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Newport News Interim Local Resilience Plan
Community Engagement Plan
CFPF Resilience Plan Element Document’s Relationship to CFPF Resilience Plan Element
3 Social Equity This plan emphasizes the input of the public, diverse stakeholders, and those who represent underserved communities.
9 Best Science & Mapping Floodplain educational materials are based on the best available science.
The Community Engagement Plan guides engaging diverse stakeholders in floodplain education, including floodplain residents, developers, environmental
organizations, and more. The plan also guides evaluating existing floodplain educational materials and developing an educational program to explain the function
of floodplains and conservation areas, the requirements for development, and the effects of development. The plan addresses how to keep the public well-
informed about flood-related infrastructure and projects and provides for timely project updates and responses to inquiries from the media and public.
Hampton Roads Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan
CFPF Resilience Plan Element Document’s Relationship to CFPF Resilience Plan Element
1 Project Based Chapter 7 identifies twenty goals and projects specifically for Newport News.
3 Social Equity Recommendations in the plan apply citywide. The social vulnerability for each type of hazard, including flooding, storm
surge, and sea level rise, is discussed in Chapter 5.
4 Flooding / Repetitive Loss Recommendations in the plan apply citywide. Chapter 4 identifies multiple types of flooding that occur in the City.
8 Regional Coordination & The Plan includes specific actions, lead agencies, funding sources, target completion dates, interim measures of success,
Schedule and priorities.
9 Best Science & Mapping Chapters 4 and 5 contain detailed risk assessments based on currently available scientific and economic data.
The Hampton Roads Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies and assesses hazard risks, including flooding, storm surge, and sea level rise risks (Table 5.7A: HAZUS
Flood Damage Vulnerability Results; Table 5.7B: Coastal Storm Surge Impacts, 2020; Table 5.8: Exposure to one-meter sea level rise above spring high tide).
The plan recommends specific actions designed to protect residents, business owners, and the built environment from natural disasters and assigns responsibility
for these actions to specific individuals, departments, or agencies. This hazard mitigation plan helps save lives, property, and money and will reduce future
vulnerability.
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