Thurston County Continues Flood Mitigation Work

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Thurston County on Tuesday issued its annual report on its progress in implementing the county's 2012 Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan. 
The Hazard Mitigation Plan is a progress report required as part of Thurston County's recertification under the National Flood Insurance Community Rating System

Because the county has completed several flood mitigation and preparedness actions and received a Community Rating System score of four, residents of unincorporated Thurston County can now receive as much as a 30 percent discount for flood insurance.

According to a news release from Thurston County, last year the county received a 25 percent reduction.



In its annual report, Thurston County says 24 of its 32 mitigation initiatives are ongoing, including public outreach activities, capital improvement project identification and flood hazard modeling. Five of the mitigation initiatives are complete, and three mitigation initiatives will be implemented when resources become available, according to Thurston County.

The copies of the 2012 Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan and the 2013 Progress Report can be viewed at http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/planning/natural-res/natural-flood.htm under the "News and Links" heading.

For more information about these documents, contact Marshall Udo, the county's community rating system coordinator, at (360) 867-2067 or via e-mail at UdoM@co.thurston.wa.us.