Lower Lake plan keeps floodplain protections; committee questions FEMA-map change language
LAPAC members removed a proposal to direct federal FEMA map updates and kept floodplain-management practices, while discussing historical water-decree issues (Grigsby Riffle, Gopsevich and Beverly decrees) and the role of inter-county agreements on dredging and flood control.
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Committee debated language that would ask the county to update federal flood-insurance maps when localized flooding conditions warrant it, with several members opposing proactive updates and recommending that FEMA perform its own mapping. They retained floodplain-management standards for designated 100-year floodplains and discouraged hazardous-material storage in flood-prone areas.
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