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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />The purpose of this Flood Insurance Study is to investigate the <br />existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Fort Collins, <br />Larimer County, Colorado, and to aid in the administration of the <br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protec- <br />tion Act of 1973. Initial use of this information will be to <br />convert Fort Collins to the regular program of flood insurance by <br />the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Further use of the <br />information will be made by local and regional planners in their <br />efforts to promote sound land use and flood plain development. <br /> <br />1.2 Coordination <br /> <br />Community base map selection and the identification of streams <br />requiring detailed study were done at a meeting attended by <br />personnel of Gingery Associates, Inc. (the study contractor), the <br />Federal Insurance Administration, the Larimer County Planning <br />Department, and officials of the City of Fort Collins on April 20, <br />1976. <br /> <br />The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, was also contacted <br />during the course of the study. <br /> <br />During the course of the work done by the study contractor, flood <br />elevations, flood boundaries, and floodway deli~~ations were <br />reviewed with community officials. Revisions to the original study <br />completed in 1973 incorporated new data prepared for the city by the <br />original study contractor. <br /> <br />The results of this study were reviewed at a final community coord- <br />ination meeting held on July 25, 1978. Attending the meeting were <br />representatives of the Federal Insurance Administration, the study <br />contractor, and the city. This study incorporates all appropriate <br />comments; and all problems have been resolved. <br /> <br />1.3 Authority and Acknowledgements <br /> <br />The source of authority for this Flood Insurance Study is the <br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. <br /> <br />The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed <br />by Gingery Associates, Inc., for the Federal Insurance Administra- <br />tion, under Contract No. H-4017. This work, which was completed in <br />October 1977, covered all significant flooding sources affecting the <br />City of Fort Collins. <br />