WAC PresentationOctober 15, 2008

Verde River Re-study

Yavapai CountyFlood Control District

Charles A. Cave, PE, CFM

Verde River Basin

“Flood Control?”• Special District Organized under Title 48 of the

Arizona Revised Statutes

• Established in Yavapai County in the late 80s.

• Local Administrators of the National Flood Insurance Program.

• Building Permit Review

• Small Projects Branch

• Flood Warning System

What Can We Do?• Identify Flood Risk

• Communicate the Risk

• Reduce the Risk

Flood Risk• Why Do I Say “Flood Risk?”

– Everyone Lives in a Flood Zone– Floods; the most common natural disaster in the US– Floods; the #1 weather related killer in the US– 25% of flood insurance claims come from “Low to

Moderate” risk areas although flood insurance coverage in these areas averages only 1%

– The fact that a flood hasn't occurred in recent years does not mean that one hasn't happened in the past or that one will not happen in the future

• Construction in the floodplain

• Significant development upstream

• A flood occurs outside FIRM boundaries

• A major flood control project

• Changes in topography

Conditions for Changing a FIRM

Flood Insurance Information

• You don’t have to be in a floodplain to purchase flood insurance.

• You don’t need to have a Federally secured mortgage to purchase insurance

• 90% of homes flooded annually are not in a FEMA designated hazard area.

• Go To: www.floodsmart.gov for more information on flood insurance

Questions?