The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is a federal program enabling property owners and renters to purchase flood insurance. It is based on an agreement between communities and the federal government in which a community adopts and enforces certain floodplain regulations so that the federal government will make flood insurance available in that community.
MEMA is the designated state agency for the NFIP. The flood management branch manages 335 NFIP participating communities and 28 communities enrolled in the Community Rating System. We continue our commitment to reducing flood losses and preserving natural floodplain functions by embracing the broad and ever-changing field of floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation and the requirements of NFIP.
Flood Risk Zones
- Low: X Zones
- Moderate: Shaded X Zones
- High: A, AE, V, VE Zones
Types of Local Floodplain Management Activities
- Residential/Non-Residential Construction
- Additions to Existing Structures
- Installment of Manufactured Homes
- Subdivision Development
- Detached/Accessory Structures
- Parking/Storing of Recreational Vehicles
- Roads, Bridges, Culverts
- Stream Alteration
- Substantial Damage/Improvements Assessments to structures in Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
For additional information on NFIP and floodplain management, contact 601-933-6610.
Information can also be found at www.floodsmart.gov.