Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for San Bernardino, California

Shows Effects of the San Timoteo Creek Project for San Timoteo Creek and Affected Areas

Effective Date: November 19, 2007
Areas Affected: San Timoteo Creek from its confluence with the Santa Ana River to just downstream of Alessandro Road, San Timoteo Wash A, and San Timoteo Wash B. The affected communities include the Cities of Colton, Loma Linda, Redlands, and San Bernardino, and the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County.

Overview/Background

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Flood Control District has completed improvements to the San Timoteo Creek. The San Timoteo Creek Project was designed to provide protection from flooding events that periodically occur resulting in an array of damage to private properties and public facilities in the area. Local flood control officials and the USACE studied the flood hazards and submitted data to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for review. On November 19, 2007, FEMA issued a LOMR showing the revised flood hazard areas.

The San Timoteo Creek Project utilizes a combination of features throughout its length to achieve a 1%-annual-chance level of flood protection. The project includes 3.6 miles of concrete (trapezoidal or rectangular) channel, 2.2 miles of flow-through, 18 sediment control basins and 1.4 miles of earthen low-flow channels on the upstream end. Various landscaping treatments are also a part of the project. Protection will be afforded to thousands of people within the Cities of Colton, Loma Linda, Redlands, San Bernardino, and the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County.

The San Timoteo Creek channel improvements removed many houses from the high-risk area, known as the Special Flood Hazard Area, the area subject to inundation by the base (1-percent-annual-chance) flood. The Federal flood insurance requirement applies to structures located in high-risk areas that carry a mortgage backed by a federally regulated lender or servicer. Therefore, many property owners will no longer be federally required to purchase flood insurance. These property owners have the option to convert their existing policy to a low‑cost Preferred Risk Policy, which costs about half as much as a Standard Flood Insurance Policy, while maintaining the same level of protection and keeping the policy's original effective date (so there will not be a lapse in coverage).

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How to Obtain a Copy of the LOMR and Map Attachments

You may obtain a copy of the LOMR and map attachments showing the revised flood hazard areas in the following ways.

City of San Bernardino CMR
(Located at City Hall)
300 North D Street
San Bernardino, California 92418

San Bernardino County CMR
(Located at the Department of Public Works)
825 East Third Street
San Bernardino, California 92415

City of Colton CMR
(Located at City Hall)
650 North La Cadena Drive
Colton, California 92324

City of Loma Linda CMR
(Located at City Hall)
25541 Barton Road
Loma Linda, California 92354

City of Redlands CMR
(Located at City Hall)
35 Cajon Street
Redlands, California 92373

Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
Facsimile at (703) 960-9125

Please note that the standard Flood Insurance Study Backup Data Fees apply.

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For More Information

For more information about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), please visit the NFIP website. For flood insurance information, please visit FloodSmart.gov and the NFIP Flood Insurance webpage. Visit NFIP's Flood Hazard Mapping for the latest updates and developments.

For additional assistance:

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Last Modified: Monday, 04-Feb-2008 09:37:32 EST

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