Flood Plain Management
The City of
Tempe is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program which allows
Tempe property owners to purchase flood insurance. Properties do not need to be
located in a flood hazard area to be eligible for flood insurance, however,
properties that are located in identified flood hazard areas are required by law
to be insured. Flood hazard areas are defined as having a 25 percent chance of
being flooded over the life of a 30-year mortgage. Large or small floods have a
chance of occurring at any time and create a significant hazard to people and
property. Tempe flood hazard areas exist primarily in and around the Salt River
bed and adjacent to elevated canals or railroads and are shown on Flood
Insurance Rate Maps. To find out if you are in a Special Flood Hazard Area call
480-350-8288 or visit the Engineering Division Office in the Tempe City Hall complex at 31 E. 5th Street. Elevation
Certificates are required to be submitted to the City of Tempe Engineering
Division for new structures and major additions to existing structures located
in identified flood hazard areas; those forms and instructions are available on
the website:
www.fema.gov copies of Elevation Certificates may be available for some
properties in the floodplain. Property owners interested in purchasing flood
insurance should contact their personal insurance carrier for coverage and
pricing.
Flood Insurance Rate Maps may be viewed at the above locations and online at
the website:
www.fema.gov/hazard/map/firm.shtm
A link for FEMA
http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/.
How to obtain an Elevation Certificate for you property:
Elevation Certificate on-line Tutorial: FEMA has made available by accessing
their website an on-line tutorial for surveyors on how to complete the FEMA
Elevation Certificate.
FEMA instructions for completion of
elevation certificate:
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1383
(you may need to copy
this link and paste in your browser)
Flood Control District of Maricopa
County online elevation certificate form:
http://www.fcd.maricopa.gov/Floodplain/elevationCertificate.aspx
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