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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br />FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO <br />[AND INCORPORATED AREAS] <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) revises and updates information on the <br />existence and severity of flood hazards in the geographic area of Fremont <br />County, Colorado, including the Cities of Canon City and Florence; and the <br />Towns of Brookside, Coal Creek, Rockvale, and Williamsburg as well as the <br />remaining unincorporated area (referred to collectively herein as Fremont <br />County), and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of <br />1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study has developed <br />flood-risk data for various areas of the community that will be used to establish <br />actuarial flood insurance rates and to assist the community in its efforts to <br />promote sound floodplain management. Minimum floodplain management <br />requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) <br />are set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. <br /> <br />Please note that the Town of Brookside is non-flood prone. <br /> <br />In some States or communities, floodplain management criteria or regulations <br />may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive than minimum Federal <br />requirements. In such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the <br />state (or other jurisdictional agency) will be able to explain them. <br /> <br />1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />The sources of authority for this FIS report are the National Flood Insurance Act <br />of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. <br /> <br />This countywide FIS has been prepared by combining data from the Cities of <br />Canon City and Florence and the unincorporated areas within Fremont County. <br />Information on the authority and acknowledgements for each jurisdiction <br />included in this countywide FIS, as compiled from their previously printed <br />individual FIS reports (References 1-3) is shown below. <br /> <br />City of Canon City <br /> <br />The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this <br />study were performed by Camp Dresser & <br />McKee Inc. for the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency (FEMA), under Contract <br />No. H-6867. This study was completed in May <br />1981. <br />