Flood Hazards of Special Concern

{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000083",
  "term": "Flood Hazards of Special Concern",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The mapping and regulatory standards of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are general standards and do not address every flood problem in the United States. Certain floodplains and flood-related hazards are less common, more destructive and harder to map than riverine, coastal, alluvial fan, and shallow flooding. Special hazards include coastal erosion, tsunamis, closed basin lakes, uncertain flow paths, dam breaks, ice jams, and mudflows.\n\nCommunities should address these special hazards in their planning, public information, hazard disclosure, and flood warning programs.\n\nCommunities participating in the Community Rating System (CRS) that address these flood hazards can receive CRS credits for doing so.\n\nNational Flood Insurance Program Requirements\n\n• 60.0 - Criteria for Land Management and Use\n\nOther Applicable NFIP Regulations\n\n• 60.1 (d) Community Responsibility\n\n• 60.4 - Mudslide\n\n• 60.5 - Erosion\n\n• 60.22 - Planning Considerations for Floodprone Areas\n\n• 60.23 - Planning Considerations for Mudslide-prone Areas\n\n• 60.24 - Planning Considerations for Flood-related Erosion-prone Areas",
  "subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
  "references": [
    "FEMA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/flood-hazards-of-special-concern/"
}