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<br />:, <br /> <br />'Ij <br /> <br />CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE <br />TOWN OF GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, UNDER THE <br />NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM <br /> <br />On March 17, 1997, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />identified Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in the Town of Green Mountain Falls, El Paso County, <br />Colorado, through issuance of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The Mitigation Division has <br />determined that modification of the elevations of the flood having a l.percent chance of being equaled or <br />exceeded in any given year (base flood) for certain locations in this community is appropriate. The <br />modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) revise the FIRM for the community. <br /> <br />The changes are being made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public <br />Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended <br />(Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. <br />4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. <br /> <br />A hydraulic analysis was performed to incorporate new hydrologic, hydraulic, and topographic data along <br />Catamount Creek from approximately 1,800 feet upstream of the confluence with Upper Fountain Creek <br />to approximately 120 feet upstream of Hondo A venue. This has resulted in increases and decreases in <br />SFHA width and establishment of BFEs for Catamount Creek. The table below indicates existing and <br />modified BFEs for selected locations along the affected lengths of the flooding source(s) cited above. <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />Existing BFE <br />(feet)' <br /> <br />Modified BFE <br />(feet)' <br /> <br />ARRroximatel)' 2,000 feet upstream of confluence with <br />Upper Fountain Creek <br />Approximately 120 feet upstream of Hondo Avenue <br /> <br />None <br />None <br /> <br />7;738 <br />8,123 <br /> <br />*National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot <br /> <br />Under the above.mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Mitigation Division must develop criteria for <br />floodplain management. To participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the community <br />must use the modified BFEs to administer the floodplain management measures of the NFIP. These <br />modified BFEs will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new <br />buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and contents. <br /> <br />Upon the second publication of notice of these changes in this newspaper, any person has 90 days in <br />which he or she can request, through the Chief Executive Officer of the community, that the Mitigation <br />Division reconsider the determination. Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of <br />changed conditions or new scientific or technical data. All interested parties are on notice that until the <br />90.day period elapses, the Mitigation Division's determination to modify the BFEs may itself be changed. <br /> <br />Any person having knowledge or wishing to comment on these changes should immediately notify: <br /> <br />The Honorable Richard Bratton <br />Mayor, Town of Green Mountain Falls <br />P.O. Box 524 <br />Green Mountain Falls, CO 80819 <br />