Open House Events Scheduled To Share Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps
Homeowners, renters and business owners in Hays County are encouraged to look over newly released Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions as they rebuild after recent flooding. Using data developed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA), the State of Texas, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created Advisory Base Flood Elevations to depict a more current picture of flood risk.
The maps that will be presented at the meeting include the Blanco River basin west of San Marcos and do not include the City of San Marcos.
Local and County officials in coordination with FEMA are presenting the ABFE maps to help leaders and residents identify where flood risk has expanded and use that information to rebuild less vulnerable to future flood events.
To share these maps, public workshops are scheduled, so interested citizens can see if their flood risk has increased and obtain more information about reconstruction assistance. Currently, a meeting is scheduled:
City of Wimberley
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Wimberley Community Center
14068 Ranch Road 12.
Wimberley, TX 78676
2-8 p.m.
Additional information, including links to interactive maps, can be accessed by visiting
www.riskmap6.com and clicking on Texas in the map on the right.
If you have a disability and require an accommodation to attend this meeting, please contact Linda Landers, 940-230-6765,
Linda.Landers@fema.dhs.gov at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Hays County Statement On Federal Floodplain Map Changes
FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, today released a significant amount of information regarding changes to the existing floodplain in parts of Hays County in the Blanco River basin west of San Marcos (not including the City of San Marcos). Hays County staff is actively reviewing the changes and comparing them to previous maps, historic flood data and existing development. Additional information will be shared as soon as that review process is complete.
At this time, Hays County has not made a decision as to whether to use the advisory floodplain maps as regulatory maps, but would do so only after a full, public process. Whether the advisory maps are used for regulation or not, staff will make them available to the public as an additional data set to ensure citizens are as informed as possible during their rebuilding efforts.
Anyone with questions about floodplain permitting or the National Flood Insurance Program should contact the Hays County Development Services Department at 512-393-2150.