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FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY 1.0 INTRODUCT~q~ 1.1 Purpose of Study This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Federal Heights, Adams County, Colorado, and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 196B and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study has developed flood risk data for various areas of the community that will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and assist the community in its efforts to promote sound flood plain management. Minimum flood plain management requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. In some states or communities, flood plain management criteria or regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive than the minimum Federal requirements. In such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the State (or other juris- dictional agency) will be able to explain them. 1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments The sources of authority for this Flood Insurance Study are the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protec- tion Act of 1973. The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for detailed areas in this study were performed by Greiner Engineering Sciences, Inc., for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , under Contract No. EMW-B3-C-1173. This study was completed in July 1984. Additional approximate analyses in this study were performed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board (Reference 1). 1.3 Coordination The draft report of the detailed study was discussed at a coordina- tion meeting attended by representatives of the City of Federal Heights, FEMA, and study contractor on April 25, 1983. Approximate analyses for Federal Heights were approved by FEMA for use in this study. The final community coordination meeting was held on April 2, 1985, and was attended by representatives of FEMA, the study contractor, and the city. No problems were raised at the meeting.