Community Flood Resilience Planning

The City of Fairfax is developing a flood resilience plan to provide the community with an analysis of the most vulnerable areas and an overview of the opportunities to address flooding, with a focus on using cost-effective nature-based solutions where possible.

The plan will provide the city with points toward ranking in FEMA’s Community Rating System, a program which can provide discounts on flood insurance premiums in jurisdictions that exceed FEMA’s minimum standards for floodplain management.

The majority of the project is funded through a state Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) grant. Developing the plan qualifies the city for future CFPF funding to implement projects that help address flooding.

There will be opportunities to provide input on the city’s flood resilience plan through this summer, and the project team plans to present a draft plan to the public this fall. The final draft of the plan will be presented to city council for adoption by the end of the year.

A critical part of developing the city’s flood resiliency plan is public input. Please use the tools below to provide comments and ask questions.

Review the public survey results.