The Indiana Floodplain Information Portal, INFIP, is a mapping application for the State of Indiana that allows you to view the floodplain map along a waterway. INFIP also provides answers to frequently asked questions related to floodplains, floodways, and state floodplain regulations.INFIP provides base flood elevations (BFE) at a selected point (i.e. your residence or tract of land) where floodplain studies have been completed. INFIP provides base flood elevations for both published flood insurance studies (Zone AE) and approximate studies (Zone A). If no base flood elevation currently exists at your selected point of interest, the Division of Water can provide that information to you upon request. For approximate studies with base flood elevations in Zone A, a Floodplain Analysis / Regulatory Assessment (FARA), issued by the Department of Natural Resources will be required: for obtaining a local building permit for construction in and around a floodplain as part of an application to FEMA for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) INFIP allows you to submit a request for a FARA from the Division of Water using the e-FARA (electronic Floodplain Analysis / Regulatory Assessment) Wizard. The e-FARA Wizard saves you time and money by eliminating the need for you to complete a paper request that must be mailed to the Division of Water in Indianapolis. By using the e-FARA Wizard, your information is directly logged in the Division of Water's database. In addition, the e-FARA Wizard allows you to attach copies of documents such as legal descriptions, drawings, etc. that are helpful in completing the floodplain analysis more quickly. If a base flood elevation is available on INFIP at your point of interest, the Division will issue a response to you by email within 10 business days. If a base flood elevation is not available on INFIP at your point of interest, the Division's response time will depend on the data resources available in our office. The data layer "Effective Special Flood Hazard Area" is an interim version of the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) produced by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in 2004. The purpose of this interim product is to provide much of the same information as the paper FIRM while the data is being updated and enhanced to meet the FEMA DFIRM standard through the Map Modernization program. The hardcopy FIRM and DFIRM and the accompanying Flood Insurance Study reports are the official designation of the Special Flood Hazard Areas and Base Flood Elevations for use in the National Flood Insurance Program. The flood hazard information shown in the "Effective Special Flood Hazard Area" for counties derived from the official FEMA digital products represent official FEMA designations of the Special Flood Hazard Areas. This data can be used for official NFIP purposes in accordance with the FEMA Mitigation Directorate Policy document tiled "Use of Digital Flood Hazard Data" dated November 29, 2007. A list of counties that have digital data published by FEMA can be found at http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/3484.htm; digital counties are shown in blue. The data layer "Preliminary Special Flood Hazard Area" is a proposed DFIRM issued by FEMA for acceptance and approval as an official DFIRM for the particular county covered. This flood hazard information is for outreach, advisory and review purposes only, and is subject to revision. It should not be used for regulation, enforcement and insurance rating purposes, and should not be used for mandatory flood insurance requirement purposes.

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