The Flood Risk Adaptation Map (FRAM) is a tool for state flood risk planning. It combines current flood modeling with sea level rise projections to depict areas in Delaware vulnerable to flooding now and in the future. With awareness of these areas, planners can protect people and property, and prevent the need for costly repairs by building outside of future flood risk areas and better fortifying existing structures in high risk areas. The FRAM should be used in conjunction with the maps below and other surveys and planning tools.The Flood Risk Adaptation Map was developed as a screening tool for state agencies to better understand the future flood risk of a site. Its companion document, Avoiding and Minimizing Risk of Flood Damage to State Assets: A Guide for Delaware State Agencies, provides information about how to use this map and other tools to avoid, then minimize, the risk of flood damage to buildings, roadways, bridges, piers and recreation amenities. The maps were developed using a simple inundation model technique, and do not take into consideration erosion, waves, land use changes and other risk factors that could influence long term flooding trends. State agencies can access the FRAM on Delaware’s FirstMap System. Those who wish to obtain this data can contact the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship at 302-739-9921, or the DNRECDivision of Energy and Climate at 302-735-3480.FACT SHEET