flood insurance rate maps Public asked to view flood maps

Public asked to view flood maps

In four short months, Jackson County will have effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) that show the most current flood risks, giving homeowners, renters and business owners the information they... link to website

Flood risk information open house set for Dec. 15

Anoka County residents will be able to view updated flood insurance rate maps during a flood risk informational open house Thursday, Dec. 15 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Anoka Police Department, 275 Harrison St. link to website

Lenders Now Require Flood Insurance Because of Updated Maps

Some local homeowners may find it harder to keep their heads above water now that lenders have notified many that they are required to purchase flood insurance. link to website

New flood plain maps coming

New preliminary flood plain maps for Rush County will be unveiled by FEMA from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Rush County Courthouse Assembly Room, 101 E. Second St. for those who would like to learn more about how this new mapping may affect them. link to website

Nine Flathead County flood sources are part of government field review

Field flood-plain studies for bodies of water throughout Flathead County are currently under way, officials with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation recently told county officials. link to website

Floodplain Changes in Fort Smith to Cut Insurance Costs

More than 200 Fort Smith homes and 14 commercial buildings currently required to maintain flood insurance may no longer have to after March 2,2012. link to website

Revisions being sought for flood maps of Saline Watershed

From left, Harrisburg Fire Chief Bill Summers, Keith Teal of Harrisburg Medical Center, Harrisburg Emergency Management Director Rick Mallady, Saline County Emergency Management Director Allan Ninness and Kingsley Allan of the Illinois State Water Survey examine a flood map. link to website

FEMA seeking comments on levee-inclusive method

WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), are encouraging community leaders, engineers and people in flood-prone areas to assess and then comment on a new levee-inclusive risk assessment process that will replace the without levee method criticized by the lawmakers earlier this year. link to website

Maps chart zones

The process of implementing countywide flood hazard maps will begin with an open house on Dec. 15 in Brownstown. The maps, last produced for unincorporated areas of the county in 1984, will be used to determine whether property owners with federal or... link to website

Despite Consensus, Politics Stymies Federal Flood Reform

In this era of sharp political differences, the need for a national flood insurance program is one area where just about everyone agrees. Even so, the program is a victim of Washington partisanship, actuaries were told at a general session €¦ link to website