Flooding Resources

Helpful Links:

• Live or work in a flood-prone area? Reduce Flood Risk can be your guide. The Association of State Floodplain Managers built Reduce Flood Risk to help lead you to information and resources tailored to your situation and needs: https://www.reducefloodrisk.org/ 
  
  
• Flooding and Historic Property Resources
  
  
• Arkly Flood Risk Search Tool allows homeowners to search for their properties and learn about their flood risk: https://www.arkly.com/
  
  
• Search for any property within the United States to look at potential flood risk indicators and ways to protect your property:  www.floodfactor.com
  
  
• Provides outreach and education and a number of flood proofing type products for commercial and residential properties: www.floodproofing.com
  
  
• My Florida Safe Program helps homes become hurricane ready by providing free Wind Mitigation Inspections to homeowners that may lead to cost-share grant opportunities for door, window and roof upgrades: https://mysafeflhome.com/
  
  
• FEMA Technical Guidance on Dry Flood Proofing and FEMA Guidance to Floodproofing PDF's
  
  
• University of Florida – IFAS Extension office for St. Johns County: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/stjohns/
  
  
• University of Florida –  a number of resources for Florida friendly plants/yards, green infrastructure etc.: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/stjohns/lawn-and-garden/
  
  
• St Johns River Water Management District Waterwise Landscaping recommends water-efficient landscaping to help save water: https://www.sjrwmd.com/water-conservation/waterwise-landscaping/
  
  
• St. Johns County Flood Viewer to search for any properties and determine which flood zone they are located in. You can access the link here: https://www.gis.sjcfl.us/floodviewer/
  
  
• Sea level rise tool accessible through National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that you can look at for properties for different types of scenarios, such as high tide flooding, sea level rise etc.: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/
  
  
• FEMA flood maps: https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps  
  
  
• Jacksonville National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/jax/
  
  
• The Florida Climate Institute is concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate variability and change, and has valuable articles for those interested in learning more: https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/  
  
  
• Florida Living Shorelines information: https://floridalivingshorelines.com
  
  
• Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) can be used to supplement or replace traditional gray stormwater infrastructure for managing the impacts of rain in urban areas. GSI reduces pollution and treats stormwater by retaining rainfall near its source instead of directing it to a centralized pond or treatment system.  These techniques deliver environmental, social and economic benefits to communities. When communities introduce green stormwater infrastructure, everyone wins:
  https://gsi.floridadep.gov/gsi-basics/what-is-gsi/
  
  
• Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 2 Upcoming Projects within St. Johns County: https://www.fdot.gov/topics/fdot-work-program/district-2-wp-public-hearings
  
  
• The Association of State Floodplain Managers built Reduce Flood Risk to gather information and resources tailored to resident's situations and needs: https://www.reducefloodrisk.org
  
  
• Fathom data includes flood maps, catastrophe modeling and terrain data. Check your property to see the the most up-to-date flooding predictions: https://www.fathom.global/product/global-flood-map/us-flood-map/
  
  
• Agencies and organizations at the federal, tribal, state, and local level (and internationally) are issuing studies on climate impacts to historic properties and guidance on how to address such impacts: https://www.achp.gov/initiatives/sustainability-climate-resilience/climate-adaptation-resilience