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U.S. Department of Homeland Security <br />500 C Street, SW <br />Washington, DC 20472 <br />�4P,/NT\F;L <br />r <br />° <br />FEMA <br />yf��.4o <br />SF�Jp~ <br />April 1, 2020 <br />Brett Wachsmith <br />Chairman, Board of Kittitas County <br />205 West 5th Avenue, Suite 108 <br />Ellensburg, Washington 98926-2887 <br />Dear Mr. Wachsmith: <br />The purpose of this letter is to provide you with the results of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating <br />System (CRS) field verification findings based on your 5 -year cycle verification. The field verification report is enclosed for <br />your records. <br />I am pleased to inform you that the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has <br />determined that Kittitas County will retain its current rating as a Class 6 in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) <br />Community Rating System (CRS). The floodplain management activities implemented by your community qualify it for a 20 <br />percent discount on flood insurance premiums for NFIP policies issued or renewed in Special Flood Hazard Areas on or after <br />May 1, 2020. This savings is a tangible result of the flood mitigation activities your community implements to protect lives <br />and reduce property damage. <br />Please note that Preferred Risk Policies, applicable in Zones B, C, and X on your community's NFIP Flood Insurance Rate Map, <br />are not eligible for the CRS discount. Standard rated flood insurance policies in Zones B, C, X, D, AR, and A99 are limited to a <br />CRS discount of ten percent in Class 1-6 communities and five percent in Class 7-9 communities. The rates for the above- <br />mentioned policies already reflect significant premium reductions. <br />The CRS rating for your community will automatically be renewed annually as long as there are no NFIP noncompliance <br />actions, so a notification letter will not be sent every year. This annual renewal will take place as long as your community <br />continues to implement the CRS activities you certify in your annual recertification documentation. If no additional <br />modifications or new CRS activities are added, the next verification visit for your community will be in accordance with its <br />established 5 -year cycle. In the interim, FEMA will periodically send the NFIP/CRS Update newsletter and other notices to <br />your CRS Coordinator to keep your community informed. <br />I commend you on your community actions and your determination to lead your community to be more disaster resistant. <br />This commitment enhances public safety, property protection, and protects the natural functions of floodplains, and reduces <br />flood insurance premiums. <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the FEMA Region X Office, CRS Coordinator, <br />Roxanne Reale-Pilkenton, by telephone at (425) 487-4654. <br />Sincerely, j� <br />W /f"^ <br />William H. Lesser, CRS Coordinator <br />Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Arden Thomas, CRS Coordinator <br />