Floodplain Statement of Finding for Replacement Housing

Executive Order (EO) 11988, "Floodplain Management," and EO 13690, "Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input," require the National Park Service (NPS) and other federal agencies to evaluate the likely impacts of actions in floodplains. The objective of EO 11988 is to avoid, to the extent possible, the long-term and short-term adverse impacts associated with occupancy, modification, or destruction of floodplains and to avoid indirect support of development and new construction in such areas wherever there is a practicable alternative. EO 13690 was issued to establish a Flood Risk Management Standard for federally funded projects to improve the nation's resilience to floods and to ensure new federal infrastructure would last as long as intended. The NPS administers floodplain policy through Director's Order 77-2: Floodplain Management (DO 77-2) and Procedural Manual 77-2 Floodplain Management (PM 77-2).

It is NPS policy to preserve floodplain functions and values and minimize potentially hazardous conditions associated with flooding, including threats to human health/life, risk to capital (NPS) investment, and impacts on natural and beneficial floodplain values. If a proposed action is found to be in an applicable regulatory floodplain with associated impacts and relocating the action to a non-floodplain site is considered not to be a practicable alternative, then a formal floodplain "Statement of Findings" must be prepared. The "Statement of Findings" must (a) quantify flood conditions and associated hazards as a basis for management decision making, (b) describe the rationale for selection of a floodplain site, (c) disclose the resources and amount of risk associated with the chosen site, and (d) explain flood mitigation plans. The "Statement of Findings" will be available for public review and comment.

This Floodplain Statement of Findings:
• Describes the flood hazard associated with the proposed action.
• Presents the rationale for the development of proposed facilities within the estimated floodplains at the Housing area at Devils Tower National Monument.
• Documents the anticipated negative impacts of these improvements on human health/life, capital investment, and floodplain functions and values.
• Presents mitigations to these impacts.

Document Content:

NPS DETO 228872 Housing FSOF_Final_Jan 2024_508.pdf   (2.3 MB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.