FLOOD10843

• County: Pitkin
• Community: Pitkin County and Incorporated Areas
• Title: FIS - Pitkin County and Incorporated Areas - Vol 1
• Date: 10/19/1994
• Prepared For: Pitkin County
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Current FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY
PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO AND INCORPORATED AREAS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose of Study

This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) investigates the existence and
severity of flood hazards in the geographic area of Pitkin County,
Colorado. This study involves the Ci ty of Aspen, the Town of
Snowmass Village, and the unincorporated areas of Pitkin County
(hereinafter referred to collectively as Pitkin County), and aids in
the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. (Flood hazard
information presented in this study for the Town of Basalt has been
included for information purposes only.) This study has developed
flood risk data for various areas of the community that will be used
to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and 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 (CFR) at 44 CFR, 60.3.

In some States or communities, floodplain management criteria or
regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive
than the 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 are the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.

The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study, wi th the
exception of the Fryingpan River in the Town of Basalt, were
performed by Denver Engineering Corporation (DEe), for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under Contract No. EMW-C-1184.
This study was completed in April 1985.

The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for the Fryingpan River in the
Town of Basalt were prepared by Gingery Associates, Inc. (GAl), for
the Town of Basalt. The GAl work was completed in October 1978.

1.3 Coordination

The communi ty base map for the Town of Basal t was selected and
streams requiring detailed study were identified in a meeting
attended by representatives of FEMA, the Colorado Water Conservation
Board (CWCB), the Town of Basalt, and the Study Contractor (SC) on
June 8, 1977.