Staying Safe Flood Guide - Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Staying Safe Flood Guide - Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Staying Safe Flood Guide - Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Where to Get More Information: Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI, Denton, Texas (covers Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas). Main Number: (940) 898-5399 Flood Insurance: (800) 427-4661 Map Service Center: (800) 358-9616 Headquarters: Washington, D.C. 20472. Main Number: (888)-CALL-FLOOD ext. 314 Website at http://www.fema.gov offers links to general information, maps, disaster assistance, prevention/mitigation, flood insurance and various other topics. Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority 933 East Court Street, Seguin, TX 78155 Main Number: (830) 379-5822 Website at http://www.gbra.org offers information about GBRA, news releases, links to other river authorities, state and federal agencies, water quality data and consumer confidence water quality reports, lab reports and many other areas. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Website at http://www.noaa.gov offers links to departments including the National Weather Service, on-line photo archive, oceanic information, fisheries, and other subjects. United States Geological Survey (USGS) Website at http://txwww.cr.usgs.gov/nwis-bin/current.html offers information about current hydrologic conditions in Texas including river flows, gauges and historic streamflow data. 21
Floodplain Administrators Your local Floodplain Administrator is responsible for floodplain management regulations and can provide information about your community's program. Listed below are offices and telephone numbers for Floodplain Administrators in the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority's ten-county statutory district. Caldwell County (512) 398-2213 Lockhart (512) 398-3461 Luling (830) 875-2481 Martindale (512) 357-6700 Calhoun County (361) 553-4455 Point Comfort (361) 552-0996 Port Lavaca (361) 552-9795 Seadrift (361) 785-2251 Comal County (830) 608-2090 Bulverde (830) 438-3612 Garden Ridge (210) 651-6632 New Braunfels (830) 608-2100 De Witt County (361) 275-8307 Cuero (361) 275-6114 Yorktown (361) 564-2611 Nordheim (361) 938-5223 Gonzales County (830) 672-2327 Gonzales (830) 672-2815 Nixon (830) 582-1924 Waelder (830) 665-7331 Guadalupe County (830) 303-4188 X251 Cibolo (210) 658-9900 Marion (830) 420-2391 Schertz (210) 658-7477 Seguin (830) 401-2436 Hays County (512) 353-4351 Bear Creek (512) 301-3213 Buda (512) 295-6331 Dripping Springs (512) 858-4725 Hays (512) 295-4761 22
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Where to Get More Information:<br />
Federal Emergency Management Agency<br />
Region VI, Denton, Texas (covers Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and<br />
Texas).<br />
Main Number: (940) 898-5399<br />
<strong>Flood</strong> Insurance: (800) 427-4661<br />
Map Service Center: (800) 358-9616<br />
Headquarters: Washington, D.C. 20472.<br />
Main Number: (888)-CALL-FLOOD ext. 314<br />
Website at http://www.fema.gov offers links to general information, maps, disaster<br />
assistance, prevention/mitigation, flood insurance and various other topics.<br />
<strong>Guadalupe</strong>-<strong>Blanco</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Authority</strong><br />
933 East Court Street, Seguin, TX 78155<br />
Main Number: (830) 379-5822<br />
Website at http://www.gbra.org offers information about GBRA, news releases, links to<br />
other river authorities, state and federal agencies, water quality data and consumer<br />
confidence water quality reports, lab reports and many other areas.<br />
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<br />
Website at http://www.noaa.gov offers links to departments including the National<br />
Weather Service, on-line photo archive, oceanic information, fisheries, and other subjects.<br />
United States Geological Survey (USGS)<br />
Website at http://txwww.cr.usgs.gov/nwis-bin/current.html offers information about<br />
current hydrologic conditions in Texas including river flows, gauges and historic<br />
streamflow data.<br />
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