Some Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA, records show
Some Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA, records show
The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a “Special Flood Hazard Area” in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with the primary claim about FEMA removing Camp Mystic buildings from a flood map being verified. However, the snippet provided is limited, and the full article likely contains more claims that cannot be verified with the given information. There's a moderate bias suggesting potential loosening of oversight.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.
- Verification Source #1, #2, #3, and #5 all imply this by stating that FEMA later removed buildings from the flood map. However, none of them explicitly state that Camp Mystic was initially included in 2011. This is a reasonable inference, but not directly verified.
- Claim: Some Camp Mystic buildings were removed from the 100-year flood map by FEMA.
- Verification Source #1, #2, #3, and #5 all support this claim. Verification Source #1 and #2 specifically mention that FEMA amended the county's flood map in 2013 to remove 15 of the camp's buildings.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Verification Source #1: "In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county's flood map to remove 15 of the camp's buildings from the hazard area."
- Verification Source #2: "In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county's flood map to remove 15 of the camp's buildings from the hazard area."
- Verification Source #3: "Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the..."
- Verification Source #5: "Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the..."
- The sources agree that FEMA removed buildings from the flood map. Verification Source #3 and #5 suggest a potential "loosening of oversight," indicating a possible bias.