Floodplain Information

Jefferson County, Kentucky
Floodplain Management

Are you interested in finding out if your structure is located in a floodplain? Using the power of the LOJIC GIS, you can determine if a structure is located in a designated floodplain in Jefferson County. For more information, please go directly to the Floodplain Determination Application.

Louisville Metro is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and MSD is responsible for enforcing the local Floodplain Management Ordinance (, 130K) and for administrating both the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Management Program. Tasks include issuing floodplain permits and maintaining the flood protection system, Flood Insurance Rate Maps, Flood Insurance Studies, drainage system, as well other stormwater related tasks. The Mitigation Division at FEMA is the organization responsible for working with communities to adopt and enforce ordinances that meet or exceed the minimum floodplain management requirements of the NFIP. If you have any questions about FEMA or about floodplain mapping, go to Important Information on Recent Map Changes.

To encourage communities to establish sound floodplain management programs that go beyond the NFIP minimum requirements, in 1990 the Community Rating System (CRS) was created by FEMA. Louisville Metro participates in the CRS program and as of May 1, 2008, has achieved a Class 5 Rating, which awards residents in the community with a 25% discount on flood insurance premiums. Click to learn more about the Community Rating System program.

To understand what floodplain management is, click here.

For assistance from MSD, call these numbers:

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See the Floodplain Links to the right for detail on flood and property protection, flood insurance and other important floodplain management regulations.

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• Lenders
• State & Local Officials
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