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GRANITE80-- All very good points. I too am in no rush to find a way to get a house permitted in an unsafe place, and I like your idea of physically marking the BFE. Were this client interested in putting there house at the outer limits of the floodplain, the ethical/safety issues are less...

Some jurisdictions limit HW/D in part because high HW/D values can be associated with sediment transport problems.

Thanks for the input. This is an unusual case in that there is a published BFE (and resulting floodplain limits) based on high water marks, but no detailed H&H. The local floodplain administrator is more knowledgeable than most, but is deferring to the State (who, by State law, must sign off...

Looking for experience/advice on hydraulic evaluation of a proposed house in a floodplain with no floodway. A client that wants to build a house in a floodplain where no floodway has been developed. The local Zoning Administrator references the NFIP regs and says that, in the absence of an...