South Sacramento Floodplain Remap

The City of Sacramento, the County of Sacramento, the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, the State Department of Water Resources, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have recently completed work to the Sacramento River and Morrison Creek levees. This work has resulted in the FEMA re-mapping of the South Sacramento Floodplain.

Residents in South Sacramento now can qualify for lower cost Preferred Risk Flood Insurance Policies (PRP). These policies typically cost approximately $355 per year ($365 after January 1, 2011) and cover both contents (up to $100,000) and structure (up to $250,000).

To convert your policy to a PRP, you will need to provide a copy of the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and a copy of the Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) to your insurance agent. Copies of the FIRMs for South Sacramento and the Letter of Map Revision are located below.

As of November 15, 2010, another 1,100 homes west of Morrison Creek were removed from the Special Flood Hazard Area and qualify for Preferred Risk Policies (PRPs)

November 2010 FEMA Letter of Map Revision  

November 2010 Map of Area Removed from the Special Flood Hazard Area  

February 2007 FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) 

February 2007 Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) 

If you are having trouble converting your flood insurance policy to a PRP, please visit SAFCA flood insurance help page.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting the City of Sacramento Floodplain Hotline at 808-5061. Please leave your name, phone number, address, tax assessor parcel number. A staff member will return your call as quickly as possible - typically within 48 hours.