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Friday, April 27, 2012  Friday, lawmakers were talking solutions to reduce the risk of flooding hoping FEMA will remove some homes from the new proposed flood zone.

Friday, April 13, 2012  The newest flood plain map put out by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could impact thousands of lives.

Thursday, March 10, 2011  If you live in a low lying area, an area with poor drainage, near a stream, creek or river you are throwing the dice each spring.

Thursday, December 02, 2010  Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing for a 5 year moratorium on mandatory flood insurance for property owners who find themselves in newly designated flood plains.

Thursday, March 18, 2010  In 1968, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in response to the rising cost of taxpayer funded disaster relief for flood victims and the increasing amount of damage caused by floods.  Flood losses are not covered by your homeowners insurance policy. Local flooding can happen in all parts of the country at almost any time of the year. Flooding causes more damage in the United States than any other severe weather related event, an average of $4.6 billion a year in the past 20 years (1984-2003).