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Directory of addresses of local offices that can provide more information:

Construction Official: Frank Zappavigna, 300 Engleside Ave Beach Haven, NJ 08008 609-492-0909 email: BuildingDept@beachhaven-nj.gov

CRS Coordinator: Beverly D. Tromm, 300 Engleside Ave Beach Haven, NJ 08008 609-492-1500, email: emergmgmt@beachhaven-nj.gov

Borough Engineer: Frank Little, Owen Little & Associates 732-244-1090

Emergency Management Coordinator: Bill Tromm, 300 Engleside Ave Beach Haven, NJ 08008 email: emergmgmt@beachhaven-nj.gov

Links to Documents and websites on flood insurance:

BE INFORMED: WHAT TO DO BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY.
http://www.ready.gov/floodawareness

Answers to Questions about the National Flood Insurance Program, FEMA 387, Federal Emergency Management Agency, August 2001.http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/qanda.shtm 

Flood Insurance Frequently Asked Questions and the NFIP Answer Desk are at: http://faq.fema.gov/cgi-bin/fema.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php

Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines, FEMA-186, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1999.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2954 
Links to Documents on Protecting a building:
Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House, FEMA-347, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1424

Homeowner’s Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding. FEMA-312, 1998.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1681

Elevated Residential Structures, FEMA-54, 1984.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1670

Coastal Construction Manual, FEMA-55, Third Edition, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/pubs/lib55.shtm 

Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and other Hazards
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1577

Flood proofing Nonresidential Structures, FEMA-102, 1986.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3581

Design Manual for Retrofitting Flood-prone Residential Structures, FEMA-114, 1986.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1414 

Mitigation of Flood and Erosion Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, FEMA-257, 1994.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1643

Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage, FEMA-348, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/pubs/pbuffd.shtm 

Reducing Flood Losses through the International Code Series, FEMA, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2094 

There are three video tapes in FEMA’s “Best Build” series:

Best Build: Constructing a Sound Coastal Home Best Build 2: Construction in a Riverine Floodplain Best Build 3: Protecting a Flood-prone Home

These Corps flood proofing publications can be found on the following website:http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/nfpc/NFPC_Publications.htm

Hard copies can be ordered from:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CECW-PD National Nonstructural/Flood Proofing Committee

Attn: Joe Remondini

1645 South 101st East Avenue Tulsa, OK 74128

Phone: (918) 669-7197

  • Flood Proofing Systems & Techniques, December 1984. (Out of print and available only via the website.)
  • Flood-Proofing Regulations, EP 1165 3 314, 1992.
  • Flood Proofing Performance—Successes & Failures, 1998.
  • Flood Proofing Techniques, Programs and References, January 1996.
  • Raising and Moving The Slab-On-Grade House, 1990.
  • A Flood Proofing Success Story, September 1993.
  • Flood Proofing: How to Evaluate Your Options, July 1993.
  • Flood Proofing Technology in the Tug Fork Valley, April 1994.
  • Local Flood Proofing Programs, June 1994

Links to Documents on community floodplain management or flood hazard mitigation:

Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction, FEMA-15, December 1981.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1628

A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management, FEMA-248, May 1994.
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/pubs/lib100.shtm

Reducing Losses in High Risk Flood Hazard Areas—A Guidebook for Local Officials, FEMA-116, February 1987.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1508

Floodplain Management in the United States: An Assessment Report, Summary Report, FIA-17, June 1992.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1416
Links to Documents on the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains:
Protecting Floodplain Resources, FEMA-268, September 1995.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1419

USEPA Wetlands Fact Sheets and other types of assistance can be obtained by contacting the EPA’s Wetlands Information Hotline at 1-800-832-7828 or wetlands.helpline@epa.gov. The fact sheets can also be downloaded from
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/facts/contents.html.