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       Will mandatory Flood Insurance be Required for Erie Canal
       Communities Soon?
   DIR By: Doug K
       Date: September 26, 2020, 10:22 am
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       On that question in the Post Title...You decide, the ECNA exists
       only to place the information into your hands to make your own
       decision.
       It appears that the NYS Canal Corporation has created some NEW
       maps for their Embankment Program that re-designate FEMA Flood
       Hazard Zones for much of our area... they wouldn't do that for
       any other reason than to use them if needed. So ask yourself why
       these new Flood Maps might be needed... and the answer is pretty
       simple.
       The NYS Canal Corporation would use these in the event some
       people or a group or even a whole communities should decide to
       stand in the way of clearing these unsafe, overgrown earthen
       embankment dams.
       They are NY State Dam Owners, they need to follow the prescribed
       NY State Guidelines for Dam Safety, and that means clearing
       their public safety issue by keeping their dams in good
       condition, properly inspected and up to Federal Standards.
       If clearing the embankment danger is not possible for some
       reason, then they are required, BY LAW, to inform their adjacent
       neighbors, surrounding communities AND also the Federal
       Government agency that would need to know about unsafe dams
       (FEMA) in NY State. They simply have to say they have unsafe
       dams conditions they cannot address  and would advise
       neighboring communities to purchase flood insurance locally, or
       from the National Flood Insurance Plan with FEMA.
       And FEMA would be more than happy to help citizens procure Flood
       Insurance as their program is having severe funding shortages
       now.
       Go read this Forum Post for more information on how the NYS
       Canal Corporation is re-writing FEMA Flood Hazard Zones in
       Monroe County
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