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CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO. UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM On September 7, 1998, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency identified Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, through issuance of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The Mitigation Division has determined that modification of the elevations of the flood having a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood) for certain locations in this community is appropriate. The modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) revise the FIRM for the community. The changes are being made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90A48), 42 U,S.C. 4001A128, and 44 CFRPart 65. A revised hydraulic analysis was performed to incorporate the effects of channel improvements along Goldsmith Gulch (Upstream of lliff Avenue) from Cornell Avenue to Eastman Avenue and along Southmoor Park Tributary from the confluence with Goldsmith Gulch to Hamilton Place. This has resulted in a revised delineation of the regulatory floodway and a decrease in SFHA width along both watercourses, increased and decreased BFEs for Goldsmith Gulch (Upstream of Iliff Avenue), and decreased BFEs for Southmoor Park Tributary. The table below indicates existing and modified BFEs for selected locations along the affected lengths of the flooding source( s) cited above. Location Existing BFE (feet)* Modified BFE (feet)* Goldsmith Gulch (Upstream of Iliff Avenue): Approximately 650 feet downstream of Eastman Avenue Approximately 140 feet downstream of Eastman Avenue 5,480 5,486 5,481 5,483 Southmoor Park Tributary: Just downstream of Eastman Avenue Just upstream of Eastman Avenue 5,486 5,486 5,484 5,485 *National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot Under the above-mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Mitigation Division must develop criteria for floodplain management. To participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the community must use the modified BFEs to administer the floodplain management measures of the NFIP. These modified BFEs will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and contents, Upon the second publication of notice of these changes in this newspaper, any person has 90 days in which he or she can request, through the Chief Executive Officer of the community. that the Mitigation Division reconsider the determination. Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of changed conditions or new scientific or technical data. All interested parties are on notice that until the 90-day period elapses, the Mitigation Division's determination to modify the BFEs may itself be changed.