The FIP Framework
The County structured this Program using the National Flood Insurance Program's (FIP) Community Rating System (CRS) Framework. The CRS framework has contributed to successful flood protection and reductions of up to 45 % for FIP flood insurance rates for the City and County of Napa, Colorado Springs and Kings County, Washington.
It provides a model for guiding communities through:
- Flood preparedness, including warning systems
- Flood damage prevention and reduction
- Mapping and land use regulation, including open space preservation
- Public information
In addition, the Ross Valley Watershed Program includes terrestrial and aquatic habitat restoration and possibly creating river parkway pocket parks that can provide both flood attenuation and passive recreation opportunities, on property acquired from willing sellers along the creek system.
A community that fully participates in CRS can also reduce flood insurance rates by up to 45%.
