The Bennington County Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) will be updated by FEMA to include new data provided by the Town of Bennington for flood hazards along the Roaring Branch of the Walloomsac. The new Preliminary DFIRM will be released in the fall and a new 90-day Review and Appeal Period will open in February 2014.
At this time it is projected that the Bennington County DFIRM will get a Letter of Final Determination in September 2014 and become effective in March 2015.
The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 has expanded the opportunities for map appeals. Now, where ever the delineation of the flood hazard has changed (not just the Base Flood Elevation) the community can present FEMA with higher quality engineering data for inclusion. Please see the information at: Changes to FEMA’s Appeals Process.
Communities in Bennington County that are still in the process of updating their flood hazard area bylaws should plan to complete the process before the holidays 2014.
In the meantime, communities may want to update their bylaws to qualify for Flood Resilient Communities incentives under ERAF.
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