Flood Control
Mission Statement: The mission of the Flood Control District and Floodplain Administration of Santa Cruz County is to provide flood hazard identification, regulation, remediation, and education to the people in Santa Cruz County so that they can reduce their risks of injury, death, and property damage due to flooding while enjoying the natural and beneficial values served by floodplain's.
Division Goals & Objectives: To minimize flood and erosion
damages for all county residents, property and infrastructure through
a variety of flood control and natural resource management activities.
Services
As a public service, the Santa Cruz County Flood Control District
will provide the following information upon request:
- Whether a property is in or out of the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) as shown on the current Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) of the unincorporated County and the City of Nogales, Arizona
- Additional flood insurance data for a site, such as FIRM Zone and the base flood elevation or depth, if shown on the FIRM.
- Basic level information (Site Review) on the requirements of the Santa Cruz County Flood Control District for construction on flood prone property.
- We have several handouts available of the flood insurance purchase requirement that can help people who need a mortgage or loan for a property in the SFHA.
- We have several handouts available of the requirements and procedures for development within all flood prone areas within unincorporated Santa Cruz County and the City of Nogales, Arizona.
Attached is a copy of the appropriate forms and information available
from the District.
If you would like to make an inquiry, please tell us the street
address or tax code identification number, and, if available, the
subdivision, lot, and block number.
We are open 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday-Thursday. Fax us at (520) 761-7946, call us at (520) 375-7830, or drop by the Santa Cruz County Flood Control District office in the County Complex at 2150 North Congress Drive, Room #117, Nogales, Arizona.
For all inquiries via the fax or phone, please allow up to ten business days for a reply. All walk-in inquiries will be handled as soon as possible depending on personnel availability. There is currently no charge for these services.
The Flood Control District also has completed FEMA Elevation Certificates for buildings that were constructed in the floodplain since June of 2001.
Santa Cruz Flood Control District
520-375-7830
Open 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday through Thursday