Ensuring Drainage Compliance with Elevation Certificates
Elevation certificates are essential for ensuring that retention ponds are built to prevent flooding—especially in areas like Indianapolis, IN, where strict drainage rules apply. These ponds help protect homes and businesses by capturing rainwater and releasing it slowly during storms. But without accurate elevation data, a pond may not meet city requirements and could lead […]
How To Find Your Property On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps
What are FEMA flood maps? FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) or just Flood Maps are provided after a flood risk assessment has been completed or updated for a community. This study is known as a Flood Insurance Study. The FIRM gives you the Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) and insurance risk zones in addition to […]