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Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> OCTOBE 4, 1994 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTA Nancy Burns, CRS Program Coordinator, 687-5226 <br /> From Publ c Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE <br /> EUGENE RESIDENTS RECEIVE FLOOD HAZARD INFORMATION <br /> More than 68,000 Eugene households will receive flood hazard information <br /> with their ctober utility bills. The owners of some 3,000 properties within the federally <br /> designated ugene special flood hazard area will get additional information later this fall. <br /> The information is prepared by the City of Eugene to increase awareness of the <br /> community s flood hazard and the National Flood Insurance Program. The City offers a free <br /> map deter ination service that can identify whether or not property is located within a special <br /> flood bazar area. The City also provides information on how to protect property in the event <br /> of a flood. <br /> Eug ne has participated in the National Flood Insurance Program since the late 1970s. <br /> In 1990, th City applied for and was accepted into a national flood hazard program called <br /> the Comm pity Rating System. These federal programs provide a direct benefit in the form <br /> of flood in urance availability and lower flood insurance premiums for all property owners <br /> within the ity of Eugene. Flood insurance is required flood insurance if a property owner <br /> desires any form of federal financial assistance to acquire or develop insurable structures <br /> <br /> i <br /> within a sp cial flood hazard area. This means that federal agencies such as the Farm Home <br /> (more) <br /> ~i <br /> <br />