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FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of Study This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) revises and updates information on the existence and severity of flood hazards in the geographic area of Clear Creek County, Colorado, including the Towns of Empire, Georgetown and Silver Plume and the City of Idaho Springs, as well as the remaining unincorporated area (referred to collectively herein as Clear Creek County), and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study has developed flood-risk data for various areas of the community that will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and to assist the community in its efforts to promote sound floodplain management. Minimum floodplain management requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. In some States or communities, floodplain management criteria or regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive than minimum Federal requirements. In such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the state (or other jurisdictional agency) will be able to explain them. 1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments The sources of authority for this FIS report are the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This countywide FIS has been prepared by combining data from the Towns of Georgetown and Silver Plume and the City of Idaho Springs. Information on the authority and acknowledgements for each jurisdiction included in this countywide FIS, as compiled from their previously printed individual FIS reports (References 1-3) is shown below. Town of Georgetown The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed by The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and completed in February 1987.