Floodplain Information Requests
As a public service, the Boulder County Transportation Department, Engineering Division,
provides floodplain information, upon request, for properties in unincorporated Boulder
County.
You may request floodplain information by mail, fax or in person at the Transportation
Department using the Floodplain
Information Request Form. Acrobat Reader is required to view this
form. You may also make requests online using the Online Floodplain Information Request Form.
Upon receiving your request, staff will make a determination and mail or fax a letter of
determination back to you. In most cases, staff will respond to your request within a few
days, however responses may take as long as ten working days, therefore please make allowances
for that. In some cases, staff may be able to complete your request in the office while you
wait.
National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides federally backed flood insurance that
encourages communities to enact and enforce floodplain regulations. To be covered by a flood
insurance policy, a property must be in a community that participates in the NFIP. To
qualify for the program, a community adopts and enforces a floodplain management ordinance to
regulate development in flood hazard areas. The basic objective of the ordinance is to ensure
that such development will not aggravate existing flooding conditions and that new building will
be protected from flood damage.
The National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) was implemented
in 1990 as a program for recognizing and encouraging community floodplain management activities
that exceed the minimum NFIP standards. Under CRS, flood insurance premium rates are adjusted
to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from community activities that meet the three goals
of CRS: (1) reduce flood losses; (2) facilitate accurate insurance rating; and (3) promote
the awareness of flood insurance.
Boulder County participates in NFIP/CRS and maintains a number of activities under CRS that
correspond to a credit rating of 8, which translates to as much as a 10 percent reduction in flood
insurance premiums for property owners in unincorporated Boulder County.
Homeowners insurance does not
cover floods. Flood insurance is available in Boulder County. There
is a 30 day waiting period when purchasing flood insurance. For more
information, visit FEMA's flood
insurance web page.
For more information regarding floodplain management, please contact the Boulder County
Transportation Department at (303) 441-3900.
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