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Ecosystem Restoration Project

A project primarily focused on changing a site's natural features (like soil or water) to bring back or improve natural functions of a river, wetland, or floodplain.

Aquatic Resource

Any body of water, such as a river, stream, lake, pond, or wetland.

Floodplain

Flat land next to a river or stream that is prone to flooding.

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)

Official maps created by the federal government that show flood hazard areas and flood risk zones, used to determine flood insurance requirements and rates.

Base Flood Elevation

The height that floodwaters are expected to reach during a 'base flood' (a flood with a 1% chance of happening in any given year).

Regulatory Floodway

An area within a floodplain, usually a river channel and adjacent land, that must be kept free of obstructions to allow floodwaters to pass without significantly increasing flood levels.

Conditional Approval

A special permit or approval that is granted with specific conditions that must be met, often required for projects in floodways that could affect flood levels.