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Flood Information

The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to help reduce the cost and impact of floods. NFIP maps show where floods have happened and are likely to happen again.
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CLOMR

We can request a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) from FEMA for projects that will change a flood area. This letter is a conditional approval from FEMA about the changes that one of our projects will make.

The CLOMR does not revise a NFIP map. It only indicates whether the proposed project will be recognized by FEMA. Building permits cannot be issued based on a CLOMR, because a CLOMR does not change the NFIP map.

We can request a revision to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) to reflect a finished project. "As-built" designs and other data is used to support the revision request.

LOMR

We can request a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) when a project is complete. This is a formal process to change FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), or Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM), or both.

LOMR are based on physical changes that impact the way water flows and the location or course of a river or stream. These changes may impact flood elevations and hazard areas.

Projects seeking a CLOMR/LOMR:

Walker Road and Murray Boulevard Intersection Project

FAQs

In most cases, it means that your property should see a reduction in the frequency and magnitude of flooding associated with nearby creeks during larger storm events.

In most cases, yes. But that change will not be effective until after the construction is complete. We will then need to submit a LOMR to FEMA to update the current Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS).
In come cases, property owners may still need to carry flood insurance if improvements do not relieve all the flooding impacts to nearby properties.

It could take FEMA several years to review the improvements, perform analysis, and prepare new FIRMs.

Some properties not previously in a flood zone could be in a flood zone following construction. This is due to more accurate topographical survey data incorporated into the hydraulic model and is not related to the recent or upcoming improvements.

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Flood Glossary

The definitions below will help define terms commonly used by FEMA in communications with the public.
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Flood Resources

List of Washington County Area floodplain managers and flood resources.