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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Term <br />Community <br /> <br />Debris Flows <br /> <br />Designation and <br />Approval <br /> <br />Detailed Floodplain <br />Information <br /> <br />Digital Flood <br />Insurance Rate Map <br />(DFIRM) <br /> <br />Digital Terrain <br />Model (DTM) <br /> <br />DFIRM Database <br /> <br />Development <br /> <br />Definition <br />Any political subdivision in the state of Colorado that has authority to <br />adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations through zoning, <br />including, but not limited to, cities, towns, unincorporated areas in the <br />counties, Indian tribes and Drainage and Flood Control Districts. <br /> <br />Movement of mud and water downward over sloping terrain. The flow <br />typically consists of a mixture of soil, rock, woody debris and water that <br />flows down steep terrain. <br /> <br />Certification by formal action of the Board that technical information <br />developed through scientific study using accepted engineering methods <br />suitable for making land use decisions under statutorily authorized zoning <br />powers <br /> <br />Floodplain information prepared utilizing topographic base mapping, <br />hydrologic analysis, and hydraulic calculations to arrive at precise water <br />surface profiles and floodplain delineations suitable for making land use <br />decisions' under statutorily authorized zoning powers. <br /> <br />FEMA digital floodplain map. These digital maps serve as "regulatory <br />floodplain maps" for insurance and floodplain management purposes. <br /> <br />Digitally encoded information about the elevation (or variation ofrelief) of <br />a given area. Often the terms DTM (Digital Terrain Model) and DEM <br />(Digital Elevation Model) are used interchangeably. <br /> <br />Database (usually spreadsheets of data and analyses that accompany <br />DFIRMs). The FEMA Mapping Specifications and Guidelines outline <br />requirements for the development and maintenance ofDFIRM databases. <br /> <br />Any man-made changes to improved or Imimproved real estate, including, <br />but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, <br />grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Federal Register <br /> <br />FEMA <br /> <br />FEMA - Guidelines <br />& Specifications for <br />Flood Hazard <br />Mapping Partners <br /> <br />The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of <br />Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other <br />presidential documents <br /> <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> <br />Floodplain mapping specifications published by FEMA. The current <br />guiding documents are posted on FEMA's website and provide the <br />minimum national standards for base map data and floodplain information. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />DRAFT <br />