Floodplain Administrator Raina Fulks - Regulations/Rules Sept 16, 2015 2:00 pm

Wednesday 2:00 September 16, 2015   AGRI-TALK with Duane Rigsby and Mike Thompson featuring Raina Fulks, Floodplain Administrator, with the Gallia County Soil and Water Conservation District in Gallipolis, Ohio. Gallia County, as do many communities along significant River Ways, has  Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA's) that are subject to periodic flooding or inundation which may result in loss of life & property, health & safety hazards, disruption of commerce & governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection & relief, and impairment of the tax base.  Raina will discuss the floodplain program and maps changes since Gallia County joined in 1989; What is considered regulated development in the floodplain; Floodplain Regulations regarding existing structures and new construction in the floodplain; Regulations in the three flood risk zones; Substantial improvement of a structure and how it can affect a property; and flood insurance law changes that can affect homeowners.

Raina Fulks, CFM

Floodplain Administrator

Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District

111 Jackson Pike, Suite 1569

Gallipolis Ohio 45631

Phone:  740-446-6173  Ext 104

Raina.Fulks@oh.nacdnet.net

WEB PAGE:  http://www.galliaswcd.com