Springdale, AR Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)

Springdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) under Chapter 50, Article II of the Code of Ordinances and Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 268 (Flood Loss Prevention). The effective Flood Insurance Rate Map for Springdale is the Washington County, AR countywide FIRM dated May 16, 2008. The city's principal Special Flood Hazard Areas follow three named drainages: Spring Creek in eastern/northern Springdale, Brush Creek in the western basin, and Clear Creek through southern Springdale into Lake Fayetteville. Springdale requires a Floodplain Development Permit from the Engineering Department for any construction, fill, or grading in a regulated floodplain, and Chapter 107.3.F.4 requires a grading permit for any land alteration in the designated floodplain without exception. New structures and substantial improvements must be elevated to at least two feet above Base Flood Elevation (a two-foot freeboard). Substantial improvement is triggered when cost equals or exceeds 50 percent of the building's market value.