Floodplain management assists customers in meeting the requirements of the Santa Rosa County Land Development Code and the National Flood Insurance Program. This office is the archive for all the flood information for the county, and the other local jurisdictions, including flood insurance rate maps, elevation certificates, letters of map amendment and flood insurance studies. This office is also responsible for the Community Rating System or CRS information. CRS is a voluntary program which based on activities performed determines a discount from 5% to 40% on flood insurance rates. This office assists the special projects and grants department with Mitigation of flood prone structures.

Floodplain management assists customers in meeting the requirements of the Santa Rosa County Land Development Code and the National Flood Insurance Program. This office is the archive for all the flood information for the county, and the other local jurisdictions, including flood insurance rate maps, elevation certificates, letters of map amendment and flood insurance studies. This office is also responsible for the Community Rating System or CRS information. CRS is a voluntary program which based on activities performed determines a discount from 5% to 40% on flood insurance rates. This office assists the special projects and grants department with Mitigation of flood prone structures. The following information can be obtained from our office by emailing our floodplain manager: - Assistance with Letters of Map Amendment - Copies of Elevation Certificates - Copies of Flood Insurance Rate Maps - Flood Map Determinations - Grandfathering Assistance - Requirements for Construction in a Special Flood Hazard Area - Substantial Damage Determinations Santa Rosa County has partnered with Forerunner, a floodplain management platform that delivers actionable, property-level flood risk information that will enhance compliance, outreach and floodplain management efforts for the entirety of Santa Rosa's more than 200,000 resident community. The partnership includes a new flood risk portal that makes it easier for Santa Rosa County residents, real estate and insurance professionals, developers and others to seamlessly access flood risk information for individual properties. Making it particularly easier for the county while it continues to undergo increasing residential and commercial development as they'll be able to utilize Forerunner as a document management system that will make handling the consistent influx of permits significantly easier. Dumping is Prohibited: Dumping is a violation of Santa Rosa County Ordinance 06-26. Do not dump or throw anything into the ditches, streams, creeks, or rivers. Even grass clippings and branches can accumulate and plug channels, creeks and streams. A blocked channel cannot carry water and when it rains the water has to go somewhere. Every piece of trash contributes to flooding. Keeping Ditches Clean: If your property is next to a ditch or stream, please do your part and keep the banks clear of brush and debris. Santa Rosa County has a maintenance program which can help remove major blockages such as debris in ditches. Please call 626-0191 or fill out a work order online.