Updated FEMA FIRM maps for Buzzards Bay CommunitiesįEMA has provided a FIRM MAP display page. In the sections below, we provide some useful tools to help interested parties identify flood plains, including the most recent updated information for Bristol County. (Visit FEMA page: How To Request a Flood Hazard Determination Review from FEMA). Read this FEMA letter to the Town of Marion for more information.īecause of the approximate nature of even the original FIRMs, property owners sometimes conduct their own studies to identify flood plain elevations. Draft FIRMS in paper form were prepared for Plymouth County, including the Town of Marion, and these were expected to be finalized in 2010, but because of problems in the draft maps, the release of updated draft maps was delayed until late in 2011. More information about the FIRMs can be found on the FEMA fact sheets page for the program. The maps and links below provide good estimates of those boundaries. This page provides maps and key links to this information for the Town of Marion, including maps prepared by the Buzzards Bay NEP.Ī property owner’s primary source of flood plain information is the FEMA National Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) to definitively identify flood plain boundaries for insurance purposes (unless parcel specific data is available). To implement a number of recommendations in the Buzzards Bay CCMP requires a good understanding of the location of the 100-year floodplain (Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA FIRM maps), barrier beaches, and areas of high erosion.
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