The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published draft flood risk maps of communities in Caldwell County, Texas. The maps will help county officials and local residents identify known flood risks and will be used for insurance and development decisions.
The preliminary maps revise and update information on the existence and severity of flood hazards in every community in Caldwell County as well as unincorporated areas. The maps are based on detailed ground elevation models, decades of rainfall and storm gauge information and current topographic data.
Residents and property owners who believe the flood maps contain errors have from Nov. 4, 2009, to Feb. 2, 2010, to appeal by submitting scientific or technical information. Appeals are submitted through communities to FEMA. Once all appeals are resolved, FEMA will notify communities, insurance companies and residents of the effective date of the final maps.
Floodplain administrators in each community have copies of the maps available for public viewing. Information about the maps is available at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe.
When the flood maps are finalized and effective, some flood insurance policyholders may see changes in their policies. Policyholders are advised to contact their insurance agent or company to ensure that they have adequate coverage and that policies account for new flood risk information.
More information on flood insurance is available at www.floodsmart.gov.
Source: FEMA
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