District Floodplain Regulations Update

WASHINGTON, D.C.

In an effort to develop policies and programs to mitigate flood risk, the District of Columbia established the Flood Task Force in June 2022. The Flood Task Force aims to produce a report detailing action plans to improve flood resiliency by June 2023.

InterAgency, Inc. is monitoring the activity of this Task Force and the draft action plans that have been published for public review. The first two draft action plans were released in August and September, respectively, with a third draft action plan proposed to be released in November 2022. The proposed action items range from floodplain studies and mapping to building code updates and real property disclosure rules. The published draft action plans can be found here: Action Plans – Flood Task Force (dcfloodtaskforce.org).

Most notably, the DC Flood Task Force proposes to update the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maps for individual watersheds and apply for a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) as necessary. The FEMA map updates would more than double the number of buildings considered flood prone within the district.

To discuss in detail, please reach out to InterAgency’s Civil Director, Justin Donnelly, at justin.donnelly@interagency.biz.