Podcast episode: Why should you care about the floodplain?

Missoula County residents are lucky to live in proximity to multiple rivers and creeks, but this also means increase risks of flooding. Missoula County is currently working with both state and federal agencies to update floodplain maps for the Clark Fork River, the Bitterroot River and Rock Creek. But what exactly is the floodplain, and why are updated maps needed?

Recently, the Missoula County commissioners spoke with Matt Heimel, floodplain administrator for Missoula County, and Adriene Beck, director of the Missoula County Office of Emergency Management. Adriene and Matt answer these questions and help decode the many acronyms around the floodplain mapping process.

Click here to listen to the episode, or find it wherever you get your podcasts under "The Agenda with the Missoula County Commissioners".