FEMA approves revisions to Rolla's 100-year floodplain

Spring Creek Tributary Flood Revision (Case No. 10-07-0800P) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the City of Rolla’s submittal to alter the current limits of the regulatory 100-year floodplain. The revised mapping limits are effective Feb. 02, 2011 and will remove 45 residential dwellings from the regulatory 100-year floodplain. Rolla’s Public Works Department sent notification letters and maps on Jan. 7, 2011, to inform citizens affected by the revision. 

   Dutro Carter Creek Flood Study (Case No. 10-07-0319P) - FEMA has also approved the City of Rolla’s submittal to alter the current limits of the regulatory 100-year floodplain. The revised mapping limits will be effective on April 19, 2011 and will remove a mix of 39 residential dwellings and commercial structures from the regulatory 100 year floodplain. The Public Works Department sent notification letters and maps on Jan. 11, 2011 to inform citizens affected by the revision. 

  In addition, Burgher Branch Study (Case No. 09-07-0033P) and its tributaries were revised on Dec. 16, 2009, removing a mix of 75 residential dwellings and commercial structures from the 100-year floodplain. The Deible Branch Study (Case No. 09-07-0803P) revisions became effective on Feb. 20, 2009, removing a mix of 18 residential dwellings and commercial structures from the 100-year floodplain. Love Branch Study (Case No. 09-07-0564P) revisions became effective March 10, 2008, removing all residential dwellings from the 100-year floodplain.

   The map revisions may result in the following: 1) Your property’s floodplain status remains unchanged. 2) Your property may be removed entirely from the regulatory floodplain. Flood insurance may no longer be required by your lender (waiver of flood insurance is at the discretion of the lender. 3) The extent of your property in the floodplain may have changed (increased or decreased). Flood insurance rates may be changed accordingly. 4) The property may now be included in the regulatory floodplain. Your lender may require flood insurance for the property. The FEMA map revision will largely reverse the expanded 100-year flood plain initiated by FEMA effective on Feb. 20, 2008.

   For more information, please contact David Forshee, the City of Rolla’s Project Coordinator/GIS Administrator, at 426-6957.