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1.3 Coordination On January 12, 1984, Dames & Moore was instructed by FEMA to proceed with an existing data study for the Town of Hotchkiss, Colorado, using the detailed study data for North Fork Gunnison River from the Delta County, Colorado, Flood Insurance Study. Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District; Colorado Water COnservation Board; FEMA; U.3. G~olo9ical Survey; and Colorado Department of Highways were contacted and supplied information used in the preparation of the Delta County, Colorado, Flood Insurance Study. The final community meeting was held on August 1, 1984, and was attended by representatives of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the community, and FEMA. All problems concerning this study have been resolved. 2.0 ARE~ STUDIED 2.1 Scope of Study This Flood Insurance Study covers the incorporated areas of the Town of Hotchkiss, Delta County, Colorado. The area of study is shown on the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). North Fork Gunnison River was studied by detailed methods where it flows through the Town of Hotchkiss. The areas studied by detailed methods were selected based on the extent and validity of available hydrologic and hydraulic data. 2.2 Community Description The Town of Hotchkiss is located in the east-central Delta County, in the southwest portion of Colorado. bordered by unincorporated areas of Delta County. portion of The town is The Ute Indians were the earliest residents of western Colorado. In 1868, the Utes were put on a reservation which included Delta County and the surrounding area. This reservation was dissolved by an 1880 treaty which moved the Ute Indians to a new reservation in northeastern Utah. On September 1, 1881, the old Ute Indian reservation was opened for resettlement (Reference 2). Mining and agriculture comprise the economic base for the Town of Hotchkiss. 2