Some Southern California residents are challenging new flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that place them in areas thought to be at increased risk of flooding, the Los Angeles Times reported. Residents say they shouldn’t have to buy flood insurance that could jeopardize their ability to keep their homes when their houses haven’t flooded since they’ve lived there for as long as 40 years. Some residents are even spending their own money on surveys challenging the maps, while the city of Moorpark in Ventura County has agreed to spend $100,000 to study whether 900 area homes were improperly added to the maps.
According to FEMA, the maps, some of which haven’t been updated in 40 years, are part of efforts to mitigate the effects of a 100-year flood.
Read the full article from the Los Angeles Times.
Southern California Residents Resist Buying Flood Insurance
by News Report on January 04, 2010
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