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regional flood vulnerability as a function of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Factors include:
AC | Built | Distance to Cooling Shelter | Uconn CIRCA | >5 miles = 2, 3-5 miles = 3, 1-3 miles = 4, 0-1 miles = 5 |
AC | Built | Distance to healthcare facility | COG Data | >5 miles = 2, 3-5 miles = 3, 1-3 miles = 4, 0-1 miles = 5 |
AC | Built | Distance to shelter | COG Data | >5 miles = 2, 3-5 miles = 3, 1-3 miles = 4, 0-1 miles = 5 |
AC | Social | High owner-occupied housing | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | Perentile |
AC | Built | Coastal structures and flood protection systems | U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) | See: Coastal Structures Tab |
AC | Social | Disposable income | ESRI, U.S. Census Bureau | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
E | Physical | Elevation | CT ECO 2016 LIDAR | Elevation Pooling: no pooling = 0, intersects hydrologic feature = 1, intersects FEMA = 3, outside both = 5 |
E | Physical | Erosion susceptibility | CT DEEP | Highly erodible soil and coarse grained erodible surficial materials = 4, Erodible surficial materials = 2, Highly erodible soil = 1 |
AC | Built | LID structures | Uconn CLEAR, NEMO Program, National LID Atlas | LID structure absent = 0, LID structure present = 3 |
AC | Ecological | Marsh migration | Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) | percent migration 1 to 25% = 1, 25 to 50% =2, 50 to 75% =3, 75 to 100% = 4 |
AC | Built | Proximity to major roadway access | CT DOT | 3-5 miles = 3, 1-3 miles = 4, 0-1 miles = 5 |
AC | Built | Public Water service areas | CT Water Supply Plan | Outside Service area = 1, Inside Service Area = 5 |
AC | Social | Rapid emergency communications | Community EMD Information | No system = 1, Local system = 4, Everbridge related = 5 |
AC | Social | Ratio of NFIPs in force to number of strucutres in flood zones | NFIP PIF November 2020 | Percentile |
AC | Built | Regulatory standards | Community Websites | Community is StormReady, CRS, Sustainble CT = 5, Two of the three programs = 4, one of the three programs = 3 |
AC | Ecological | Resilient landscape (eco region) | The Nature Conservancy | Vulnerable = 1, Resilient Only = 5 |
AC | Built | Riverine flood protection systems | USACE | System absent = 0, system present = 5 |
E | Climate | Riverine flood zones | FEMA | 0.2%, protected by levee = 2, A and AO = 3, AE (not floodway) = 4, AE Floodway & VE = 5 |
E | Climate | Sea Level Rise | CIRCA | Eastern CT = 2.5. Western CT = 3, Central CT = 3.5, Bridgeport, Stamford, Fairfield = 4 |
E | Physical | Shoreline change rate | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) | See: Shoreline Change Rate Tab |
E | Climate | Storm Surge | opmgis | Category 0.1 = 1, Cat. 5 = 2, Cat. 9 = 3, Cat. 13 = 4, Cat. 17 = 5 |
E | Climate | Tidal Range | Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) | Range .00001 to 1 = 1, 1.437075 to 1.792822 = 2, 1.792823 to 2.540275 = 3, 2.540276 to 3.219259 = 4, 3.219260 to 5 = 5 |
S | Social | Average number per household | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Built | Building density | Microsoft US Building Footprints | 0-20% = 1, 20-40% = 2, 40-60% = 3, 60-80% = 4, 80-100% = 5 |
S | Social | Lack of vehicle | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Social | Median income | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 5, 40th = 4, 60th = 3, 80th = 2, 100th = 1 |
S | Built | Median Structure Age | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | Percentile |
S | Social | Older than 5 with a disability | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Social | Percent living below federal poverty level | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Social | Percent population over 25 without HS diploma | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Social | Percent population over 65 | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Social | Percent population under 5 | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Social | Percent population unemployed | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Social | Population density | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Built | Private Wells | CT DWVARP | Likely no well = 0, Well not in SFHA = 1, Well in SFHA = 3 OR FOR HEAT 0 = no well 5 = well |
S | Social | Race and ethnicity | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 5, 40th = 4, 60th = 3, 80th = 2, 100th = 1 |
S | Social | Speaks english less than well/not at all | Census ACS 2015-2019 5-year Estimates | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |
S | Built | Brownfields | CT DEEP | Present = 1, Drinking Water Watershed = 3, In SFHA = 5 |
S | Built | Bus Terminals | Bureau of Transporation Statistics | Present = 1, In SFHA = 5 |
S | Ecological | Critical habitat | CT DEEP | See critical habitats layer |
S | Built | Critical infrastructure (facilities) | Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans | Outside floodzone = 1, 500-yr floodzone = 3, 100-yr floodzone = 5 |
S | Built | Historic Resources | SHPO | Present = 5, absent = 0 |
E | Physical | Impervious surfaces | Microsoft US Building Footprints | Percentile |
S | Ecological | Land Cover | Uconn Clear, NOAA 1m resolution | See Land Cover Layer |
S | Ecological | NDDB | CT DEEP | NDDB area = 5, no NDDB area = 0 |
S | Built | Railroad Stations | CT Open Data | Present = 1, in 500 yr = 3, in 100 yr = 5 |
S | Built | Railways | CT DEEP | Outside floodzone = 0, 500-yr floodzone = 3, 100-yr floodzone = 5 |
S | Built | Septic Areas (outside of sewer service area) | SLR - Sewer service area erased from project boundary | Buffered sewer area = 0, Assumed septic = 3 |
AC | Built | Sewer Service Areas | SLR - sewersrv_withMMIupdates | Outside Service area = 1, Inside Service Area = 5 |
E | Physical | Soil drainage | SSURGO Soil Drainage Class | not rate = 0, very poorly & poorly drained = 5, somewhat poorly drained = 4, moderately well drained = 3, well drained = 2, somewhat excessively & excessively drained =1 |
S | Built | Roads | CT DESPP | Outside floodzone = 0, 500-yr floodzone = 3, 100-yr floodzone = 5 |
AC | Built | Open space in flood risk areas | The Nature Conservancy | 20th = 1, 40th = 2, 60th = 3, 80th = 4, 100th = 5 |