Some residential and commercial development proposed for Brunswick County is using outdated floodplain data when seeking plan approval.
With the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance rate map update being in 2019, flood risk information about Brunswick properties peaking developers’ interest can range in age, from 2006 to 2019.
Flood hazard maps must present correct and updated flood risk information to ensure floodplain management and insurance ratings have a “sound basis,” as stated on FEMA’s website. High risk flood area are areas with a 1% or higher chance of experiencing a flood each year, at least a one-in-four chance of flooding during a 30-year mortgage…