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Responsibilities
Floodplain Management provides a variety of services specifically dealing with drainage. Services provided include:
- Flood hazard and drainage master planning studies, both County specific and in cooperation with other local entities
- Administration of Flood Control Overlay regulations and issuance of Flood Plain Use Permits
- Local review and approval of Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) letters of map change (LOMCs)
- Assistance to residents and businesses with drainage and flood control problems associated with public infrastructure
- Cooperation and coordination with other jurisdictions to ensure the minimization of flood risk
Resources
- Adams County Floods – Emergency Management
- Adams County Stormwater Utility
- Application for Floodplain Use Permit
- Emergency Management - Our Risks
- Interactive Floodplain Map
- Floodplain Use Permit Checklist
- Flood Control Overlay Regulations (see page 221)
- Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
- FloodSmart
For questions regarding floodplain management, call 720.523.6800.