Baltimore City Nuisance Flood Plan
The City of Baltimore has assessed its waterfront to identify areas that are prone to nuisance flooding, or high-tide flooding. This was required by State legislation, and the intention of the Nuisance Flood Plan (NFP) is to map, track and catalog nuisance flooding. The 2020 Baltimore City Nuisance Flood Plan was developed to address flooding occurring from 2020 through 2025.
You can access and download the 2020 Baltimore City Nuisance Flood Plan here.
The City was required to submit an update in 2025 covering flooding in 2025-2030. Baltimore City has elected to meet the update requirement by providing a related planning document that addresses the state NFP requirements – the City’s 2023 Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project (DP3), which serves as the City’s hazard mitigation plan. To document compliance, a cover letter was submitted to the Maryland Department of Planning, summarizing how the DP3 has addressed the requirements and identifying where each of the required elements can be found in the DP3 or supporting documents.
You can access and download the 2025 Nuisance Flood Plan Update Cover Letter here.
You can access and download the 2023 DP3 Plan and Attachments, which are referenced in the Cover Letter, here.
And here you can find the 2020 Nuisance Flood Plan Storymap, which acts as an interactive summary of the 2020 plan. A Storymap reflecting mapping updates covering 2025-2030 will be made available soon.
Disclaimer: This 2020 Nuisance Flood Plan was prepared by the City of Baltimore Department of Planning Office of Sustainability using Federal funds under award number NA18NOS4190145 from NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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