Summary

Description

Coastal study data as defined in FEMA Guidelines and Specifications, Appendix D: Guidance for Coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping (April 2003) and Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Coastal Guidelines Update - Final Draft (February 2007) submitted as a result of a coastal study for Middlesex County, Connecticut. FEMA guidance documents note that a variety of analytical methodologies may be used to establish Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and floodplains throughout coastal areas of the United States. The documents itemize references for the methodologies currently in use by FEMA for specific coastal flood hazards, provides general guidance for documentation of a coastal flood hazard analysis, and outlines intermediate data submissions for coastal flood hazard analyses.(Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specs, Appendix D Guidance for Coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping, Section D.1)