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We have assembled a variety of links related to the Mississippi Coastal Mapping Project that we believe you will find useful. We have organized them by the following categories: Hancock County The Hancock County Web site contains contact information for county officials in its different departments, including the Permit and Zoning Office, which oversees floodplain development activities in the County. The City of Bay St. Louis Web site is back online at a new location and provides access to contact information for community officials, the City’s Interim Development Ordinance, the City's new Comprehensive Plan and information on new development that is underway. The Web site for the City of Waveland contains a page dedicated to the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort; a link to the City’s Permit Application form also is provided on this page. The Waveland Fire Department Web site contains information on the city’s flood maps flood-related ordinances, including the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance and other flood-related information. Harrison County The Homeland Security Emergency Management section of the Harrison County Web site contains tips on what to do before and during a hurricane. Interested citizens also can access the Hazard County Multijurisdictional Mitigation Plan and County ordinances, including the County Zoning Ordinance that contains information related to floodplain development. The Web site for the City of Biloxi contains a Katrina recovery information page; a Storm and Flood Preparedness page; and pages for City departments, including the Community Development page, where citizens can learn about updates to the City's zoning and land-use ordinances. The Web site for the City of D’Iberville has a wealth of information for citizens, including pages dedicated to Floodplain Management and Building Permit Application. The City of Gulfport Web site contains a variety of information, including a page dedicated to Building Code Services and a link to the City’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. The Web site for the City of Long Beach contains a Katrina disaster management page, through which citizens may access satellite imagery (pre- and post-Katrina); a hurricane preparedness page; and an Archives page, where the City Flood Prevention Ordinance (and amendments thereto) may be accessed. The Web site for the City of Pass Christian includes a “Floodplain Information” link on its home page, through which interested citizens may access floodplain management information, including the City’s Floodplain Damage Prevention Ordinance. The Jackson County Web site provides contact information for various County departments, including the Jackson County Planning Department, where citizens can download building permits and other City forms. The Web site for the City of Gautier contains a variety of useful information, including City Services contact information. The Web site for the City of Ocean Springs contains a flood information page which includes information on floodplain management and provides contact information for City departments, including the Community Planning and Development Department that administers the City’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. The City of Pascagoula Web site includes a flood information page as well as a page dedicated to Katrina anniversary events. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) have formed a partnership with FEMA through the FEMA Cooperating Technical Partners Program. Together, these agencies are updating and modernizing the flood maps for floodprone communities throughout Mississippi as part of FEMA’s nationwide Flood Map Modernization effort. To view the Preliminary versions of the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) and associated Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for each county, you may want to visit the Status page on the MDEQ Web site. The MDEQ Web site contains a Mississippi Flood Map Modernization Initiative section. The MEMA Web site has a section dedicated to the National Flood Insurance Program, with emphasis on flood insurance and floodplain management, Through links on this page, community officials and other interested parties may access the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, or CEMP; State Model Ordinances; the State Hazard Mitigation Plan; and some other useful guidance documents. To help the State recover and rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Governor Haley Barbour’s staff created the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Renewal site. The Web site contains up-to-date news, information, and an e-newsletter on the recovery efforts. The Mississippi Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems coordinates remote sensing and Geographic Information System activities for all levels of government in Mississippi and promotes data and cost sharing among different agencies. The Mississippi Development Authority is the State’s lead economic and community development agency. The agency is organized into three groups, Economic Development, Asset Development and Administration and Financial Services. The Mississippi Homeowner Assistance Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance to those homeowners outside the floodplain boundaries shown on the current effective flood maps whose homeowner's insurance did not cover structural flood damage. Back to topThe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s strategy for preparing the 20,000+ communities that participate in the NFIP for flood-related disasters. The NFIP is a Federal program that enables property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance as a protection against flood losses in exchange for State and community floodplain management regulations that reduce future flood damages. The NFIP is composed of three parts: floodplain management, flood insurance, and flood hazard mapping. The Flood Hazard Mapping section of the FEMA Web site offers specialized informational pages for surveyors, engineers, and architects; floodplain managers; homeowners and business owners; and insurance and lending industry professionals. Guidance documents and other published resources, online tutorials, and frequently asked questions are all located on this site. Site visitors can also sign up to receive period e-mail updates on Flood Hazard Mapping activities and e-mail questions to a FEMA Map Specialist. The Floodplain Management section of the FEMA Web site includes information that is primarily intended for the State and community officials who implement the NFIP. The Flood Insurance section of the FEMA Web site contains information for claims adjusters; homeowners, business owners, and renters; insurance and lending industry professionals; State and local officials, and surveyors. If site visitors need more information or clarification on an item, they may send a question via the “Ask the Expert” link. The FEMA for Kids! site is designed to teach children how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. They can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories, and become a Disaster Action Kid. A specially designed Parents & Teachers resources page has activities, curriculum, and safety information parents and teachers can use in the classroom or at home. The FEMA FloodSmart Web site offers helpful tips and resources to individuals looking to buy flood insurance and tools and resources for insurance agents. The FEMA FloodSmart Web site for insurance agents provides useful information and material to assist in the marketing and sales of flood insurance. Agents can also sign up for the Agent Referral program on this site. A section of the FEMA Web site is dedicated to explaining the availability and benefits of the numerous FEMA grants and assistance programs that are available to community officials and citizens. The Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio