This page provides information concerning the following:
Overview of Project in State
As indicated on the project summary page, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working with State agencies, regional entities, and communities to update coastal flood hazard information and produce new digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in the Southeastern States. In South Carolina, the new coastal engineering analyses may affect the following counties:
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County
- Charleston County
- Colleton County
- Dorchester County
- Georgetown County
- Hampton County
- Horry County
- Jasper County
- Williamsburg County
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Project Team Information
The project team for the coastal analysis and mapping effort is composed of skilled professionals from the following organizations:
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Community Contact Information
As with other similar projects undertaken by FEMA and partners in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the primary community contacts are the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Floodplain Administrator (FPA).
The CEO is an elected official of a community (e.g., Mayor, City Manager, County Council Chair or Chairman) who has the authority to implement and administer laws, ordinances, and regulations for that community.
The FPA is the community official who is responsible for implementing and enforcing floodplain management measures and for monitoring floodplain development. Floodplain management is the operation of a program of corrective and preventative measures for reducing flood damage, including, but not limited to, emergency preparedness plans, flood-control works, and floodplain management regulations.
The CEO and FPA names generally are available on the community Websites. A directory of local FPAs, prepared in PDF form, is accessible from the SC DNR Website.
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Coastal Study Contact Information
Please visit the Coastal Study Contacts page for information on who to contact at FEMA and SC DNR regarding the coastal engineering analysis and remapping effort. For additional information, interested parties should visit the FEMA Website or the SC DNR Flood Mitigation Program Website.
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Status and Location of Revised Flood Hazard Maps
To determine the status of the FIRMs and accompanying Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the affected counties and communities, or to view the Preliminary versions of the FIRMs and FIS reports, interested parties should:
- Visit the SC DNR Flood Mitigation Program Website to view a county-by-county FIRM status update prepared in PDF form. SC DNR also makes a calendar of events (including mapping-related community meetings) available through their Website.
- Visit the "Flood Maps" page on the SC DNR Flood Mitigation Program Website for information on how to view the digital versions of the FIRMs and FIS reports.
- Check with the county and community FPAs to determine whether a county or community is posting the FIRM and FIS report on its own Website.
- Visit the Community Map Repository in the community of interest to view paper copies of the FIRMs and FIS reports.
- The Community Map Repository is the local office in a participating community where the FIRM, FIS report, and related products (e.g., Letters of Map Change) are kept for local use and viewing by citizens.
- The addresses of the Community Map Repositories are provided on the effective FIRM Indexes, which may be viewed or downloaded through the FEMA Map Service Center Website.
- You may also obtain information on the Community Map Repositories by contacting the knowledgeable Map Specialists in the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX), toll free, at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).
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Available Resources
FEMA has designed stakeholder pages to identify resources that should be useful to certain interested parties. Links to the stakeholder pages appear on the left-hand side of each Web page.
Through the Coastal Study Resources page, visitors can access an array of materials developed by FEMA, other Federal agencies, State and regional mapping partners, communities, professional associations, and other organizations.
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