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<br />Hays Count) <br /> <br /> <br />T: r~ i ~." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Marcos Community Assistance Visit (CA V) Report described serious problems with the <br />accuracy of the current Hays County Flood Insurance Rate Map and recommended that a new <br />flood insurance study be performed for Hays County to produce digital flood insurance rate <br />maps (DFIRM's) to provide updated technical information needed for floodplain management. <br /> <br />2.3.5 Population Growth <br /> <br />Population growth is a major factor for defining flood hazard mapping needs and was one of <br />the primary factors referenced in the August 2002 Texas Mapping Plan. Population growth <br />generally relates to the amount of urbanization (development) that is occurring or has occurred. <br />Hays County has experienced major development and population growth and has a need for <br />accurate flood hazard mapping to make informed decisions regarding regulation of <br />development. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />For the period from 1990 to 2000, Hays County (composite total) has experienced 48.7% <br />population growth. Table 1, "Population Trends in Hays County", describes the population <br />trends for individual communities and for the county as a whole. Three communities, Kyle, <br />Niederwald and Wimberley, have experienced over 100% population increase for the ten year <br />period. The Hays County land area is 677.9 square miles and the population density of 97 <br />persons per square mile in 1990, increased to l44 persons per square mile in 2000. Population <br />and density increase when compared to the FIRM (map panel) age provides valuable <br />information related to flood hazard mapping needs. The technical age of hydrology, hydraulics, <br />surveying and mapping for the current Hays County Flood Insurance Study and FIRM's is over <br />10 years old and should be restudied and mapped to comply with FEMA's Map Modernization <br />Initiative. <br /> <br />2.3.6 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Policies, Claims and Repetitive <br />Loss Properties <br /> <br />Another indicator of flood hazard is the flood insurance policy and claims information <br />provided by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Table 6,"NFIP Policies and Claims <br />Information for Hays County", was prepared from information available on FEMA's <br />Community Information System Database. A total of 88 I flood insurance policies, with <br />$115,988,800 in coverage, are currently in force in Hays County. The average flood insurance <br />policy coverage is $131,655. Based on the FEMA database, there have been a total of 554 paid <br />flood insurance claims totaling $6,587,192 since 1978 in Hays County. The average flood <br />insurance claim is $1 1,890. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />Table 6: NFIP Policies and Claims Information for Ha <br /> <br />444 <br />1 <br />1 <br />o <br /> <br />$68,862,400 <br />$250,000 <br />$188,000 <br />$0 <br /> <br />214 $3,167,580 <br />o $0 <br />o $0 <br />o $0 <br /> <br />27 <br />o <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />Hays count~', Texas <br />Mitigation Plan <br />52 <br />