Flooding and Stormwater
Pinellas County is here to help you prepare your home for a potential flood and help you know what to do during and after a flood occurs.
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Stormwater & Vegetation Division
Stormwater and Vegetation, a division of Public Works, operates and maintains the county's stormwater infrastructure, maintains right-of-ways, easements and other lands through the practice of urban forestry, landscape services, and vegetation management. The division also provides countywide mosquito control for public health protection, is responsible for watershed management and surface water quality as well as the administration of the county's floodplain management program.
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Flood Risk and Mitigation Public Info Working Group Meeting Agenda Jan 2020
Overview outlining the January 2020 meeting agenda for the Flood Risk and Mitigation Public Information Working Group....
Flood Risk and Mitigation Public Info Working Group Meeting Agenda Jan 2019
Documentation outlining the agenda for the Flood Risk and Mitigation Public Information Working Group Five Year Kickoff Meeting held on Jan. 31, 2019. ...
Flood Map Changes Tips and Talking Points for Insurance Pros
FEMA's tips and talking points preparing insurance professionals to discuss the flood map changes....
FEMA The Limit of Moderate Wave Action to Build Safer and Stronger Coastal Communities
Fact sheet describing how to use the Limit of Moderate Wave Action on Flood Insurance Rate maps to keep coastal communities safe....
FEMA Hurricane Advisory for Enclosures and Breakaway Walls Requirements and Recommendations
FEMA advisory detailing wall requirements and recommendations of enclosures and breakaway walls below the Base Flood Elevation....
FEMA Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and Impact of Changes to NFIP
Fact sheet detailing the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and how the changes to the Flood Insurance Rate Map impacts policyholders....
FEMA Criteria for Appeals on Flood Insurance Rate Maps
FEMA criteria appealing changes in the flood hazard information on flood insurance rate maps. ...
FEMA Coastal Flood Risk Information and the Limit of Moderate Wave Action
FEMA fact sheet informing public about coastal flood risk and the limit of moderate wave action, which identifies two different flood zones....
Coastal Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping Process and Graphics
Documentation provided by FEMA outlining the Coastal Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping process to help coastal regions mitigate flooding hazards....
Brooker Creek Watershed Alternative BMP Analysis Report
Documentation detailing the 2010 Brooker Creek Watershed Alternative Best Management Practices Analysis for Pinellas County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District....