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<br />. <br />CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE <br />TOWN OF' BRECKENRIDGE, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, UNDER THE NATIONAL <br />FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM <br /> <br />On June 20, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />identified Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in the Town of Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, <br />through issuance of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The Mitigation Division has determined that <br />modification of the elevations of the flood having a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any <br />given year (base flood) for certain locations in this community is appropriate. The modified Base Flood <br />Elevations (BFEs) revise the FIRM for the community. <br /> <br />The changes are being made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public <br />Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended <br />(Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. <br />4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. <br /> <br />A hydraulic analysis was performed to incorporate the effects of 800 feet of channelization adjacent to the <br />ice rink facilities and updated topographic information along Illinois Gulch from just upstream to <br />approximately 2,200 feet upstream of State Highway 9. This has resulted in a revised delineation of the <br />regulatory tlloodway, increases and decreases in SFHA width, and increases and decreases in BFEs for <br />lllinois Gu1c:h. The aforementioned channelized portion of Illinois Gulch contains the base flood. The <br />table below indicates existing and modified BFEs for selected locations along the affected lengths of the <br />flooding source cited above. <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />Existing BFE <br />(feet) * <br /> <br />Modified BFE <br />(feet)* <br /> <br />Approximately 480 feet upstream of State Highway 9 <br />Approximatc~ly 1,810 feet upstream of State Highway 9 <br /> <br />9,668 <br />9,708 <br /> <br />9,667 <br />9,706 <br /> <br />*National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot <br /> <br />Under the above-mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Mitigation Division must develop criteria for <br />floodplain management. To participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the community <br />must use thc~ modified BFEs to administer the floodplain management measures of the NFIP. These <br />modified BFEs will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new <br />buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and contents. <br /> <br />Upon the second publication of notice of these changes in this newspaper, any person has 90 days in <br />which he or she can request, through the Chief Executive Officer of the community, that the Mitigation <br />Division reconsider the determination. Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of <br />changed conditions or new scientific or technical data. All interested parties are on notice that until the <br />90-day period elapses, the Mitigation Division's determination to modify the BFEs may itselfbe changed. <br /> <br />Any person having knowledge or wishing to comment on these changes should immediately notify: <br /> <br />The Honorable Ernie Blake <br />Mayor, Town of Breckenridge <br />P.O. Box 168 <br />Breckenridge, CO 80424 <br />