Environmental
Flooding and Georgia's Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) are identified on:
AGeorgia county tax maps
BFEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)✓ Correct
CGREC zoning maps
DNational Wetlands Inventory maps
Explanation
FEMA publishes Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) that identify Special Flood Hazard Areas (100-year floodplains). Properties in SFHAs with federally backed loans are required to carry flood insurance.
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