GIS, City Maps, & Floodplain Management

GIS

The City’s GIS (Geographic Information System) provides GIS data, maps, and other geospatial content and solutions related to information technology, infrastructure, property, and asset management. The overall goal is to provide geospatial data and interactive mapping to the public via the city’s website.

City Maps

Floodplain Management

The City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, a federal program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Through the National Flood Insurance Plan, the City agrees to manage development in the floodway and floodplain, which is any land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters.

The City has specific rules and requirements regarding development in areas designated as a floodplain. This includes, but is not limited to, permanent or temporary construction of structures, levees, and earthen fill. The goal of floodplain management is to protect the interests of the property owners within the city by encouraging responsible development in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA). Floodplain management activity includes:

  • Administration of floodplain development permits
  • Providing flood map information

Stormwater Management

The City of Glenpool is responsible for maintaining the water quality of streams, creeks, and rivers inside the city limits. The Federal Clean Water Act mandates that each city or town have a program to eliminate pollution entering the local watershed. Glenpool has established a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWP3) that includes Stormwater Ordinance 711, prohibiting any discharge other than Stormwater into the storm sewer system.

Part of the program asks property owners to help monitor what they observe going into the storm sewers and to report any discharge of grass, mud, oil, grease, or other chemicals into the storm sewer. This can be done anonymously, by filling out an incident report and forwarding that report to the Stormwater Administrator.

Floodplain Permit Documents

Helpful Links/Resources

For more information on keeping our local water clean: