DEC, FEMA look in to redrawing flood maps
NORWICH – Due to several flooding events, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are considering redrawing flood plain maps for Chenango County. No distinct plan of action has been set. The agencies say a time frame for when the maps will be drawn can not be determined until funding is determined for the 2007 fiscal year.
Agents from the DEC and FEMA have met with key community members to determine where problem areas lie. “We’re going to send letters back to the communities to verify what they told us, and turn their priorities into ours,” said DEC National Flood Insurance Policy Coordinator Bill Nechamen.
Redrawing the flood maps has been proposed for funding in 2007. Nechamen explained funding would not be obtained until late winter or early spring. The process will take 18 months, and next year’s budget is not yet secure.
“Chenango, along with six other counties in New York, is planned to be re-mapped in 2007,” said Tetra Tech EM Inc. Consultant Jonathan Raser. “Chenango is one of the priority areas, but as anything, it relates to funding.”
The current flood maps have been in effect since Dec. 18, 1985. Currently, about 240 flood insurance policies have been written in Chenango County, 63 percent of which are for properties in the City of Norwich. According to City Emergency Management Officer A. Jones, during the June flood, several streets in the city that do not fall in the flood plain had substantial flooding. “It’s important that people who could be flooded are in the flood plain,” Jones said. He acknowledged required flood insurance would be an added cost, but he believes it is worth it to prevent the possibility of future loss.
Agents from the DEC and FEMA have met with key community members to determine where problem areas lie. “We’re going to send letters back to the communities to verify what they told us, and turn their priorities into ours,” said DEC National Flood Insurance Policy Coordinator Bill Nechamen.
Redrawing the flood maps has been proposed for funding in 2007. Nechamen explained funding would not be obtained until late winter or early spring. The process will take 18 months, and next year’s budget is not yet secure.
“Chenango, along with six other counties in New York, is planned to be re-mapped in 2007,” said Tetra Tech EM Inc. Consultant Jonathan Raser. “Chenango is one of the priority areas, but as anything, it relates to funding.”
The current flood maps have been in effect since Dec. 18, 1985. Currently, about 240 flood insurance policies have been written in Chenango County, 63 percent of which are for properties in the City of Norwich. According to City Emergency Management Officer A. Jones, during the June flood, several streets in the city that do not fall in the flood plain had substantial flooding. “It’s important that people who could be flooded are in the flood plain,” Jones said. He acknowledged required flood insurance would be an added cost, but he believes it is worth it to prevent the possibility of future loss.
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