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County
El Paso
Community
Colorado Springs
Stream Name
Sand Creek
Basin
Arkansas
Title
LOMR - Affected Panel 753F - Case No. 02-08-325P
Date
8/21/2002
Prepared For
Colorado Springs
Prepared By
FEMA
Floodplain - Doc Type
Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information
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<br />CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE CITY <br />OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD <br />INSURANCE PROGRAM <br /> <br />On March 17, 1997, the Federal Emergency Management Agency identified Special Flood Hazard Areas <br />(SFHAs) in the City of Colorado Springs, EI Paso County, Colorado, through issuance of a Flood <br />Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 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 construction of the Miller's Crossing subdivision, <br />including channelization along Sand Creek from just upstream to approximately 1,050 feet upstream of <br />Airport Road. This has resulted in a revised delineation of the regulatory floodway, a decrease in SFHA <br />width, and decreased BFEs for Sand Creek. The aforementioned channelized portion of Sand Creek <br />contains the base flood. The table below indicates existing and modified BFEs for selected locations <br />along the affected lengths of the flooding source(s) cited above. <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />Existing BFE <br />(feet) * <br /> <br />Modified BFE <br />(feet)* <br /> <br />Approximately 450 feet upstream of Airport Road <br />Approximately 2,050 feet upstream of Airport Road <br /> <br />6,080 <br />6,105 <br /> <br />6,078 <br />6,104 <br /> <br />*National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot <br /> <br />Under the above-mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration <br />must develop criteria for floodplain management. To participate in the National Flood Insurance Program <br />(NFIP), the community must use the modified BFEs to administer the floodplain management measures <br />of the NFIP. These modified BFEs will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium <br />rates for new buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and <br />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 Federal <br />Insurance and Mitigation Administration reconsider the determination. Any request for reconsideration <br />must be based on knowledge of changed conditions or new scientific or technical data. All interested <br />parties are on notice that until the 90-day period elapses, the Federal Insurance and Mitigation <br />Administration'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 Mary Lou Makepeace <br />Mayor, City of Colorado Springs <br />P.O. Box 1575 <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1575 <br />
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