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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br />TOWN OF MEEKER, RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity <br />of flood hazards in the Town of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado <br />and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act <br />of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study <br />has developed flood risk data for various areas of the conununity <br />that will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and <br />to assist the conununity in its efforts to promote sound floodplain <br />management. Minimum floodplain management requirements for <br />participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are <br />set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. <br /> <br />In some states or conununities, floodplain management criteria or <br />regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive <br />than the minimum Federal requirements. In such cases, the more <br />restrictive criteria take precedence and the State (or other <br />jurisdictional agency) will be able to explain them. <br /> <br />1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />The sources of authority <br />National Flood Insurance <br />Protection Act of 1973. <br /> <br />for this Flood <br />Act of 1968 <br /> <br />Insurance Study are the <br />and the Flood Disaster <br /> <br />The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed <br />by Merrick and Company, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />(FEMA) , originally for Rio Blanco County and transferred to the <br />Flood Insurance Study for the Town of Meeker. The original study <br />was completed in December 1981. <br /> <br />1.3 Coordination <br /> <br />On December 4, 1990, a final coordination meeting <br />review the results of this study. This meeting was <br />representatives of the Town of Meeker, FEMA and <br />contractor. <br /> <br />was held to <br />attended by <br />the study <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 Meeker. The area of study is shown on the Vicinity Map <br />(Figure 1). It includes the White River, studied by detailed and <br />approximate methods and Sulphur Creek and Curtis Creek studied by <br />approximate methods. <br />