Flood Protection and Permitting

Flood protection can involve a variety of changes to your house and property – changes that can vary in cost and complexity. If you aren't sure whether your house is at risk from flooding, check with:

Lonnie Hill, CFM
Floodplain Administrator
Planning & Community Development
Room 112, Civic Center

P.O. Box 5021
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 455-8435
Fax: (406) 452-3181
Web: Flood Protection Information

Flood protection and floodplain information documents and FIRM and floodway maps are available for review at the Civic Center Planning and Community Development Office and the Great Falls Public Library.

City Staff can provide the following information:

  • Basic information found on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that is needed to write a flood insurance policy
  • Information that is shown on most FIRMs, such as protected coastal barriers, floodways, or lines demarcating wave action
  • Information about flood problems other than those shown on the FIRM.
  • Maps, photographs, and information about past flooding events within the City limits

 

Here is additional contact information for Floodplain Protection:

FEMA
Phone: (800) 358-9616
Fax: (800) 358-9620
Web: https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program

DNRC Floodplain Management
1424 9th Avenue
PO Box 201601
Helena, MT 59620-1601
(406) 444-0862
Web: https://dnrc.mt.gov/Water-Resources/Floodplains/

Cascade County Planning Office
121 4th Street North #2H-2I
Great Falls, MT 59401
(406) 454-6905
Fax: 1 (406) 454-6919
Web: https://www.cascadecountymt.gov/245/Planning

For more information on Floodplain Protection and Safety, click on the menu links in the sidebar to the right under Flood Protection. 
 

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