The Economic Impact of Flooding

REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES (as of April 30, 2004)

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY


MUNICIPALITY PROPERTIES (#) LOSSES (#) TOTAL PAYMENTS
Bethlehem City 6 2 losses – 2 properties $1,214,370
    3 losses – 2 properties  
    7 losses – 1 property  
    9 losses – 1 property  
Bethlehem Township 1 2 losses $7,014
East Allen Township 1 2 losses $10,575
Easton City 1 2 losses $30,886
Forks Township 1 2 losses $7,254
Lehigh Township 1 2 losses $7,879
Lower Mt. Bethel Township 1 2 losses $22,491
Northampton Borough 1 4 losses $87,939
Washington Township 1 2 losses $7,760
TOTALS 14 44 losses $1,396,169

LEHIGH COUNTY


MUNICIPALITY PROPERTIES (#) LOSSES (#) TOTAL PAYMENTS
Allentown City 36 2 losses – 18 properties $1,948,648
    3 losses – 7 properties  
    4 losses – 3 properties  
    5 losses – 5 properties  
    6 losses – 2 properties  
    8 losses – 1 property  
Catasauqua Borough 1 3 losses $63,095
Emmaus Borough 1 2 losses $12,211
Heidelberg Township 1 2 losses $7,080
Lower Macungie Township 5 2 losses – 3 properties $82,636
    3 losses – 1 property  
    6 losses – 1 property  
Macungie Borough 4 2 losses – 3 properties $34,218
    3 losses – 1 property  
South Whitehall Township 9 2 losses – 6 properties $148,222
    3 losses – 3 properties  
TOTALS 57 166 losses $2,296,110

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (data compiled by the DRBC)