Written bythe engineer.
Plain-English notes on rainfall, rules and flood risk in Texas and Florida.
Risk · Property owners
The 100-year flood has a 26% chance
Over a 30-year mortgage. The one number every property owner should understand.
FEMA · Map revisions
CLOMR vs LOMR, in plain English
What each letter is, when you need it and what to send your engineer.
Floodway · Permitting
When you need a no-rise certification
What counts as development, how the analysis works and what happens if the model shows a rise.
Rainfall · Standards
NOAA Atlas 15 is coming
Preliminary estimates are out for peer review, with publication planned for 2027. What it means for design storms.
In draft · Florida
Florida’s stormwater rule, in plain English
What changed for Environmental Resource Permits and pond design.
In draft · Cities
Getting ready for the next BRIC round
How cities can have projects ready when mitigation funding opens.
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