Proposed Base Flood Elevation Determination

Jefferson County, Kentucky

On April 30, 2005, FEMA issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Jefferson County, Kentucky for public review.

Notice of the proposed modified Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) shown on the preliminary FIS and FIRM can be viewed by clicking on the link below. A Summary notice has also been published in the communities' local newspaper, the Louisville Courier Journal on August 14, 2005 and August 21, 2005.

Publication of the proposed BFEs initiates the statutory 90-day appeal period provided for appeals and protests to the preliminary FIS and FIRM. Further information on the procedures is included in the document below titled Appeals and Protests to National Flood Insurance Program Maps an excerpt from A GUIDE FOR COMMUNITY OFFICIALS.

All interested parties are advised that the statutory 90-day appeal period will end on November 18, 2005.

Resources related to Jefferson County, Kentucky can be downloaded through the link below. These resources and an array of other useful FEMA, NFIP, and Map Mod resources are now located in the FEMA Library. To search for other resources in the FEMA Library, please click here.

Proposed Flood Elevation Determination for Jefferson County, KY

Appeals and Protests to the National Flood Insurance Program Maps (PDF 93KB, TXT 32KB)

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