page provides detailed accounts about Gulf coast communities where buildings survived the devastation caused to others by Hurricane Katrina because of actions taken to protect homes, businesses, and government offices. The recently redesigned Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Web pages provide information on State and local Mitigation Plans, which form the foundation for a long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. On the Resources and Risk Assessment pages, FEMA provides community officials with links to a number of sites that provide a wealth of useful information for identifying hazards and risks other than flooding. FEMA has developed a page containing a series of links to useful Community Rebuilding Resources. The FEMA Web site has a page dedicated to tips on how to rebuild smarter and stronger, including a link to a catalog of FEMA flood and wind publications and training courses and a link to a how-to series on how to protect your home or business from disasters. The FEMA Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction Technical Fact Sheet Series (FEMA 499)provides technical guidance and recommendations concerning the construction of coastal residential buildings. FEMA provides a series of 31 fact sheets to provide technical guidance and recommendations concerning the construction of coastal residential buildings. The fact sheets present information aimed at improving the performance of buildings subject to flood and wind forces in coastal environments. In response to Hurricane Katrina, FEMA deployed a Mitigation Assessment Team to evaluate and assess damage from the hurricane and provide observations, conclusions, and recommendations on the performance of buildings and other structures impacted by wind and flood forces. The Mitigation Assessment Team’s conclusions and recommendations are documented in Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast: Mitigation Assessment Team Report, Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance (FEMA 549) of the report provide decision-makers with information and technical guidance that can be used to reduce future hurricane damage. Recommended Residential Construction for the Gulf Coast: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations (FEMA 550) is a design manual that provides recommended foundation design and guidance for rebuilding homes destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast. This manual is also intended to provide guidance in designing and building safer and less vulnerable homes to reduce the risk to life and property. The Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program is an innovative approach to creating partnerships between FEMA and participating NFIP communities, regional agencies, and State agencies that have the interest and capability to become more active participants in the FEMA flood hazard mapping program. MEMA and MDEQ are active participants in the FEMA CTP Program. The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements. As a result, flood insurance premium rates are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from the community actions meeting the three goals of the CRS: (1) reduce flood losses; (2) facilitate accurate insurance rating; and (3) promote the awareness of flood insurance. Eleven MS coastal community communities are active participants in the CRS Program, allowing insurance premium discounts ranging from 5 to 25 percent for structures in mapped SFHAs. Through the FEMA Map Service Center (MSC) Web site, you may research, view, and purchase the available inventory ofNFIP maps and other products, including the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties once they become effective. After selecting a specific area, you can also print a FIRMette—a paper copy of a portion of an effective flood map—and save it to your computer. The MSC Web site provides access to the current effective flood maps for floodprone communities nationwide. Also, the MSC has over 75,000 historic maps to assist agents and property owners by providing documentation to properly rate flood insurance policies, including deciding whether the “grandfathering” rules of the NFIP may apply. The FEMA Library is a searchable Web-based collection of publicly accessible FEMA information resources. The resources in the Library include print publications, brochures, policy papers, program regulations and guidelines, forms, documents and reports, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, audio tapes, posters and display items, and disability resources. In Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, FEMA defines technical requirements, product specifications for DFIRMS, FIS reports, and related NFIP products, and associated coordination and documentation activities. Clarifications of these guidelines and specifications are provided in the form of FEMA Procedure Memorandums. For information on the remapping effort in neighboring areas of Louisiana, please visit the Louisiana Mapping Project (LaMP) Web site. Mississippi Coastal Mapping Project and LaMP staff have stayed in close contact during the mapping effort to coordinate the projects. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a Federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. NOAA also has a Katrina Impact Assessment site with useful interactive maps. The National Ocean Service Web site provides a variety of resources related to the preservation and enhancement of U.S. coastal resources and ecosystems, including the Gulf of Mexico. The National Ocean Service mission is to provide products, services, and information that promote safe navigation, support coastal communities, sustain marine ecosystems, and mitigate coastal hazards. To provide a full range of intensive NOAA services in the Gulf Coast region, a regional office of the NOAA Coastal Services Center, the NOAA Gulf Coast Services Center, has been established. Another office within NOAA, the National Weather Service (NWS), monitors and forecasts weather events. The NWS also manages the National Hurricane Center. The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC), created in 1972, is one of 30 Sea Grant programs. The Consortium members include Auburn University, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Mississippi, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the University of South Alabama. The mission of MASGC is to enhance the sustainable use and conservation of ocean and coastal resources to benefit the economy and environment in Alabama and Mississippi. The Consortium Web site provides interested citizens with a variety of information as well as updates on Consortium activities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is responsible for different areas of flood hazard mapping, flood protection, and Gulf coast recovery. The USACE activities in the coastal counties of Mississippi are run by the New Orleans District of the Mississippi Valley Division. The USACE also maintains a Hurricane and Emergency Information page. The U. S. Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 and the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act in 1990. In accordance with these laws, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has identified Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) areas in Mississippi’s three coastal counties. The CBRS is comprised of undeveloped coastal barriers along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes coasts. Areas within the CBRS are subject to wave, tidal, and wind energies and protect landward aquatic habitats from direct wave attack. FEMA implemented the 1982 and 1990 Acts through the creation of Part 71 of the NFIP regulations. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency. The USGS collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems. The USGS has two areas that specifically relate to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Mapping Project:
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