ASSIGNMENT

You will also encounter water in various forms. Let’s talk water terms and flooding.

1. Define:
   1. Flood Plain
   2. Water Table
   3. Impervious surface
   4. Wetland
   5. Greywater
   6. Runoff
2. What is dry floodproofing?
   1. What are three things you can do to dry floodproof?
3. What is wet floodproofing?
   1. List three things.
4. What is the percent chance that a 100-year flood will occur this year?
5. What is Base Flood Elevation?
   

EXERCISE

Refer to the flood plain map below. You have bought the site circled in pink and will be demolishing the public park in order to build private summer home condos.

1. What flood plain zone are you in?
2. What is the minimum elevation of your first floor?
3. What percentage of condo units will be permitted in the basement level?

REFERENCE

Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA 936 Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Flood Map Service Center

YouTube | Gary Taylor
An Introduction to Flood plain Maps: Understanding Floodplain Maps and Flood Risk

Watersheds Canada
The Riparian Zone - The Ribbon of Life (PDF)

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Floodplain Management Requirements

AIA East Bay: Kevin Griendling
Programming and Analysis (PA)

Architectural Graphic Standards 12th Ed.
Building Resiliency: Safety. pg 119-120