View Floodplain information from the Georgia Map Program at the link below:

http://georgiadfirm.com/

What is a floodplain?
Floodplains are the low, flat lands adjacent to streams, rivers, and lakes that flood frequently. They are considered part of a healthy stream and are designed to hold in flood waters, as well as support a variety of natural resources and provide natural flood and erosion control.
Floodplain management is the operation of a community program of preventive and corrective measures to reduce risk of current and future flooding, resulting in a more resilient community.
 

City of Griffin Floodplain Map
 

City of Griffin Floodplain KML/KMZ File for Google Users
Data Includes: Buildings, Cemetery, City Hall, City Limits, Court House, Fire Stations, Floodplain , Hospital, Parcels, Parks, Police Stations, Schools, Streams, Voting Districts and Zoning
Data updated September 20, 2011
City of Griffin - GIS Data - Google Layer
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If you have Google Earth Installed on your PC double click on the NFHL layer to see the FEMA floodplain overlaid on Google Earth. Be patient. Some of the layers will only draw after you have zoomed down to within a mile or so but they do work. You can play around with them.

CRS Program
The CRS (Community Rating System) is a voluntary incentive program through the National Flood Insurance Program (NIFP) that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NIFP requirements.
The goals of the CRS include:

1. Reduce flood damage to insurable property
2. Strengthen and support the insurance aspects of the NIFP
3. Encourage a comprehensive approach to floodplain management.

As a result from community actions meeting these goals, flood insurance premium rates are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk.
Communities are divided put into 10 classes based upon the number of credit points earned.  Credit points are earned through different activities that fall into four series:

1. Public Information
2. Mapping & Regulations
3. Flood Damage Reduction
4. Flood Preparedness

The City of Griffin is in Class 5 and homeowners who are in the FEMA 100-Year Floodplain are eligible for a 25% discount on their flood insurance premium. Homeowners who are not in the FEMA 100-Year Floodplain and want to purchase flood insurance are eligible for a 10% discount on their flood insurance premium.