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Floodplain Management
DNRC Water Resources
1424 9th Avenue
Helena, MT 59620-1601
Contacts
Laurence Siroky, P.E.
Bureau Chief
(406) 444-6816
Mary Guokas, CFM
Outreach Specialist
(406) 444-1343
Celinda Adair
Map Modernization Program Manager
(406) 444-6656
Mike Knutson, P.E.
Floodplain Engineer
(406) 444-6664
Traci Sears-Tull, CFM
NFIP Coordinator
(406) 444-6654
Bri Shipman
Administrative Support
(406) 444-0862
Regional Engineers
David Adair, CFM, P.E.
Billings Regional Office
(406) 247-4423
Jim Beck
Helena Regional Office
(406) 444-6695
Marvin Cross, CFM
Havre Regional Office
(406) 265-5516
Larry Schock, CFM
Missoula/Kalispell
(406) 721-4284
Sterling Sundheim, CFM
Lewistown Regional Office
(406) 538-7459
Highground - Floodplain Management Newsletter

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Floodplain Management

Contacts
Local Floodplain Administrators
State Floodplain Staff
State Regional Engineers and Map
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Professional Associations
Floodplain Management Association
AMFM - Association of Montana Floodplain Managers
ASFPM - Association of State Floodplain Managers

View photos of Flooding in Montana
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Permitting Information
- For anyone planning to do work in Montana's floodplains, streams, wetlands, etc. use the Joint Permit Application form
- For local floodplain administrators:
- Submittal Requirements for Floodplain Permit Applications
- Floodplain Permit Review Checklist
- Guide to Stream Permitting in Montana
- Realtor Wetland Booklet - Representing property with wetland and riparian areas
"Follow the Rules"
- Local
- A copy of your community's floodplain management ordinance can be obtained from your local floodplain administrator.
- 2006 Interim Model Ordinance for printing
- 2006 Interim Model Ordinance electronic copy - available by contacting Traci Sears-Tull
- State
- Montana Code Annotated 76-5: Floodplain and Floodway Management
- Administrative Rules 36: Floodplain Management
- Federal
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Floodplain Maps and Unmapped Areas
Find a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) on the Web
- FEMA Map Service Center
Unmapped areas or Approximate Zone A Areas
Flood Insurance
- National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Training and Certification
FEMA Resources
- Letter of Map Changes Process
- Letter of Map Revision (LOMA) for single lot only
- Letter of Map Revision based on fill (LOMR-F)
- Letter of Map Revision (LOMR)
- Elevation Certificates
- Floodproofing Certificate
- NFIP Reference Information Handout
- NFIP General Publications
(PDF file links viewable with Acrobat Reader.)