floodway area definition
floodway area means an area of land that is declared by the Minister under section 205 to be a floodway area;
floodway area means that portion of the floodplain which must be preserved in order to maintain the flood carrying capacity of the base flood. Floodway areas regulated by this title include:
floodway area means that portion of the floodplain which must be preserved in order to maintain the flood carrying capacity of the base flood. the area of a river or watercourse and the adjacent land areas that are necessary in order to convey the regulatory flood, without cumulatively increasing the water-surface elevation more than 1 foot above the regulatory flood elevation under normal flow conditions. Floodways areas regulated by this title include:
More Definitions of floodway area
floodway area or "AEF" means a special flood hazard area consisting of the portion of zone AE designated on the flood insurance rate map as a floodway.