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<br />The following agencies and individuals were contacted and supplied <br />information used in the preparation of this study: <br /> <br />u.s. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />Colorado Department of Highways <br />U.S. Geological Survey <br /> <br />An intermediate coordination meeting concerning the Gunnison River <br />was held on September 20, 1989, to discuss the progress of the <br />restudy. In attendance were representatives from the City of <br />Delta, the County of Delta, FEMA, and the study contractor. <br /> <br />The results of the restudy were reviewed at the final cormnunity <br />coordination meeting held on September 10, 1990, and attended by <br />representatives of the City of Delta, the study contractor, and <br />FEMA. All issues raised at that meeting have been addressed in <br />this restudy. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the incorporated areas of the <br />City of Delta, Delta County, Colorado. The area of study is shown <br />on the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). <br /> <br />The detailed analysis of the Uncompahgre River was performed with <br />consideration given to all proposed construction and forecasted <br />development through 1987. <br /> <br />The areas of the Gunnison River studied by detailed methods were <br />selected with priority given to all known flood hazard areas and <br />areas of projected development or proposed construction through <br />1994. <br /> <br />Approximate analyses were used to study those areas having a low <br />development potential or minimal flood hazards. The scope and <br />methods of study were proposed to, and agreed upon by, FEMA and the <br />City of Delta. <br /> <br />2.2 Community Description <br /> <br />The City of Delta is located in the western portion of Delta County <br />in the west-central portion of Colorado. Delta is the largest city <br />in the county and is the County seat. The city is bordered by <br />unincorporated areas of Delta County. <br /> <br />The Ute Indians were the earliest residents of western Colorado. <br />In 1868, the Utes were put on a reservation which included Del ta <br />County and the surrounding area. This reservation was dissolved by <br />an 1880 treaty which moved the Ute Indians to a new reservation in <br /> <br />2 <br />