MAP projects based on an analysis of data andinformation gathered throughout the process.The initial phase in the Discovery process was establishing a Project Team made up oflocal, state, and federal agencies. The Project Team for the Upper Great Miami Watershedincluded representatives from:• FEMA Region V, Risk Analysis Branch• FEMA Region V, Floodplain Management and Insurance Branch• FEMA Region V, Hazard Mitigation Assistance Branch• Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)• Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA)• STARRProject Team contact information are provided in Appendix A. The Project Team workedtogether to compile the stakeholder list for the Upper Great Miami watershed. DiscoveryMeeting invitations and stakeholder contact list are presented in Appendix B.STARR coordinated with community officials and other watershed stakeholders throughwritten invitations, phone calls and follow-up emails. The coordination included givingcommunity officials information about the Discovery process. Communities were asked toidentify “Areas of Concern” which could be addressed during the Discovery Meeting.The second phase of the Discovery Project was the collection of relevant tabular andspatial data for all the communities within the watershed. The data was collected throughonline resources, Federal and State sources, and interviews with cooperating communities.The collected data was used to evaluate both previous and current flooding concerns, while8Upper Great Miami Watershed Discovery Report, June 2011
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