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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1.1 <br /> <br />Purpose of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity <br />of flood hazards in the City of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, <br />and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance <br />Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This <br />study will be used to convert Grand Junction to the regular program <br />of flood insurance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. <br />Local and regional planners will use this study in their efforts <br />to promote sound flood plain management. <br /> <br />In some states' or communities, flood plain management criteria <br />or regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive <br />than those on which these federally supported studies are based. <br />These criteria take precedence Over the minimum Federal criteria <br />for purposes of regulating development in the flood plain, as <br />set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 24 CFR, 1910.1(d). <br />In such cases, however, it shall be understood that the State <br />(or other jurisdictional agency) shall be able to explain these <br />requirements and criteria. <br /> <br />1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />1.3 <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 MSM Consultants, Inc., for the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency, under Contract No. H-4710. This work, which was completed <br />in August 1980, covered all significant flooding sources affecting <br />Grand Junction. <br /> <br />Coordination <br /> <br />An initial coordination meeting was held in Grand Junction on <br />March 22, 1978. This meeting, attended by representatives of <br />the City of Grand Junction, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, <br />and the study contractor was held to discuss the nature and purpose <br />of the study and the scope and limits of work. <br /> <br />The following organizations were contacted and supplied information <br />used in the preparation of this report: the City of Grand Junction; <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board; Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District; U.S. <br />