Floodplain Management Resources

• Flood Damage Assessment Packet, March 2020
  
• IAFSM Rapid Assistance Flood Team Guidance, March 2020
  
• Substantial Improvement / Substantial Damage Permit Package Template Memorandum
  

• Model Ordinance Changes, March 2022, IAFSM Presentation
  
• IDNR Variances and Violations, March 2022, IAFSM Presentation
  
• Illinois Sample Floodplain Permit Application Development Without Buildings, March 2022
  
• Illinois Sample Floodplain Permit Application All Development, March 2022
  
• National Flood Hazard Layer Guide To Find A LOMA
  

• The Flood Record - September 2020
  
• The Flood Record - December 2020
  
• The Flood Record - March 2021
  
• The Flood Record - June 2021
  
• The Flood Record - September 2021
  
• The Flood Record - December 2021
  
• The Flood Record - March 2022
• The Flood Record - June 2022  
  
• The Flood Record - September 2022  
  
• The Flood Record - December 2022  
  
• The Flood Record - March 2023  
• The Flood Record - June 2023
• The Flood Record - September 2023
• The Flood Record - December 2023
• The Flood Record - March 2024

• D Level County Ordinance Modified 2022

• D Level Municipal Ordinance 2022

• A Level Municipal Ordinance 2022

For the Counties in northeastern Illinois (Cook Will, DuPage, Kane, and McHenry) please contact Marilyn Sucoe prior to adopting or revising any floodplain ordinance.

Erin Conley

217-782-4428

erin.c.conley@illinois.gov

For the Counties in downstate Illinois, please contact Erin Conley prior to adopting or revising any floodplain regulations.

Erin Conley

217-782-4428

erin.c.conley@illinois.gov

Quick Guide to Floodplain Management

Illinois Local Floodplain Administrators Manual (Blue book)

North Eastern IL Local Floodplain Administrators Manual (Green book)

Protecting Your Home And Property From Flood Damage, August 2008

Our Community & Flooding

Floodplain Management Resource Guide for Illinois Communities, April 2009

Ottawa Flood Action Plan 2019

• Guide To Floodproofing - In partnership with the Resource Coordination and Policy Committee (RCPC)
• IDNR Flood Hazard Mitigation Program

Hydrology/Flow Approval Checklist

Discharge Certification

So, You Live Behind A Levee

Updated June 17, 2021