Flood Risk Information
Effingham County and its municipalities, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), have completed an enhanced Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Effingham County and all its municipalities. This FIS includes charts and a narrative report of local flooding to be used by permit officials for development in the floodplain.
The enhanced FIS and its preliminary DFIRM are currently available at www.georgiadfirm.com/status/effingham.htm. The most current information regarding flood risk, flood insurance, floodplain development regulations, floodplain mapping, and timeline for DFIRM adoption are also available at www.floodsmart.gov. The enhanced countywide floodplain maps are available on the County’s GIS website.
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Property owners, individuals living in or near the 100-year floodplain, realtors, lenders, and insurance agents may find this particularly informative.