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 completed work to the Sacramento River and Morrison Creek levees. This work 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 $365 per year 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.

Effective May 12, 2014, a large portion of property within the South Sacramento Streams Group was remapped by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The new floodplain designation will remove some areas from the Special Flood Hazard Area and will allow residents and businesses to be eligible for lower-cost Preferred Risk Flood Insurance (PRPs).
A product of the National Flood Insurance Program, PRPs are available to most Sacramento property owners who have been released from the Federal flood insurance requirement.

May 2014 FEMA Letter of Map Revision (LOMR)

May 2014 Map of Area Removed from the Special Flood Hazard Area

May 2014 Flood Insurance Preferred Risk Policy (PRP)

As of November 15, 2010, 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

Other map change:

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 the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) page.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting the City of Sacramento Floodplain Hotline at 916-808-5061 or floodinfo@cityofsacramento.org. Please provide your name, phone number, email, street address, tax assessor parcel number. A staff member will return your call or email as quickly as possible - typically within 48 hours.