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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 26.17.05.04" title_num="26" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="05" heading="Flood Management Plans.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Flood management plans are to guide activities in a watershed so that flood hazards are minimized, while preserving the biological values associated with the land and water resources. They will be developed for each watershed in accordance with Environment Article, Title 5, Subtitle 8, Annotated Code of Maryland, to attain all the following goals:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Reduction of existing flood hazards;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Prevention of future flood hazards;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Adequate emergency preparedness;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Preservation of the environmental qualities of the watershed; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Reduction of economic and social losses.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A flood management plan shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The limits of the watershed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An inventory of historic flood damage sites, including frequency and damage estimates;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An inventory of areas of significant natural resource value as noted in existing state and local studies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An inventory of areas of historical and archeological value identified in existing state and local studies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A map or series of maps showing features of the watershed pertinent to the flood management plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The relationship of the flood management plan to related programs in the watershed including the federal flood insurance program, the sediment control program, and the State water pollution and abatement program, and Program Open Space;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The following information, based upon the ultimate development of the watershed and flood events up to and including the 100-year flood:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A description of potential flood damages;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An assessment of all available flood mitigation techniques, their costs and hydrologic impacts;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The selected projects and techniques necessary to mitigate flood damages; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Any environmental, social, and economic implications of the proposed flood mitigation techniques;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>A schedule of expected implementation of all capital projects and other pertinent elements of the flood management plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Identification of measures to be taken before, during, and immediately after a flood disaster including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Warning and evacuation for known flood hazard areas, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Post-disaster activities which would minimize both present and future damages;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Any stormwater management requirements and techniques necessary to mitigate the adverse effects of land use changes on stream flows and flood frequencies; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Any rules, regulations, or ordinances necessary for implementation and hazard mitigation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>