ACRONYM:

"Interpretation" of Acronym:

Definition / Explanation:

BFE

Base Flood Elevation

Specific definition not defined in the plan, but on pg. 16 there is the following comment: "Existing flood damage reduction ordinances required that new residential construction…within the 100-year floodplain be elevated to the BFE."

CRS

Community Rating System

An NFIP rating system that recognizes community efforts to reduce flood hazards and risks.

CTP

Cooperating Technical Partners

A FEMA-developed initiative to increase local involvement in, and ownership of, the flood mapping process.

DOC

(U. S.) Department of Commerce

Self-explanatory.

DOE

(Washington State) Department of Ecology

State agency mandated with the responsibility to regulate, oversee and enforce environmental laws

EDA

Economic Development Administration

An arm of the Department of Commerce

FCAAP

Flood Control Assistance Account Program

A state DOE agency which offers cost-shared grants for non-structural flood reduction measures.

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal agency overseeing nation's emergency plans, procedures and response to national emergencies.

FIRM

Flood Insurance Rate Map

Basis for floodplain management, mitigation and insurance activities of the NFIP.

FIS

Flood Insurance Studies

Hydrologic and hydraulic studies of flood risks developed by FEMA.

HMGP

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

HUD

(U. S. Department of) Housing and Urban Development

Federal agency that regulates and administers the nation's housing programs.

ISO

Insurance Service Office

Not defined. See Page 21 of the plan.

LOMA

Letter of Map Amendment

In layman's terms, a "dispensation" for a property owner for a property or portion thereof, to remove it from a SFHA (Special Flood Hazard Area) based on elevation, if they can prove to FEMA that in of "base flood" periods it will remain on high enough ground to prevent damage.

NFIP

National Flood Insurance Program

Provides for the availability of flood insurance for communities willing to adopt floodplain management programs to mitigate future flood losses.

NGVD

HGAC (Haven't Got A Clue)

 This is a particular measurement or unit of measurement which is not explained in the plan, and with which we are unfamiliar.

RFLMP

Repetitive Flood Loss Mitigation Plan

A plan to recognize and identify Sultan's repetitive flood loss properties as defined by FEMA

RM

River Miles

Linear distance measurement for a river. (I believe this is a U. S. Corps of Engineers' term, but am not sure.)

SBA

Small Business Administration

Federal agency that financially assists small business

SCSWD

Snohomish County Surface Water Department (or Division; was not defined in the study)

Self-explanatory

SCSWM

Snohomish County Surface Water Management

Self-explanatory

SFHA

Special Flood Hazard Areas

Identified, at-risk flood areas.