The Kershaw County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance was implemented to protect human life, minimize property damage, and encourage appropriate construction practices to minimize losses due to flood conditions by requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction. Planning and Zoning must verify if proposed projects lie within flood prone areas to determine if special construction standards and restrictions will apply.

FloodSmart Website 

FEMA's Six Ways To Protect Your Home From Flooding 

Flood Hazard Information Brochure 

Kershaw County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

Wetlands Fact Sheet 

Catawba-Wateree Shoreline Management Plan

Information about the Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance 

S.C Department of Natural Resources Flood Mitigation Program

Stormwater Management ordinances and Regulations