Welcome to the online open house for the Pierce County Flood Hazard Management Plan update for 2018. Please read the introduction below before moving on to the open house.
This open house is for a technical update to the flood plan and a progress report that reflects new information on hazards, vulnerabilities, and accomplishments since the plan's adoption.
Your help is needed reviewing proposed changes to the plan and providing feedback. There is also a section about progress on specific projects.
You can provide your responses anonymously. If you would like Pierce County to contact you after going through the online open house, there is a place to leave your name and contact information.
Pierce County adopted the
Pierce County Rivers Flood Hazard Management Plan in 2013. The plan outlined how Pierce County would address and manage flooding on major rivers, large tributaries and associated floodplains.
The purpose of the Pierce County Rivers Flood Hazard Management Plan is to:
- recommend regional policies, programs, and projects to reduce risks to public health and safety
- reduce infrastructure and property damage
- reduce maintenance costs
- improve habitat conditions, while protecting and maintaining the regional economy
The flood plan was developed to meet requirements in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC 173-145), Revised Code of Washington (RCW 86.12), and the Community Rating System Guidance for floodplain management planning under the National Flood Insurance Program.
The National Flood Insurance Programs’ Community Rating System (CRS) requires a flood plan update every five years. Currently, Pierce County is a Class 2 community in the CRS program. This rating provides a discount of up to 40 percent on federally backed flood insurance premiums for unincorporated Pierce County properties.
If you want to read the 2018 update in its entirety,
click here. Please note the plan is a large pdf file and can take more time than usual to download. This
link will take you to the second volume of the update.
If you want to read the update by chapter,
please go here.