Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study
King County, Washington As part of the national Map Modernization Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has produced Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for the incorporated and unincorporated areas of King County. The preliminary maps and study, dated September 28, 2007, show flood hazard zones that are subject to inundation by the base flood (100-year flood) as well as the regulatory floodway.
FEMA hosted public meetings to provide an opportunity for the citizens of King County and the cities to become familiar with new preliminary mapping and its role as the primary regulatory tool used under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the insurance industry to regulate floodplain development and rate flood insurance policies. At the meetings, a FEMA representative provided information on the NFIP, the significance of the preliminary maps and the formal appeal process. See links to meeting materials below. Past public meetings and materialsRenton City Hall
November 8, 2007, 6-8 p.m.
Renton City Hall
1055 South Grady Way
Renton
FEMA DFIRM Presentation November 8, 2007 at Renton (4.9 Mb Acrobat pdf) Bothell Police Department Community Room
November 6, 2007, 6-8 p.m.
18410 101st Ave. N.E.
Bothell
FEMA DFIRM Presentation November 6, 2007 at Bothell (4.3 Mb Acrobat pdf) Kent City Hall
November 1, 2007, 6-8 p.m.
220 4th Ave. S.
Kent
FEMA DFIRM Presentation November 1, 2007 at Kent (4.5 Mb Acrobat pdf) Carnation Elementary School
October 24, 2007, 6-8 p.m.
4950 Tolt Ave
Carnation
Presentation slides from the Carnation meeting:
The new digital maps can be used with geographic information systems. The mapped information is widely used by lending institutions and insurance agents in determining who must purchase flood insurance and the cost of that insurance should it be necessary. In addition, the maps will be used by the county and local communities for floodplain management and permitting purposes. As part of converting the existing paper-based Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps into a digital format, FEMA has also revised floodplain areas associated with levees in the Lower Green River valley and the North Creek area near Bothell. In addition, FEMA has included newly updated flood data for the Cedar River, the Lower Snoqualmie River, and Patterson and Springbrook creeks. The index map, map panels, and Flood Insurance Study documents can be viewed using the links below. If you have questions about the Map Modernization Program or the FEMA public meetings, please contact Ryan Ike, FEMA Senior Floodplain Management Specialist, 425-487-4767. If you would like information about King County’s floodplain mapping program please contact:
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