Property owners challenging FEMA's map designations hire engineers to conduct detailed studies to show where they believe the 100-year flood plain should actually be drawn.

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show By RYAN J. FOLEY, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, and JIM MUSTIAN, AP Saturday, July 12, 2025 7:38AM ...

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show By RYAN J. FOLEY, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, and JIM MUSTIAN, AP Saturday, July 12, 2025 ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.