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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity <br />of flood hazards in the Town of Larkspur, Douglas County, Colorado, <br />and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act <br />of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study <br />has developed flood risk data for various areas of the community <br />that will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and <br />assist the community in its efforts to promote sound flood plain <br />management. Minimum flood plain management requirements for partici- <br />pation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are set forth <br />in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study was prepared by compiling existing hydro- <br />logic and hydraulic technical and scientific data. The data were <br />identified as the best available at the time of compilation ',f <br />this Flood Insurance Study and should depict the gener~l conditions <br />of the flooding sources with relative accuracy. The Federal Emer- <br />gency Management Agency (FEMA) performed a cursory review and accepted <br />the data as valid for purposes of this Flood Insurance Study and <br />the NFIP. However, if better information is known to exist or has <br />been developed since the date of this study, the information should <br />be immediately forwarded to the address below for consideration <br />for revision of this study. <br /> <br />Natural and Technological Hazards Division, FEMA <br />Denver Federal Center, Building 710 <br />Box 25267 <br />Denver, Colorado 80225-0267 <br /> <br />In some states or communities, flood plain management criteria or <br />regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive <br />than the minimum Federal requirements. In such cases, the more <br />restrictive criteria take precedence and the State (or other juris- <br />dictional agency) will be able to explain them. <br /> <br />1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />The sources of authority for this Flood Insurance Study are the <br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protec- <br />tion Act of 1973. <br />