Rawhide Wash Flood Map Changes Save Residents $$$

scottsdale news release

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sept. 12, 2016

 Contact:  Ashley Couch, floodplain administrator, 480-312-4317, acouch@scottsdaleaz.gov.

 Flood map changes save residents money

 Flood Insurance Rate Maps for a portion of Scottsdale have been revised, meaning a reduction in flood insurance premiums for more than 800 property owners.

 The changes come after an area along Rawhide Wash was restudied, from north of Happy Valley Road to south of Pinnacle Peak Road. The analysis took into account infrastructure improvements and improved flood modeling techniques.

The results indicated floodplains for that area could be reduced in size, removing more than 800 property owners from its boundaries and dropping a requirement that they carry flood insurance if they have a mortgage.

 Not all the changes are good news for property owners. A small section of the Rawhide Wash floodplain was reclassified to reflect a higher risk of flooding.

 Property owners in that area, totaling less than 200, may face added insurance costs, depending on their risk of structural flooding. They will have an opportunity to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess their individual risks. Based on those findings, they could see their insurance requirements remain unchanged or even dropped.

 Scottsdale stormwater management staff can assist property owners with questions about this process.  For more information, please call 480-312-2500.

 There are a number of resources available to learn more about Scottsdale’s stormwater program and federal flood insurance. They include:

 Scottsdale Stormwater – ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “stormwater”

 FEMA Flood Insurance Programwww.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program

 FloodSmartwww.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/

Rawhide Wash flood zone area

  Mike Phillips
Public Affairs Manager
City of Scottsdale
(480) 312-7825

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Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.

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