Floodplain Management

PURPOSE

The City of Ventura is using this web site to educate, inform, and direct interested parties to regulations, policies, and documents associated with the use of property within the City that is likely to be subject to flooding by stormwater.

ORGANIZATION OF AUTHORITY

FEMA administers a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that establishes Floodways and Zones on maps (FIRM's), imposes Development and Use Standards, and issues Policies of Flood Insurance.

The County Watershed Protection District collects a special property related tax to fund Regional compliance with FEMA's NFIP, to monitor and study regional storm water flows and systems, and to facilitate Regional storm water management cooperation.

The City of Ventura collects information from FEMA, the County Watershed Protection District, and our own storm water management programs, facilitates FEMA NFIP development compliance, and takes enforcement action when required to maintain compliance with FEMA's NFIP standards.

STUDIES AND PROJECTS

CURSORY STUDIES BY COUNTY WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICT
The following Adobe PDF files are preliminary studies conducted by the County for the purposes of identifying potentially problematic storm water drainage areas within the City. These are offered for general information purposes only. There is no guarantee of study accuracy and additional review of these types of studies has found gross generalizations that could greatly effect the extent of local flooding.

Sanjon Barranca Study (85MB PDF)
Arundell Barranca Study (22MB PDF)
Prince Barranca Study (52MB PDF)
City Evaluation of Arundell Barranca and Prince Barranca (694k PDF)

FEMA STUDIES
These studies and projects are more detailed and are likely to result in formal changes to FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

Levee's certifications (38MB PDF)

FEMA MAP SERVICE CENTER
FEMA Map Center
Frequently Asked Questions
National Flood Insurance Program
Pacific Ocean Mapping Project (CCAMP/OPC)

HELPFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

For questions on flood insurance coverage and rates: 1-800-427-4661 or http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/choose_your_policy/cyp_overview.jsp
For general information about flood insurance: www.FloodSmart.gov
FEMA Information Resource Library - www.fema.gov/library/index.jsp
FEMA Publications: FEMA Distribution Center at 1-800-480-2520
NFIP Info: www.fema.gov/business/nfip or 1-800-427-4661
FEMA Map Service Center: http://msc.fema.gov or 1-800-358-9616
FEMA Regions and Contacts: www.fema.gov/about/contact/regions.shtm
Floodplain Manager´s Information: www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/index.shtm
Risk MAP (Mapping, Assessment, and Planning): http://www.fema.gov/plan/ffmm.shtm
About Flood Insurance: www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/about_the_nfip.shtm
FEMA Web site on Map Modernization: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/mm_main.shtm
FEMA Web site on Flood Hazard Mapping: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/gs_main.shtm
FEMA Map Assistance Center 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627)
Ventura County Sheriff Emergency Operations Center: http://www.readyventuracounty.org/
FEMA RiskMAP Project: http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=4119

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

Questions and comments regarding this web site and/or the information provided can be logged into MyVenturaAccess so that you can track the progress of your question on-line or sent via e-mail to FPM@CityofVentura.net.