Floodplain Management

The city of Phoenix participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a participant of the NFIP, the City has adopted a Floodplain Management Ordinance, which includes mapping and rating of the Special Flood Hazard Areas within the City. The City of Phoenix Floodplain Management provides updated floodplain information and establishes development requirements for projects within the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA). These requirements keep properties from flooding and erosion hazards to a minimum as well as protecting the natural resources within flood prone areas.

City of Phoenix Floodplain Management, 602-262-4960

Elevation Certificates are available on file for properties within Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) at the City of Phoenix Floodplain Management office at 200 W. Washington Street, 5th Floor, Phoenix Arizona 85003-1611.

The following information provides various links to floodplain related topics commonly associated with development in a floodplain within the city of Phoenix. Further information can be found by clicking on the links listed below.

• Floodplain Determination

• Floodplain Clearance Form

• FEMA/NFIP Elevation Certificate

• Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) Effective October 16, 2013

• Cave Creek Wash "Seven Apartments" (FEMA Case # 15-09-0681P)

• Hunter Ridge Condo Phase 1, Units 82-87 and 97-108 (FEMA Case# 15-09-2490A)

• Riverwalk Villages Phase III, Lots 82-112 and 115 (FEMA Case# 16-09-1516A)
  

• Sonoran Wash "Collins Creek" (FEMA Case # 15-09-0733P)

• Scatter Wash Floodplain Delineation​ (FEMA Case # 14-09-2027P)

• Flood Hazard Mapping

• Report a Flood

• Elevation Reference Marks

• FEMA Forms

• FEMA Standard Flood Hazard Determination  (Click on the "View / Download / Print" on the destination page to view the determination form.)

• Office of Emergency Management: City of Phoenix Hazard Mitigation Plan

• 2017 Citywide Outreach Letter

• Repetitive Loss Letter to Residents Outreach Letter

• Floodplain Management Note

• Glossary of Terms

• City of Phoenix Stormwater Infrastructure Capital Investment Needs (July 2016)

Frequently asked Questions

• ​​Top 10 Facts   
  

• User's Guide to Technical Bulletins

• FYI - Federal Disaster Assistance and National Flood Insurance

• Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act

• City Council Report for the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Revised FIRM

• News article for Phoenix Association of Realtors Revised FIRM

• Risk MAP Local Region IX Newsletter

Other Links

• City of Phoenix Stormwater Policies and Standards Manual

• Elevation Certificates

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Floodsmart.gov

• Flood Control District of Maricopa County Floodplain Maps

• Flood Control District of Maricopa County - Drainage Design Manuals

• Rainfall Gauge Information

• United States Army Corp's of Engineers​