Services
Consulting related to all aspects of Floodplain Management
- Workshops, Seminars, Training
- Letters of Map Correction
- Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA)
- Letters of Map Revision (LOMR)
- Letters of Determination Review (LODR)
- Applications
- Flood Hazard Development Permits
- Sand Dune Permitting
- Shoreland Zoning Permitting
- Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant
- Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
- Site Plan Reviews
- Elevation Certificates
- Planning
- Flood Hazard Mitigation Plans
- All Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans
- Mitigation components of Comprehensive Plans
Normal river height in Augusta. Scroll down for winter and spring flooding.
Ice jam on the Kennebec River at the City of Augusta in March of 2003. The jam broke before significant flooding occurred that would have caused damage to the commercial buildings on the west bank of the river. Ice jam flooding is very unpredictable in the Northeast. However, they frequently cause much more serious damages because they create flood depths often deeper than a free flow base flood event (100-year flood).
Kennebec River in the City of Augusta during flooding in April 2005. The city experienced five events that year of the Kennebec being above flood stage. The photo is from the east bank of the Kennebec looking west
Repeated flooding can take a toll on buildings. Mitigation is often overlooked as a long term solution. Its benefits may offset the ravages of flooding and reduce the long term costs of deterioration and weakened structural support. Photo by Lou Sidell 2005.