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Program for Public Information Annual Progress Report
3.3.3.3 Mapping Materials
In order to make actual flood risk map materials available to the public, the City has
also undertaken an effort to update a GIS Layer in the City’s GIS library that shows
flood risk specific to properties in Newport News – ensuring that Special Flood
Hazard Area (SFHA) remains up-to-date and incorporates FEMA map updates and
Letter of Map Revision.
3.3.4 Related Efforts
3.3.4.1 Stormwater Master Planning
The City has been undertaking a multi-disciplinary stormwater master planning
effort, which includes the development of a Stormwater Master Plan, Floodplain
Management Plan, and Resilience Plan. A Floodplain Management Plan Committee
was established to guide development of the plan, and these meetings were
coordinated with the PPI Committee meetings through December 2024, allowing
members to participate in both. As a result, many of the outreach efforts included in
this annual progress report were developed in coordination with outreach projects
identified in the floodplain management plan. The City has also shared information
about the PPI and important resources on flood risk while attending public
meetings about Newport News’ Resilience Plan and Floodplain Management Plans.
3.3.4.2 Conferences
The City seized an opportunity to speak to audiences of floodplain managers at two
conferences – for the national Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) in
June 2024 and the Virginia Floodplain Management Association (VFMA) in October
2024 – to deliver crucial information about the overall stormwater master planning
effort, CRS, and PPI through an engaging presentation.
3.3.4.3 Grants
The City applied for the Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) Grant, which, if
granted, will enable Newport News to create a pilot program that provides resilience
assessments and recommendations on how to reduce future flood damage to 150
homeowners in low-income and high-flood risk neighborhoods, annually.
3.3.4.4 Additional Services
Lastly, the City has established a formal collaboration with the Conservation and Soil
Water Conservation District (CSWCD) through a recently approved Memorandum of
Understanding. This partnership is designed to address a critical service gap: while
the City cannot utilize Stormwater fees for improvements on private property,
collaboration with CSWCD will allow the implementation of VCAP for property
owners experiencing private stormwater runoff issues. This new service is being
promoted at engagement sessions, internal City meetings, and to anyone who has
called 311 to report what was eventually determined to be a private issue.
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