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Mapped flood hazard in and around the study area: FEMA special flood hazard areas, meaning the 1% annual chance floodplain and the regulatory floodway, and other mapped flood-prone land.

A desk review of the record as it stood: not a field survey and not a modelled study.

Information cut-off
2023-08-15
Row in the matrix
AQ-02 Floodplains
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1Finding

2Impacts likely but may be easily resolved

The rule

Code computed the rating from the assessor's inputs:

impact_likely=yes -> 2

Set by the rule

Decision
Released
Evidence state
REPORTED · desktop, consultant or developer record

The assessor's comments

FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run. The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site. No FIRM panel or floodplain administrator correspondence is in the data room.

2What the record shows

The five inputs

  • Present: yes

    FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run (C-265b2e4481); the mapped floodplain runs through the site center (C-1ebafa9bbc).

    Cites C-265b2e4481, C-1ebafa9bbc

  • Extent: core

    Mapped floodplain is about 300 feet wide through the center of the site (C-1ebafa9bbc), following Sugar Run, which bisects the Project Area north to south (C-b2682b602a).

    Cites C-1ebafa9bbc, C-b2682b602a

  • Avoidable: yes

    A band about 300 feet wide (C-1ebafa9bbc) within a 1,356-acre project is a small share of buildable land; arrays and equipment can be sited outside it, with only collection lines or roads crossing, the consultant recommending HDD for Sugar Run crossings (C-5a22a97656).

    Cites C-1ebafa9bbc, C-5a22a97656

  • Pathway: standard

    Zone A is a mapped flood hazard area, so a local floodplain development permit (F-NFIP) applies to any crossings or work (C-265b2e4481). No floodway is documented, so an individual no-rise pathway is not established. The state floodway permit S-04 is unverified.

    Cites C-265b2e4481

  • Impact likely: yes

    The floodplain crosses the center of the site (C-1ebafa9bbc), and a typical build needs road and collection-line crossings of Sugar Run (C-b2682b602a, C-5a22a97656), so permitting and crossing work are likely even if arrays avoid it.

    Cites C-1ebafa9bbc, C-b2682b602a, C-5a22a97656

Supporting statements (4)

Each claim the row cites: the statement in the assessor's words, then the quote the engine found on the page.

  1. C-1ebafa9bbc

    The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site.

    Quoted from page 4
    The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site.

    Wetland and Stream Delineation Report May2023 · DR-0005 · Page 4 · 2023-05-22

    Source map_or_figure · Claim type extent · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

    See it on page 4, claim C-1ebafa9bbc

  2. C-265b2e4481

    FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run.

    Quoted from page 4
    FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run.

    Wetland and Stream Delineation Report May2023 · DR-0005 · Page 4 · 2023-05-22

    Source map_or_figure · Claim type presence · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

    See it on page 4, claim C-265b2e4481

  3. C-5a22a97656

    Consultant recommends avoiding all delineated features and using horizontal directional drilling for collection line crossings of Sugar Run.

    Quoted from page 2
    We recommend avoidance of all delineated features; collection line crossings of Sugar Run should use horizontal directional drilling (HDD).

    Wetland and Stream Delineation Report May2023 · DR-0005 · Page 2 · 2023-05-22

    Source consultant_memo · Claim type recommendation · Polarity neutral · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

    Cited by AQ-01 · Filed under AQ-01

    See it on page 2, claim C-5a22a97656

  4. C-b2682b602a

    Sugar Run, a perennial stream, bisects the center of the Project Area from north to south.

    Quoted from page 2
    Sugar Run, a perennial stream, bisects the center of the Project Area from north to south.

    Wetland and Stream Delineation Report May2023 · DR-0005 · Page 2 · 2023-05-22

    Source field_study · Claim type presence · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

    Cited by AQ-01, EC-02 · Filed under AQ-01

    See it on page 2, claim C-b2682b602a

3Permits and requirements

The requirements tied to the rows of this report, by level.

Engine 0.1.0, which made this run, wrote no timelines or citations of law.

Federal (1)

  • Floodplain development permit

    F-NFIP · Local floodplain administrator (NFIP community), FEMA

    Applicability
    Conditional
    Instrument
    National Flood Insurance Program (44 CFR Parts 59-60) and local flood damage prevention ordinance
    Trigger
    Equipment, fill or structures in a mapped flood hazard area.
    Description

    Development within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area requires a local floodplain development permit; floodway encroachment needs a no-rise analysis.

    Verification
    PACK_PENDING_QUALIFIED_REVIEW
    Source
    pack:federal
    In the permit matrix
    F-NFIP

State (1)

  • Construction in a Floodway permit

    S-04 · Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Water

    Applicability
    Conditional
    Instrument
    Flood Control Act permit (IC 14-28-1)
    Trigger
    Any work in a mapped floodway or on a stream with 1+ sq mi drainage area
    Description

    Required for construction in a designated floodway of streams with drainage area of 1 square mile or more, e.g. Sugar Run crossings, collection lines, or fencing.

    As of the cut-off

    As of 2023-08-15.

    Verification
    MODEL_KNOWLEDGE_UNVERIFIED
    Source
    model:jurisdiction
    Basis
    C-c601777a50
    In the permit matrix
    S-04

4What is missing

The information requests the run raised for the rows of this report, by priority: what is missing, what follows from it, and whether it holds up the decision.

Medium priority (2)

  • IR-ecff39a0bd · Medium priority

    Provide the fema firm panel or flood-zone determination for the project area, or confirm none exists.

    Missing evidence
    FEMA FIRM panel or flood-zone determination
    Consequence
    Floodplains is rated on partial evidence without it.
    Blocks the decision
    No
    Raised by
    completeness

  • IR-89f116c01d · Medium priority

    Provide the local floodplain administrator correspondence or ordinance for the project area, or confirm none exists.

    Missing evidence
    Local floodplain administrator correspondence or ordinance
    Consequence
    Floodplains is rated on partial evidence without it.
    Blocks the decision
    No
    Raised by
    completeness

5Next steps and agencies

Next steps

  • Obtain FIRM panel and confirm whether a regulatory floodway is mapped.
  • Site arrays and equipment outside Zone A; use HDD for Sugar Run crossings.
  • Consult local floodplain administrator and Indiana DNR on permits.

Agencies

  • FEMA
  • Local floodplain administrator (NFIP community)
  • Indiana DNR Division of Water

6Basis and limits

This report is a desk review of the documents quoted above, as the engine read them for an information cut-off of 2023-08-15.

It is not a field survey and not a modelled study: this review made no site visit and ran no acoustic, hydraulic or other model. Where the record is silent, the report says what is missing; it does not fill the gap.

Every statement, figure and quote is the engine's record as written. The headings and connecting words are fixed text of this room, the same in every report.

Documents quoted (1)

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Information cut-off
2023-08-15
Engine version
0.1.0
Prompt version
2026-10-02.1
Rows pack
rows.json sha256 d1df27b21f79b09d
Federal pack
federal.json sha256 aa17c41356542d46
State pack
none
Local pack
Not written by this engine
Data room manifest
6141b7dc1f8441489d39e4023d551e4c0021a37ce4f9ad157607d9096c58bfb5
Audit chain
valid (92 events)
QA status
PASS
Rendered at
2026-10-01T21:09:12+00:00
Run record (annex)
a03418c2562baa8a57b7c256ce665acd2c20e92d06e365604d162e9029f8fdd6
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Prism desk report · engine 0.1.0 · prompts 2026-10-02.1 · information cut-off 2023-08-15

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