Resources for
language
Resource
Level of Effort:
Model Floodplain Ordinance: Guidance and Draft Language for Campground Operations
Who it’s for: Local jurisdictions, floodplain administrators, and legal counsel responsible for floodplain regulations.
What it is: Draft ordinance language that jurisdictions can adapt to require Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for camps, campgrounds, and RV parks operating in flood-prone areas. It addresses common gaps in existing floodplain ordinances — including missing definitions, permitting requirements, floodway restrictions, and minimum standards for what a compliant EAP must include.
How to use it: Review the model language with your jurisdiction’s legal counsel and floodplain administrator, and adapt it to fit your local ordinance structure and state law. This resource works hand-in-hand with the EAP guide: while the guide helps camp owners build a plan, this ordinance language helps ensure that having one isn’t optional.
This resource was developed by the Association of State Floodplain Managers.
Resource
Level of Effort:
Model Floodplain Ordinance: Guidance and Draft Language for Campground Operations
Who it’s for: Local jurisdictions, floodplain administrators, and legal counsel responsible for floodplain regulations.
What it is: Draft ordinance language that jurisdictions can adapt to require Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for camps, campgrounds, and RV parks operating in flood-prone areas. It addresses common gaps in existing floodplain ordinances — including missing definitions, permitting requirements, floodway restrictions, and minimum standards for what a compliant EAP must include.
How to use it: Review the model language with your jurisdiction’s legal counsel and floodplain administrator, and adapt it to fit your local ordinance structure and state law. This resource works hand-in-hand with the EAP guide: while the guide helps camp owners build a plan, this ordinance language helps ensure that having one isn’t optional.
This resource was developed by the Association of State Floodplain Managers.
Story Map
Connections to Long Island Sound
Created by UConn CLEAR in partnership with the Long Island Sound Study, this Population and Demographic Story Map explores the land and people in the Long Island Sound Watershed. From Canada down to the northern coast of Long Island, the watershed is a vastly diverse area in both land and people, populated by nearly 9 million people and characterized by farms, forests, urban centers, beaches, marshes and more. This story map showcases how the Sound is an integral part of the lives of those who live, work, and visit the region every day.
Story Map
Connections to Long Island Sound
Created by UConn CLEAR in partnership with the Long Island Sound Study, this Population and Demographic Story Map explores the land and people in the Long Island Sound Watershed. From Canada down to the northern coast of Long Island, the watershed is a vastly diverse area in both land and people, populated by nearly 9 million people and characterized by farms, forests, urban centers, beaches, marshes and more. This story map showcases how the Sound is an integral part of the lives of those who live, work, and visit the region every day.