IS Brentwood Ca in a flood zone? (San Francisco, Sacramento: insurance, home builders)

[NJcali]

Was looking at a few new home builders and was surprised that i couldnt get a straight anwser out of FEMA or Contra Costa website. I assume that communities along the Delta have greater then 1% flood risk. Does anyone know the answer or best place to find it.

[RosieSD]

Have you already tried:

Flooding Maps and Information « ABAG Resilience Program

And, it looks like the city of Brentwood has a number you can call to find out if an address is in a flood zone: http://www.brentwoodca.gov/civicax/f...x?BlobID=30526

[NJcali]

thanks for doing some research.

the FEMA map shows most of town out side of 100 year flood zone. Best to check with insurance agent.

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by NJcali

thanks for doing some research.

the FEMA map shows most of town out side of 100 year flood zone. Best to check with insurance agent.

Yep, that is what I would do. If it is a new construction development, they also had to have some sort of city or county approval process, so you might want to look into that to see if flooding was mentioned as a potential concern.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

What led you to believe Brentwood is possibly in a flood zone?

[NJcali]

A good portion of the Delta was a flood plain and some of the land is a product of levy's and dams most of which was built over 70 years ago. At the time of the New Orleans floods there was a lot of news about similar risk facing communities along the Delta. The FEMA map shows a minor risk to a very very small part of Brentwood area but the map has not been updated for awhile. Sorry if i caused and concenrns.

[recycled]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

What led you to believe Brentwood is possibly in a flood zone?

The Brentwood the OP is asking about is the small city located in eastern Contra Costa County, about a dozen miles east of Antioch. It is a flat, low lying area not far from the Sacramento / San Joaquin river delta, near where the delta drains into Suisun Bay / San Francisco Bay. It's a whole other world from upscale Brentwood neighborhood in West LA.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by recycled

The Brentwood the OP is asking about is the small city located in eastern Contra Costa County, about a dozen miles east of Antioch. It is a flat, low lying area not far from the Sacramento / San Joaquin river delta, near where the delta drains into Suisun Bay / San Francisco Bay. It's a whole other world from upscale Brentwood neighborhood in West LA.

Oh.

[shooting4life]

After Katrina fema re assessed what it considered a flood zone, millions of people were moved into flood zones that never were. I had friends that lived on a 40 ft hill that got moved into a flood zone and then charged 2k a year to buy flood insurance which is required as long as you have a mortgage. You can get moved out of the flood zone by getting a surveyor to come to your property to determine if you actually fall into a flood zone, which of course costs $400-500.

In many instances it was a cash grab by the federal government done nation wide.

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by recycled

The Brentwood the OP is asking about is the small city located in eastern Contra Costa County, about a dozen miles east of Antioch. It is a flat, low lying area not far from the Sacramento / San Joaquin river delta, near where the delta drains into Suisun Bay / San Francisco Bay. It's a whole other world from upscale Brentwood neighborhood in West LA.

I almost fell out my chair!