Flood insurance workshop

Rates are going up and subsidies are going away. This workshop will tell you what is changing in the NFIP, how it affects your community and what you can do to mitigate the impacts. In addition to insurance, DNR experts will discuss the flood map amendment process, mitigation solutions to rising premiums and the importance of proper permitting to prevent problems.

Agenda

• Biggert-Waters 2012 Flood Insurance Reform Act overview and discussion
• LOMC Overview – Community Acknowledgment Form, out-as-shown, use of LIDAR data, e-LOMA, Endangered Species Act, community/state role
• Floodplain permitting procedures, mitigation opportunities, Community Rating System, new floodplain guidance