Floodplain Management

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.