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Online Flood Information Library
Additional flood materials can also be found at the main branch of the Portsmouth Public Library located at 601 Court Street and in the Planning Department on the 4th Floor of City Hall 801 Crawford Street.
Flood Information Library
Construction / Reconstruction
- Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House (PDF)
- Avoiding Hurricane Damage (PDF)
- Crawlspace Construction (PDF)
- Free-of-Obstruction Requirements (PDF)
- Homeowner's Guide to Elevation Certificates (PDF)
- Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting (PDF)
- Local Officials Guide for Coastal Construction (PDF)
- Non-residential Floodproofing (PDF)
- Openings in Foundation Walls (PDF)
- Protecting Manufactured Homes (PDF)
- Rebuilding in an AE Zone (PDF)
- Rebuilding in an VE Zone (PDF)
- Reducing Flood Risk to Residential Buildings That Cannot Be Elevated (PDF)
- Repairing Your Flooded Home (PDF)
- Wet Floodproofing (PDF)
Insurance
- Answers to Questions about the NFIP (PDF)
- Benefits of Flood Insurance vs. Disaster Assistance (PDF)
- Benefits of Freeboard (PDF)
- Condominium Coverage (PDF)
- Elevation Certificates Who Needs Them and Why - FEMA Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Filing Your Flood Insurance Claim (PDF)
- Flood Insurance Claims Handbook (PDF)
- Flood Insurance Requirements for Recipients of Federal Disaster Assistance (PDF)
- ICC Brochure (PDF)
- ICC Coverage (PDF)
- Insurance Agent's Lowest Floor Guide (PDF)
- Mold and Mildew (PDF)
- Myths and Facts About Flood Insurance (PDF)
- Preferred Risk Policy (PRP) Eligibility Extension (PDF)
- Q and A for Real Estate Professionals (PDF)
- Renters Coverage (PDF)
- Repetitive Loss (PDF)