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<br />The U.S. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Sacramento <br />District; the U.S. Geological Survey; and the Colorado Water Conser- <br />vation Board were contacted for information used in the preparation <br />of this study. <br /> <br />The final community coordination meeting was held on April 4, <br />1982, and was attended by representatives of the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency, the study contractor, and the town. No problems <br />were raised at this meeting. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the incorporated areas of the <br />Town of paonia, Delta County, Colorado. The area of study is <br />shown on the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). <br /> <br />The portion of Delta County located within the corporate limits <br />of paonia was not included in this study. <br /> <br />Detailed studies covered Minnesota Creek and North Fork Gunnison <br />River. <br /> <br />Those areas studied by detailed methods were chosen with considera- <br />tion given to all proposed construction and forecasted development <br />through 19B6. <br /> <br />2.2 Community Description <br /> <br />Paonia is located in eastern Delta County, in west-central Colorado. <br /> <br />The town lies on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, and <br />is located approximately 55 miles southeast of the City of Grand <br />Junction, Colorado and approximately 30 miles northeast of the <br />City of Delta, Colorado. paonia is surrounded by unincorporated <br />areas of Delta County. <br /> <br />The Ute Indians were the earliest residents of western Colorado. <br />In 1868 the Utes were relocated to a reservation which included <br />Delta County and the surrounding area. This reservation was dis- <br />solved by an IBBO treaty which relocated the Ute Indians to a <br />new reservation in northeastern Utah. On September 1, 1881, the <br />old Ute Indian reservation was opened for resettlement. <br /> <br />The Town of Paonia was founded in September IBBl by Samuel Wade, <br />an indian fighter and surveyor, who staked a claim there. He <br />started a post office and a store, naming the post office Paeonia <br />after the Latin spelling of his favorite flower, the peony. The <br />town was incorporated in 1903. Its primary industry is coal mining. <br /> <br />2 <br />