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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br />CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />The purpose of this Flood Insurance Study is to investigate the <br />existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Commerce <br />City, Adams County, Colorado and to aid in the administration of <br />the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster <br />Protection Act of 1973. Initial use of this information will be <br />to convert Commerce City to the regular program of flood <br />insurance by the Federal Insurance Administration. Further use <br />of the information will be made by local and regional planners in <br />their efforts to promote sound land use and floodplain <br />development. <br /> <br />1;2 Coordination <br /> <br />Community base map selection, topographic mapping, and the <br />identification of streams requiring detailed study were <br />accomplished in a meeting attended by personnel of Gingery <br />Associates, Inc., the Federal Insurance Administration, the Urban <br />Drainage and Flood Control District, and local officials of <br />Commerce City on February 12, 1976. <br /> <br />The final community coordination meeting was held on March 7, <br />1977, at which time the final results of the Flood Insurance <br />Study were presented to city officials and residents. An <br />explanation of the National Flood Insurance Program was made by a <br />representative of the Federal Insurance Administration, and the <br />results of the Flood Insurance Study were presented by Gingery <br />Associates, Inc. There were no problems or objections to the <br />study. <br /> <br />1.3 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />The source of authority for this Flood Insurance Study is the <br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. The hydrologic <br />and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed by Gingery <br />Associates, Inc., for the Federal Insurance Administration, under <br />Contract No. H-37l6. This work, which was completed in <br />March 1977, covered all significant flooding sources affecting <br />Commerce City. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the incorporated area of the <br />City of Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado. The area of study <br />is shown on the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). <br />