Emergency Flood Protection Permitting Application

The City of Ketchum, the Idaho Department of Water Resources, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers all issue permits for emergency streambank alteration work. Information on receiving permits from each agency is below. 

Emergency work is considered temporary in nature; long term mitigation solutions may be required in conformance with city, state, and federal regulations. 

City of Ketchum 
Contact: Planning & Building, 208-726-7801 or planningandzoning@ketchumidaho.org 

1.    Submit the webform application. Applications may be submitted by property owners or              their authorized representatives, such as a contractor or design professional.
2.   City staff will conduct a site visit and will approve the work as proposed, with conditions,              and/or with modifications.
3.   If an emergency arises outside of business hours, work may be conducted. However, a                permit application must be submitted the next business day.
 

***This form should be filled out if you are doing any of the following: sandbagging, riprap, bladder/aquadamns, pumping of water from structure and/or other emergency streambank work.***

Applicant Information
Files must be less than 128 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png html pdf doc docx xls xlsx.
Files must be less than 128 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png html pdf doc docx xls xlsx.
Files must be less than 128 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png html pdf doc docx xls xlsx.
Agreement
Applicant agrees in the event of a dispute concerning the interpretation or enforcement of the Emergency Streambank Alteration Permit Application, in which the City of Ketchum is the prevailing party, to pay reasonable attorney fees, including attorney fees on appeal, and expenses of the City of Ketchum. I, the undersigned, certify that all information submitted with and upon this application form is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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Before Submitting
Please double check your form. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Click submit button only once as it may take up to several minutes depending on the size of your files.