This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. The Effective Floodplain layer represents the official regulatory floodplain as adopted by FEMA and a given local community for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Effective data should be used wherever it is available - but it is not available statewide. Last Updated: 03/2016Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Hydrology/MD_Floodplain/FeatureServer/1 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.