FLOODING RESOURCES

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Township page on stormwater with resource links  (scroll to the bottom  of it for the links)
Many resources are not on the township  page and we have been trying to get the information organized
and more complete is that is where residents are likely to look first. If you have experienced flooding you should have a  step by step guide to help you through the muddle there.   

Tax Abatements (click)    ---  July 27, 2012, Pennsylvania passes Public Law 650 No. 71 authorizing abatement of real estate taxes because of destruction or damage of property by Hurricane Irene or  Tropical Storm Lee. This law is retroactive to August 1, 2011.

Abington Township Public Works Department  267-536-1033
http://abingtonpa.gov/publicworks/index.htm

Abington Township Ordinance No. 1910, Section 103, item F (Stormwater Management Ordinance) 
http://www.abingtonpa.gov/info/stormwater/Abington%20Twp.%20Stormwater%20Management%20Ordinance.pdf

Abington Zoning Codebook  
http://www.e-codes.generalcode.com/codes/0569_A/Zoning.pdf#xml=http://www.e-codes.generalcode.com/searchresults.asp?cmd=pdfhits&index=0569_A&filename=zoning.pdf&fn=C:/siteinfo/ecodes/codebooks/0569_A/Zoning.pdf

Abington Codebook on Drainage
http://www.abingtonpa.gov/info/codebook_part2_ch70.htm

 PA Flood Plain Management Act Act 166 0f 1978 
http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/Get/Document-52107/3930-BK-DEP0447%20Act%20166%20of%201978.pdf

Public Liability for Flood Hazard Mitigation http://www.floods.org/PDF/Mitigation/ASFPM_Comparative_look_at_pub_liability_for_flood_haz_mitigation_09.pdf

Abington Township Stormwater Info And Resource links
http://www.abingtonpa.gov/stormwater/stormwater%20page.htm

Abington Township Ordinance No. 1910, Section 103, item F (Stormwater Mgement ) 
http://www.abingtonpa.gov/info/stormwater/Abington%20Twp.%20Stormwater%20Management%20Ordinance.pdf

DEP (Dept Envirommental Protection)
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/dep_home/5968
Barry Newman /

PA Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Waterways Engineering
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/waterways_engineering/10499
400 Market Street   3rd Floor Rachel Carson State Office Building  Harrisburg, PA 17101  
Jake Kernoschak, Chief Engineer 717-783-7723   717-787-3411 or (717- 783-0155?)    jkernoscha@state.pa.us  /
Patricia    McSparran   pmcsparran@state.pa.us /  Doug Hill

US EPA  Stormwater regs
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6

US EPA  NPDES  MS4 guide
Pennypack Watershed - Watershed Management Guidelines   ( # ? )

FEMA Maps ( on Township site )
http://abingtonpa.gov/FEMA%20Flood%20Maps/Panel%20293.pdf

FEMA National FEMA Insurance Program Guidelines
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/floodplain/nfip_sg_unit_5.pdf

FEMA  Apply for assistance
http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm

FEMA guidelines for rebuilding in a  Flood Plain
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/floodplain/nfip_sg_unit_5.pdf

FEMA guidelines for changing floodplain districts
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/floodplain/nfip_sg_unit_4.pdf
See p 4-20

Governors Office on Flood Plain Management
http://www.newpa.com/webfm_send/1510

Clean Water Act
 http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/cwa.html (summary)

The Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/oilgas/cslawuc.htm

Find what watershed your street is in - and all about local watersheds
 http://phillyriverinfo.org/
or google your watershed and find a more interactive map
ie: http://ttfwatershed.org/images/TTF-Watershed-Map.html
or see http://www.phillywatersheds.org/your_watershed/find_your_watershed 

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POSTED from a 6-22 document - may be newer info than what is above
Flood Risk Projects
 The Risk MAP Project Lifecycle for Flood Risk Projects:
      https://www.fema.gov/risk-map-flood-risk-projectlifecycle PMRs and LOMRs
 Flood Map Revision Processes: https://www.fema.gov/flood-map-revision-processes
 Application Information: https://www.fema.gov/mt-2-application-forms-and-instructions LOMAs and LOMR-Fs
 Letter of Map Amendment and Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill Processes:
     https://www.fema.gov/lettermap-amendment-letter-map-revision-based-fill-process
 Factsheet: How to Request a LOMA or LOMR-F: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/19871
 Application information: https://www.fema.gov/mt-1-application-forms-instructions
 Revalidation Letters for Letters of Map Change: https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1840- 25045-1194/understanding_soma_revalidation_letter.pdf 
 Online LOMC:    https://www.fema.gov/change-flood-zone-designation-online-letter-map-change 
     FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) Contact a Map Specialist
 (877) FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627)
 Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. eastern standard time (EST)
 Email: FEMAMapSpecialist@riskmapcds.com

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Abington Township revamped the entire Township website at the end of 2015 and broke all the links to the information. In 2017, under Richard Manfredi, someone inexperienced was assigned to redo the entire website again. The public was not asked what problems they would like to see fixed. Their new plan was not well thought out, so everything was very hard to find and there were giant paragraphs you had to slog through in order to find the pertinent one or two lines that you needed. Or if you were lucky enough to even find the meetings and agenda page, there was (and still is) a whole page of nonsense on top, so you think you're on the wrong page. Zoom limks are burrid in a giant paragraph, so people can't find them to attend the meeting. They know about these  problems - but have just decided to ignore us.... for the whole of Richard Manfredi's time here (with Tom Hecker's consent).

 Now, in 2025, we are due to get a new Manager, and there are funds put aside to, once again, upgrade the Township website. We can only hope for a fresh chance at fixing some of these things, as our Township website is the best tool we have for communication and should be an easy, user friendly site for all.

We need volunteers willing to work together to help improve the Township site that everyone has to use,  to make it functional and accessible. 

 We will be repairing our broken links in this Abington Citizens site, too, and fixing some of our many, many typo's as much as is possible. (Yes, it's quite evident that, unlike the Township, WE don't have a paid staff of 275+ or a $93 million budget).

 So...please let us know if you find broken links or typos. Send us the URL and/or and the name of the page it is on, so we can correct it.
Thanks for the help.

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