National Flood Insurance Program
In 1968, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in response to the rising cost of taxpayer funded disaster relief for flood victims and the increasing amount of damage caused by floods. The NFIP makes Federally-backed flood insurance available in communities that agree to adopt and enforce floodplain management ordinances to reduce future flood damage. (Source: FEMA web-site) The following list includes those communities in Kent County that are participating in the NFIP program and also those communities that do not participate. Also, following the list are resources for help with the NFIP.
| National Flood Insurance Program
Participants as of May 24, 1999 |
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|---|---|
| Participating | Non-Participating |
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Ada Township Algoma Township Caledonia Township Cannon Township (No Maps) Cascade Township Plainfield Township Sparta Township East Grand Rapids City Grand Rapids City Grandville City Kentwood City Lowell City Walker City Wyoming City Sparta Village |
Alpine Township Bowne Township Byron Township Courtland Township Gaines Township Grand Rapids Township Grattan Township Lowell Township Nelson Township Oakfield Township Solon Township Spencer Township Tyrone Township Vergennes Township Cedar Springs City Rockford City Caledonia Village Casnovia Village Kent City Village Sand Lake Village |
| George Hosek
State Coordinating Agency |
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Region V 536 S. Clark Street, 6th Floor Web Site: www.fema.gov |
|
Bruce Menerey
Land and Water Management Division Michigan Dept. of
Natural Resources |
For NFIP publications and general information:
1-800-638-6620 For copies of Flood Insurance Rate Maps: 1-800-358-9616 source: Floodplain Management for Local Officials, Page 145, September 1992, revised June 1994 |
