Here are some key points on this new form:

1. All communities in the Community Rating System must use this revised form for all surveying done on or after January 1, 2007. If a building was surveyed before that date, you can file a copy of the old form. However, all new surveying must be recorded on the revised form.

2. You do not have to have the latitude and longitude recorded (item A5). This is good to have information, but it is not mandatory.

3. You do not have to have photographs. As noted in the instructions for item A6, photographs are only needed by insurance agents to write a policy. They are not required for your floodplain management regulations or for any CRS purposes. That being said, the Department of Ecology and FEMA strongly urges you to require photographs as this will expedite the insurance aspect of the EC.

Here are some common problems that we have found in Section B:

B1. The community number is a six digit number. It is not the same as the five digit map number on county wide maps.

B4. The map and panel number should be the six digit number plus a four digit panel number, e.g., 123456/0001. If the community is on a county-wide map, then the map number has five digits − 12345/0001.

B5. The suffix is a letter, usually between B and G. It is found at the end of the panel number on the map index, but it does not belong in B4.

Here are some common problems that we have found in Section C:

C1. Be sure to have a copy of the Elevation Certificate in your files for finished construction. You may want the builder to give you a Certificate during construction, as when the lowest floor is built, but the ISO/CRS Specialist bases your credit only on finished construction.

C2. Be sure to complete every pertinent item. Refer to the building diagrams on pages 7 and 8 of the instructions for what is pertinent.

C2.e. Note that item C2.e is pertinent for all situations where there is machinery or equipment outside the building or below the lowest elevated floor, even though "C2.e" does not appear in the diagrams.

Spokane River

The Spokane River flows along the north boundary of Lincoln County.  It flows 111 miles from Lake Couer d'Alene in Idaho to its confluence with Lake Roosevelt (the Upper Columbia River).

The Center for Justice: Spokane River Project  (Click here to go directly to the Public Guide)

Washington State Department of Ecology: Spokane River Basin site

For fish consumption advisories, check with the Washington State Department of Health

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has information regarding the Spokane River Cleanup.

Spokane Regional Health District: Environmental Health Programs

The Lands Council: Toxics Education

Washington Citizens Advisory Committee for the Spokane River

Water Units of Measure