Accurate flood hazard mapping is an important first step in creating a robust flood management system.

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards provide a useful baseline for communities to develop regulation. For this activity, credits are awarded to you if your community develops higher regulatory standards to address your specific development and floodplain management goals.

To mitigate flood losses, your community might decide to acquire or relocate properties in the floodplain. This activity awards points for efforts to do this as a mitigation measure.

Many floodplain management functions rely on up-to-date and accurate data. In this activity, communities are awarded credits for taking steps to maintain data continuity and to encourage data accessibility.

This activity includes giving map information to those who ask for it: in person, over the phone, through email, or through a website. Elevation Certificates can help estimate the base flood elevation (BFE) for an inquirer.