Levee Information and Fact Sheets
From FEMA’s Web Site
- Title 44 of the Federal Code of Regulations (CFR), Section 65.10 (PDF) – Mapping of Areas Protected by Levee Systems
- Procedure Memo 34 – Interim Guidance for Studies Including Levees (FEMA library)
- Procedure Memo 43 – Guidelines for Identifying Provisionally Accredited Levees (FEMA library)
- Procedure Memo 51 - Guidance for Mapping of Non-Levee Embankments Previously Identified as Accredited (FEMA library)
- Procedure Memo 52 – Guidance for Mapping Processes Associated with Levee Systems (FEMA library)
- Procedure Memo 53 – Guidance for Notification and Mapping of Expiring Provisionally Accredited Levee Designations (FEMA library)
- The NFIP and Levees: An Overview (PDF)
- Provisionally Accredited Levees (PDF)
- Meeting the Criteria for Accrediting Levees on FEMA’s Flood Maps: How-to-Guide for Floodplain Managers and Engineers (FEMA library)
- Provisionally Accredited Levees: Mapping Scenarios for Procedure Memorandum No. 43 (PDF)
- Glossary: Frequently Used Terms for Levees (PDF)
- MT-2 Application Forms (FEMA library)
- Levee System Information for Stakeholders (FEMA site)
Additional Fact Sheets
- Levee Certification Submittals (PDF), Source: Map IX-Mainland
- USACE Levee Certification and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (PDF), Source: USACE IWR
- New Levee Analyses and Approaches Fact Sheet (May 2011), PDF
- Treatment of Levees in Flood Risk Studies Fact Sheet (Mar-11), (PDF, 2 MB)
- Levee Approach FAQs (Mar-11), (PDF)
- Flood Hazard Zones (PDF, 236KB)
- So You Live Behind Levee – Source: American Society of Civil Engineers (PDF, 2 MB)
Levee-Related Fact Sheets (Spanish)
- Living With Levees (Viviendo Cubiertos por Sistemas de Diques) (PDF)
- NFIP and Levee Systems FAQs (El NFIP y Los Sistemas de Diques) (PDF)
- NFIP and Levee Systems Overview (El NFIP y Los Sistemas De Diques – Una Revision Educativa) (PDF)
Levee-Related Templates and Materials
- Generic 30-day Levee Certification Data Request Letter (last update January 17, 2007)
- Levee_Information_Data_Collection (MS Excel)
- Generic PAL Agreement Form for Region IX (PDF, last update March 2008)
- Generic PAL Agreement Form for Region IX (MS Word, last update March 2008)
- PAL Progress Report template (MS Excel, last update July 2008)
Legal Issues and Flood Risk Management Sessions
- California Liability and Levees Presentation (Ed Thomas) (PDF, 1 MB, January 22, 2008)
- Levees and Liabilities Materials List (PDF, last update January 22, 2008)