The purpose of the Pierce County Rivers Flood Hazard Management Plan is to recommend regional policies, programs, and projects that:

• reduce the risks to public health and safety;
• reduce public and private property damage from major river flooding and channel migration; and
• reduce river maintenance costs and maintain or improve habitat conditions.

The flood plan will be developed using the best available technical information, an inclusive stakeholder process, and careful analysis of level-of-service and funding options. It will also consider economic, social and cultural contexts, the existing regulatory framework, and relevant legal agreements.

The Pierce County Rivers Flood Hazard Management Plan will update and geographically extend the 1991 Puyallup River Basin Comprehensive Flood Control Management Plan. The actions recommended in the final plan will focus on reaches of the main stems of the Puyallup, White, Carbon, Nisqually, Mashel and Greenwater rivers and South Prairie Creek. Recent flood events and increasing development pressure in these areas has focused attention on flood management in Pierce County, making the timing for development of this plan ideal.

The plan is expected to be completed in Spring 2011.

Pierce County Rivers Flood Hazard Management Plan Fact Sheet