City Of Fort Worth: Floodplain Management Plan Update Seeks Residents' Input

Press release from City of Fort Worth:

June 04, 2021

The city’s Floodplain Management Plan is due for its five-year update, and two virtual public meetings are being held this month to receive input from Fort Worth residents.

The Floodplain Management Plan was developed as part of the city’s participation in the Community Rating System, a program created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to promote flood risk awareness, flood insurance availability and reducing flood insurance premiums through a community’s adoption of flood damage prevention standards. The initial Floodplain Management Plan, adopted in 2016, identified flood risks across Fort Worth, evaluated the impacts of those risks on the community and provided a prioritized framework for reducing future flood risks.

The current Floodplain Management Plan can be found on the Stormwater Management page.

Since the Floodplain Management Plan covers a large amount of information, the active plan topics will be covered over two meetings:

June 14, 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be conducted via Webex. The meeting number (access code) is182 446 0289; the password is Stormwater. Agenda topics:

June 21, 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be conducted via Webex. The meeting number (access code) is182 115 1979; the password is mMMmWUqz732. Agenda topics:

To help provide input, residents are encouraged to answer a survey related to floodplain management and flooding. Use a smart phone and click on the QR code to access the survey.

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