We are excited to announce the 2023 update of the Substantial Damage Assessment Handbook: A Guide for Local Floodplain Administrators.

All floodplain administrators are advised to download this resource and review the step-by-step guidance within. The Handbook is an update to the guidance NeDNR issued after the 2019 floods, and features an updated Model Floodplain Development Permit application, and several templates and useful diagrams. In the Handbook you will find:

• Diagrams to help you visualize and communicate to others when and where substantial damage rules apply.
• Step-by-step instructions to guide you through the substantial damage assessment process.
• CRS credit criteria.
• Substantial damage assessment worksheets for collecting field data.
• Templates for public notices and letters to property owners.
• Template floodplain development permit application.
• Checklists to prepare your community before a disaster strikes.
• And more!

Click the image below to access the Handbook at our Digital Desk Reference. Additionally, all Handbook forms are available to download as stand-alone pdfs in the "Substantial Damage Assessment Handbook: Forms and Templates" section of the Digital Desk Reference.

Click HERE to visit the Floodplain Management Section website.