According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), floodplain management is “the operation of a community program of corrective and preventative measures for reducing flood damage.” Understanding the characteristics of floodplains and how they can affect a community is the first step in trying to manage them.
- About Floodplains
Find out what a floodplain is and how it affects your community - Community Rating System (CRS)
A program designed to reduce flood insurance costs to citizens - Floodplain Management Plan
The City of Houston's guide for floodplain management - Development Ordinances
Requirements for development within Houston - Flood Insurance
Why flood insurance is recommended for all Houstonians - Flood Threat Recognition System
How to know a flood is on its way - Permitting Development in Special Flood Hazard Areas in the City of Houston
Presented at the Texas Floodplain Management Association Workshop on October 2, 2007 - Historical FIRM Panels
The COH Floodplain Management Office maintains an archive of historic Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panels that are no longer “effective” as determined by FEMA. - Flood Information Maps
An interactive map that locates properties in relation to the floodplain. To view paper FIRMs (effective and historical), please visit the FEMA Map Service Center.