Official flood plain maps for the County are available for viewing in our office at 206 N Main, Belton, TX, 76513. The County Engineer's Office is responsible for examining construction for compliance with local and federal flood plain regulations.Ĭounty Engineer's Office is the designated flood plain administrator for Bell County. Regulations are established by the Federal Government and implemented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
All construction in Bell County must adhere to federal flood plain regulations. In addition, they encourage sound engineering practices and efficient flood plain management techniques. Floodplains are commonly found along low elevation points or low water crossings.įlood plain regulations are enforced to protect public safety and health. See also the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Web site for more information on floodplains and floodplain management. The 100 year floodplain is an area subject to flooding as a result of the occurrence of a 100 year storm event- a storm that has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year. Floodplain can be associated with rivers, lakes, streams, channels, even small creeks that are normally dry most of the year. For more information call Brian Balukonis, Flood Risk Management Program Manager at 97.A floodplain is a geographic area subject to flooding land adjacent to a waterway necessary to contain a flood. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751. John Kennelly, Chief, Planning Division, U.S. The request should be submitted by a state, local government agency, or eligible Native American Indian tribe to Mr. Requests for assistance should be in the form of a letter that includes the location and nature of the problem to be investigated. The program does not give the Corps the authority to complete detailed final designs or construction activities. Other Federal agencies and private parties must pay 100 percent of the costs of all FPMS efforts. All requestors are requested to furnish available field survey data, maps, historical flood information, etc., to help reduce the cost of services.įPMS assistance is 100 percent federally funded. At their option, the requesting organization may provide voluntary contributions toward the requested services to expand the scope or accelerate the provision of those services. Army Corps of Engineers will work with the requesting organization to develop a scope of work and assemble the appropriate study team for the effort being requested. Army Corps of Engineers assistance under the program. The process for FPMS assistance begins after a state, regional, local government, or Native American Indian tribe requests U.S. In those cases the work is conducted on a 100 percent cost recovery basis. Efforts under this program are generally conducted at 100 percent Federal expense, except in those instances where the requestor is another Federal agency or a private party.
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Army Corps of Engineers can provide the full range of technical services and planning guidance that is needed to support effective flood plain management. General technical assistance efforts under this program includes determining: site-specific data on obstructions to flood flows, flood formation, and timing flood depths, stages or floodwater velocities the extent, duration, and frequency of flooding information on natural and cultural flood plain resources and flood loss potentials before and after the use of flood plain management measures. Types of studies have been conducted under the FPMS program include: flood plain delineation/hazard, dam failure analyses, hurricane evacuation, flood warning, floodway, flood damage reduction, storm water management, flood proofing, and inventories of flood prone structures.Ĭost Sharing Requirements. Under the authority provided by Section 206 of the 1960 Flood Control Act (PL 86-645), as amended, the U.S.
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