FLOOD04414

• Designation Number: 306
• County: Morgan
• Community: Wiggins
• Stream Name: Kiowa Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Floodplain Information Report - Kiowa Creek at Wiggins, Colorado
• Date: 5/1/1990
• Designation Date: 9/1/1990
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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for this revision is the newly constructed levee along the east side of Kiowa
Greek in Morgan County.

The modification is shown
0001 B. This Letter of
Panel 080204 0001 B,
February 15, 1979.

on the enclosed annotated copy of FIRM Panel 08020/,
Map Revision (LOMR) hereby revises effective FIRM
and FBFM Panel 080204 0001 B, both dated

Kiowa Creek, which is located outside of the corporate limits for the Town of
Wiggins, is the only SOurce of flooding affecting the To~m. ~Ie have reviewed
the effect i ve <'SFM and as a resul t of the canst ruct io:n of t.he J.evee, thE!
flood.'ay in the Town of Wiggins is removed. ThereforE', the r'l.ood Profile
Panel 011', Floodway Data Table, r'lood Insurance Zone Data Table, and FBFM as
referenced in the FIS report will no longer be applicable as of the date of
this letter.

Because of current funding constraints, we must Umit the number of physical
map rElV1Slons. Consequently, we will not publhh a revised FIRM or FBFM for
the Town of Wiggins to reflect modifications at. this time. However, if in
the future we revise and republish the FIRM aod FBFM panels a.ffec:ted by this
LOMR, we will incorporate the previously des<:ribed modifications at: that
time.

This modification has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 (p.L. 93-234) ~nd are in accordance with the National-
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amendld (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, p.L. 90-448), 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44 CFR, Part
65. As required by the legislation, a comrnun.ity must adopt and enforCE!
floodplain management measures to ensure continued eligibility to participate
in the National Flood Insurance Progfam (N<'IP). Therefore, your community
must enforce these regulations using, at a minimum, the base (IOO-year) flood
elevations and zone design..tions in the Special Flood Haza.rd Areas shown on
the FIRM for your community, i~cluding the previously described
modifications.

This response to your request is b,,"sed on Ollnlmum floodplain management
criteria established under the NFlI'. Your community i'l responsible for
approving all proposed floodplain developments, including this request, and
for ensuring that necessary permits jCequired by Federal or State law have
been ICeceived. With knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of
safety, State and community officials may set. higher standards for
construction, or may limit development in floodplain areas. If the State of
Colorado or the Town of Wiggins has adopted mOre restrictive ()r comprehensivE!
floodplain management crit.eria, these criteria take precedence over tbe
minimum NFlI' requirements.

The community number and suffix code listed above will be used for all flood
insurance policies and renewals issued for you" community on and after thE!
effective date listed above.

The modifications described herein are effeeti.\Te as of th,~ date of thi'l
letter. However, a review of the modifications and any requests for change'l