FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY APPROVES CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION
FOR THE UPPER PRAIRIE/SILVER/MOORES CREEK FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECT

Grand Island, Neb. (Aug. 27, 2018) – The floodplain maps for northwest Grand Island and portions of Hall County are one step closer to being revised to reflect the recent flood risk reduction efforts of the Central Platte NRD, City of Grand Island, and Hall County.

This significant milestone of the Upper Prairie/Silver/Moores Creek Flood Risk Reduction Project is a result of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) recent approval of a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR). In other words, FEMA indicated that the project, if completed as proposed, will meet the standards necessary to revise the FEMA floodplain maps for the area through a future Letter of Map Revision (LOMR).

The CLOMR is essential to the floodplain map revision process as it provides assurance that FEMA will accept the technical information necessary to update the floodplain maps when the LOMR is submitted. It is anticipated that the LOMR request will be submitted to FEMA as soon as possible after all project components have been constructed.

Despite this news, it is important to note that the area’s floodplain maps have not yet been revised. The effective floodplain maps, which can be accessed through FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center (www.msc.fema.gov), remain the effective floodplain maps until FEMA approves the future LOMR and subsequently updates the maps. As such, those with property in the floodplain should maintain flood insurance coverage in accordance with applicable laws.

The Central Platte NRD (CPNRD), City of Grand Island, Hall County, and Merrick County have been working together in coordination with Nebraska DNR (NeDNR) since 2005 to implement the Upper Prairie/Silver/Moores Creek Flood Control Project. The purpose of this project is to provide flood risk reduction to properties in northwest Grand Island and portions of Hall County. The project consists of construction of four dry dams, an approximately 554-acre detention cell, and a levee.  More information about individual improvement projects can be found at www.cpnrd.org/flood-control.

For more information, please contact:

Floodplain Management - Chad Nabity, Grand Island/Hall County Regional Planning Director

chadn [at] grand-island.com, 308-385-5240

Project Construction - Jesse Mintken, CPNRD Assistant Manager

mintken [at] cpnrd.org, 308-385-6282

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Marcia Lee

Information/Education Specialist

Central Platte Natural Resources District

215 Kaufman Ave  Grand Island NE 68803

(308) 385-6282  www.cpnrd.org