The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a notice regarding changes in flood hazard determinations for certain communities. These determinations involve updates to things like Base Flood Elevations and Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries, based on new scientific or technical data. The changes are reflected in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study reports, which have been updated through Letters of Map Revision. These updates are important for calculating flood insurance premium rates and must be used for new and renewed policies. Community members have 90 days after the changes are announced locally to request a review of these flood hazard determinations.
Simple Explanation
FEMA is telling some places that their maps showing where floods could happen have changed a little because of new information, and these changes help determine how much flood insurance people should get. People in these places have 90 days to ask for changes if they think the new maps aren't right.