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NC gets $4 million grant for New River flood plain maps
Washington, DC,
August 17, 2007
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today announced that the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management will receive $4.01 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the stat
Contact: Aaron Groen NC Emergency Agency to create digital flood risk updates for Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today announced that the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management will receive $4.01 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the state’s floodplain mapping project. The grant will help improve North Carolina’s flood maps by creating more reliable, easy-to-use and readily available digital products. Modernized maps track actual risk more closely as well as assist new development and rebuilding efforts. “These funds will help our state partners in North Carolina create flood risk maps that more accurately reflect recent development and natural changes in the environment,” Rep Foxx said. “The new maps make communities safer for years to come by helping home and business owners assess their flood risk and make informed decisions about protecting property from the risk of flood loss.” The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management’s Floodplain Mapping Program will produce Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) for the counties within the New River Basin including Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties. Additionally funding will be spent to bring pre-Map Modernization projects up to date with data storage and geographic standards. To learn more about flood hazard mapping, DFIRMs or the Cooperating Technical Partner Initiative visit http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm. To download FEMA’s Guidelines and Specifications for Flood hazard Mapping Partners, visit http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/dl_cgs.shtm.
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