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Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: Nancy Burns, Engineering Specialist, 687-5086 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEpIATE RELEASE <br /> FLOOD HAZARD INFORMATION AVAILABLE <br /> More than 68,00 Eugene households will receive flood hazard information <br /> with their September utility bills. The owners of approximately 3,000 <br /> properties within a designated special flood hazard area will get additional <br /> information in October. <br /> The information is prepared by the city of Eugene to increase awareness <br /> of flood. hazards and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Because <br /> the city participates in the NFIP and the Community Rating System (CRS), <br /> insurance premiums for flood insurance are reduced five percent within <br /> Eugene's urban growth boundary. <br /> Flood insurance is available not only for properties within the flood <br /> hazard areas designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), <br /> but alsq may be purchased for properties outside such areas that still may be <br /> subject',to localized flooding. The city's participation also ensures federal <br /> financial assistance to repair and reconstruct insurable buildings within the <br /> special flood hazard area if a flood occurs and the community is declared a <br /> <br /> federal disaster area. <br /> (more) <br /> <br />