FLOOD07306

• County: Weld
• Community: Greeley
• Stream Name: Cache La Poudre River
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Cache La Poudre River General Investigation Study, Greeley, CO
• Date: 5/1/2005
• Prepared For: Greeley
• Prepared By: USACE, Omaha, NE
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

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18. GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND FEDERAL ACRONYMS

905(b) Report - A reconnaissance level report that defines the nature of the problem to be
solved and estimates the degree of Federal interest in solving it. The report is named
after a section of a Federal Law that defines the need for and character of the report,

CLOMR (Conditional Letter of Map Revision) - A detailed letter sent to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency requesting that flood insurance rate maps be revised
(downward) to reflect the success of a flood control project in reducing the flood damage
threat,

EA (Environmental Assessment) - An evaluation of the environmental impact of a
proposed project, with special emphasis on positive or negative impacts to threatened or
endangered species and unique ecosystems.

EIS (Environmental Impact Study) - An environmental study that is more rigorous and
detailed than an EA,

FCSA (Feasibility Cost Share Agreement) - The contract between the Local Sponsor and
the Corps for conducting a Feasibility Study which spells out the costs, duties and legal
requirements of all parties,

FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) - The Federal agency that may need to be consulted as
part of an Environment Assessment,

HQUSACE (Headquarters, U, S, Army Corps of Engineers) '-- The Washington office at
the top of the chain of command for the Corps, It is often abbreviated HQ.

HTRW (Hazardous, Toxic and Radiological Waste) - Substances that iffound on a
project site, must be removed or contained before a flood control or ecosystem restoration
project can be built,

In-Kind Services - Work that is done by the Local Sponsor on the Feasibility Study, The
work is negotiated ahead of time, and can be done by the Sponsor instead of submitting a
portion of the cost-share cash requirement.

ITR (Independent Technical Review) - A review of a Feasibility Study performed by
experts in the technical fields that were not part of the PDT that wrote the report,

LERRO (Lands, Easements, Rights-of'way, Relocations and Disposal areas)-Real
Estate tasks or values that are provided by the local Sponsor and are credited to the
Sponsor for each cost shared phase of a project.

LOI (Letter Of Intent) - The letter from the local Sponsor indicating the willingness and
ability to sign an FCSA.

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