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City of Philadelphia
Find flood preparedness and recovery resources for residents, business owners, and developers.
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These are resources to help you prepare for, respond to, and recover from a flood. Residents, business owners, and developers can use these resources.
If your community is working on a flood resilience project or interested in starting one, email Elaine.Montes@phila.gov to learn about other resources available to help your project.
These are resources to help residents prepare for, respond to, and recover from a flood.
Citywide resources are designed for residents across Philadelphia. Area-specific resources are also available for residents of some of the city’s most flood-prone neighborhoods. We’re working to create similar resources for other neighborhoods at risk of flooding.
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) can help business owners learn how to prepare for emergencies and put emergency response plans into action.
Use these resources to learn about flood risk and rules for development in the floodplain.
Still have questions? Developers can email floodplainmanager@phila.gov for more information about:
You must follow certain regulations to develop properties in the floodplain in Philadelphia. Learn more about the requirements:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides tools and resources to help developers navigate requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
To learn more about flood maps, visit the maps and tools page.