The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for some areas of Ellis County are being updated to provide more accurate information regarding your property’s flood risk. The Kansas Dept. of Agriculture - Division of Water Resources (DWR), in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has worked with local community officials to conduct community review. The draft map is now available for public review and comment. You should receive a postcard notifying you if your property has been identified as being affected by the draft floodplain map, but if you are wanting to look either way click the web review map below.
You can review and submit comments by visiting the web review map at http://gis2.kda.ks.gov/gis/ellis. The web review map has an address search function.
Officials from the DWR, engineering contractor Wood Environment & Infrastructure, County and City Officials will be on hand at the open house to answer your questions and take any comments you may have. Computer workstations will be available to show you draft mapping as it pertains to your property.
You are also invited to attend a public open house to review the proposed floodplain map or to have questions answered.
Public Open House
November 6, 2019
2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Dr
Hays, Ks 67601
More information is available for this project at https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/dwr/floodplain/mapping/mapping-projects/lists/mapping-projects/ellis-county
If you have any additional questions, please contact the Ellis County Environmental Office at 785-628-9449 Monday through Friday 8am-5pm.