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I I I I I I I I I I I I I ,I I I I ,I I M E M 0 RAN 0 U M <<I)) MONTGOMERY WATSON To: From: Date: Subject: Tom Browning, CWCB Jerry Gibbens April 27, 2001 Boulder County and Incorporated Areas Designation Town of Superior Designation Request As of the completion of the Boulder County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas PIS (PIS effective date June 2, 1995), we have not received the Town of Superior's designation request letter. This memorandum serves as a summary of the Town's assumed position on the designation based on discussions with local officials, Mr, Joel Megger, Director of Utilities and Public Works, was contacted in November regarding the floodplain designation. There are two primary flooding sources in Superior: Rock Creek and Coal Creek. He is not aware of any problems with these maps, Rock Creek is all one development which did not allow development in the FEMA floodplain. Coal Creek is -developing piecemeal and may cause more problems over time. Taggart Engineering is conducting a study of Coal Creek floodplains that could result in remapping of floodplain boundaries, At the request of Joel Megger, Mr, Mike Galuzzi of McLaughlin Water Engineers, was contacted in November, 2000 and March, 2001. Mr, Galuzzi conducts most of the Town's drainage work and would handle submittal of the designation request letter. Mr. Galuzzi indicated that a restudy for Rock Creek and Coal Creek was conducted by Taggart, but the restudy has not yet been approved by FEMA (it was submitted 4 years ago). Mr. Galuzzi does not have any problems with the June 1995 study, but would like the designation amended when the restudy is accepted, He indicated that the designation request letter would be submitted, However, at the time that the report was completed, the letter had not been received.