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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />The purpose of this Flood Insurance Study is to investigate the <br />existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Greeley, <br />Weld County, Colorado, and to aid in the administration of the <br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protec- <br />tion Act of 1973. Initial use of this information will be to <br />convert Greeley to the regular program of flood insurance by the <br />Federal Insurance Administration. Further use of the information <br />will be made by local and regional planners in their efforts to <br />promote sound land use and flood plain development. <br /> <br />1.2 Coordination <br /> <br />On March 31 and April 16, 1976, the selection of a community base <br />map and the identification of streams requiring detailed study were <br />accomplished at meetings attended by representatives of the study <br />contractor, the Federal Insurance Administration, the Weld County <br />Planning Department, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and the <br />City of Greeley. <br /> <br />The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, was contacted to <br />obtain flood plain data for the Cache La Poudre River. <br /> <br />The results of this study were reviewed at a final community co- <br />ordination meeting held on August 1, 1978. Attending the meeting <br />were representatives of the Federal Insurance Administration, the <br />study contractor, and the city. No problems were raised at the <br />meeting. <br /> <br />1.3 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />The source of authority for this Flood Insurance Study is the <br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. <br /> <br />The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed <br />by Gingery Associates, Inc. for the Federal Insurance Administration, <br />under Contract No. H-4017. This work, which was completed in March <br />1974, covered all significant flooding sources affecting the City <br />of Greeley. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the incorporated area of the City <br />of Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. The area of study is shown on <br />the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). <br />