Floodplain Information

Jefferson County, Kentucky
Floodplain Management

Are you interested in finding out if your structure is located in a floodplain? Using the power of the LOJIC GIS, you can determine if a structure is located in a designated floodplain in Jefferson County. For more information, please go directly to the Floodplain Determination Application.

FLOODPLAIN INFORMATION LINKS

Community Rating System (CRS) Customer Service Drainage Requests Elevation Certificates Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA Map Store Flood Insurance Requirement Flood Protection System Floodplain Determination Floodplain Management Ordinance Floodplain Management Plan Floodplain Regulations Floodplain Related Links Floodplains and Flooding in Louisville Metro Floodproofing Materials Floods of 1997 Frequently Asked Floodplain Questions Glossary of Floodplain Terms Local Flood Warning and Safety Mitigation National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Stormwater Procedures

As a River City, Louisville has its fair share of floodplain and drainage issues. Good floodplain management is the operation of a community program of corrective and preventative measures for reducing flood damage. These measures take a variety of forms and generally include zoning, subdivision, or building requirements, and floodplain ordinances.

Louisville Metro is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and MSD is responsible for enforcing the local Floodplain Management Ordinance (, 130K) and for administrating both the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Management Program. Tasks include issuing floodplain permits and maintaining the flood protection system, Flood Insurance Rate Maps, Flood Insurance Studies, drainage system, as well other stormwater related tasks. The Mitigation Division at FEMA is the organization responsible for working with communities to adopt and enforce ordinances that meet or exceed the minimum floodplain management requirements of the NFIP. If you have any questions about FEMA or about floodplain mapping, go to Important Information on Recent Map Changes.

To encourage communities to establish sound floodplain management programs that go beyond the NFIP minimum requirements, in 1990 the Community Rating System (CRS) was created by FEMA. Louisville Metro participates in the CRS program and has achieved a Class 6 Rating, which awards residents in the community with a 20% discount on flood insurance premiums. An overview of the Community Rating System program is available.

For assistance from MSD, call these numbers: