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Under water: How FEMA's outdated flood maps incentivize a system in which risk is negotiable

When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas areas considered high risk on Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance maps, it did what many property owners do: It hired engineers to ...
mynews4

FEMA redraws Washoe County flood maps, identifies high-risk areas

RENO, Nev. — New flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) identify updated flood hazards along more than 60 streams in Washoe County. The hope is that building officials and ...
The Burlington Free Press

Buying or selling property in Vermont? Here's how a new flood map law affects you

Starting September 1st, Vermont property sellers will no longer have to determine if a property lies within a FEMA flood hazard area. Sellers will now be required to provide buyers with a FEMA flood ...
WTOL

Revised Findlay flood zone map submitted to FEMA, city says

FINDLAY, Ohio — The city of Findlay announced on Thursday planned revisions to its flood zone map around the Blanchard River, which passes through the city. "I really see that all of the flood ...
Houston Chronicle

Camp Mystic cabins, luxury homes among 74 buildings removed from FEMA maps before Kerr County floods

When flash floods tore through Kerr County on July 4, Phillip Roberson’s home on the banks of the Guadalupe River filled with nine feet of water. Part of the 3.5-acre property had once been designated ...