HUDSON, WYOMING FACING PROBATION FROM THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20211012/hudson-wyoming-facing-probation-national-flood-insurance-program]


 

DENVER – Hudson, Wyoming will be placed on probationary status by
the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on January 12, 2022, due
to deficiencies and violations with the city’s floodplain management
program unless the city can either remediate all outstanding
violations or prepare a compliance plan approved by FEMA. 

The Town of Hudson is an NFIP-participating community. Policies in
force in the community have a total coverage of more than $725,000 as
of April 23, 2021.

When a community joins the NFIP, it voluntarily adopts local
floodplain management regulations to meet NFIP minimum floodplain
management criteria. Placement on probation is a formal notice to the
community that the local floodplain management program is not
compliant with the criteria of the NFIP and is the first step in the
process to suspend the community’s eligibility to participate in the
NFIP.

Unless the City either remediates the violations or completes a
compliance plan approved by FEMA, the probation period will begin on
January 12, 2022, and be in effect for one year.

The violation within the Town of Hudson stems from the placement of
HESCO barriers within a regulatory floodway.  This action was a
temporary one as part of flood response and has not been properly
permitted or analyzed to determine the impact of the barriers on the
floodplain and flood elevations.

During the probationary period, flood insurance coverage will remain
available within Hudson. However, a $50 surcharge will be added to the
premium of each new and renewed flood insurance policy sold within the
community for at least one year from the effective date of probation.
Each flood insurance policyholder in unincorporated Hudson will
receive a notice about the impending probation and the $50 surcharge.

Failure to correct identified deficiencies and to improve the
floodplain management program within Hudson during the probationary
period can lead to suspension from the NFIP. Flood insurance from the
NFIP is no longer available for purchase for communities on
suspension. If a flood disaster occurs in a suspended community, most
types of federal disaster assistance would not be available. This
includes the acquisition, construction, or repair of insurable
structures within the Special Flood Hazard Area as well as federal
assistance to individuals and households for housing and personal
property.

FEMA will continue to provide technical assistance and guidance to the
city to resolve program deficiencies and correct the violation to help
ensure that Hudson residents and property owners continue to have
flood insurance coverage available.