Floodway Sample Clauses
The Floodway clause defines the rights and responsibilities of parties regarding areas designated as floodways, which are regions prone to flooding and often subject to special regulations. Typically, this clause clarifies whether construction, development, or certain uses are permitted within these zones and may require compliance with local floodplain management laws or restrictions. Its core function is to allocate risk and ensure that all parties are aware of and adhere to legal requirements related to flood-prone areas, thereby minimizing liability and potential property damage.
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Floodway. The channel of a watercourse and the adjacent land areas that are necessary to be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. [Adapted from Chapter 31 of Nebraska Statutes]. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides further clarification that a floodway is the central portion of a riverine floodplain needed to carry the deeper, faster moving water.
Floodway. The stream channel and adjacent overbank areas required to carry and safely discharge the 100 year flood without increasing flood levels more than one foot above natural flood levels. Floodway Encroachment Limits. The lines marking the limits of floodways on official federal, state and local floodplain maps. Floodway Fringe. The area adjoining a watercourse which, although not lying within a floodway, has been or may hereafter be covered by a 100 year flood.
Floodway the identified portion of the Regulated Flood Hazard Area and the channel and the areas adjoining the channel that are reasonably required to carry the discharge of the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation by more than one half (½) foot.