FLOOD03334

• County: Rio Blanco
• Community: Rio Blanco and Unincorporated Areas
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Title: FIS - Rio Blanco County Unincorporated Areas
• Date: 2/16/1990
• Prepared For: Rio Blanco County
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Current FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO (UNINCORPORATED AREAS)

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose of Study

This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) investigates the existence and
severity of flood hazards in the unincorporated areas of Rio Blanco
County, Colorado, and aids in the administration of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973. This study will be used to establish actuarial flood
insurance rates and assist the community in its efforts to promote
sound floodplain management. Minimum floodplain management require-
ments for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) are set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR,
60.3.

Port ions of thi s Flood Insurance Study were prepared by compi ling
pertinent information for the flood hazard areas in Rio Blanco
County from existing technical and/or scientific data originally
prepared by others for purposes other than those of the NFIP. The
existing data were reviewed by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) prior to its use in the development of this Flood
Insurance Study to ensure compliance with NFIP regulations.

In some States or communi ties, floodplain management criteria or
regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive
than those on which these federally supported studies are based. In
such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the
State (or other jurisdictional agency) will be able to explain them.

1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments

The sources of authority
National Flood Insurance
Protection Act of 1973.

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Act

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of

Flood
1968

Insurance
and the

Study are the
Flood Disaster

The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for White River near the Town
of Meeker were performed by Merrick and Company Engineers of Denver,
Colorado. This study was completed in June 1978 (Reference l). The
hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for the White River, College
Canyon Draw, and Coal Mine Draw near the Town of Rangely were
performed by Simons, Li & Associates, Inc., for FEMA, under Contract
No. EMW-C-0942. This study was completed in December 1983.

1.3 Coordination

On April 12, 1989, the results of this study were reviewed and
accepted at a final coordination meeting attended by representatives
of the community and FEMA.