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<br /> <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />Region VIII Denver Federal Center, Building 710 Denver, CO 80225 <br /> <br />July 22, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM FOR: <br /> <br />Jerome M. Olson, Chief <br />Natural and Technological <br />Hazards Division <br /> <br />THROUGH: <br /> <br />Doug Gore, Supervisory <br />Community Planner <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Tim Maywalt <br />Community Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Community Assistance and Program <br />Evaluation Meeting with Rio Grande <br />County, Colorado <br /> <br />On July 6 I <br />Colorado with <br />Accompanying me <br />(CWCB) was Brian <br /> <br />held a CAPE. meeting in Rio Grande County, <br />the Land Use Administrator, Mr. Ron Schulz. <br />from the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Hyde. <br /> <br />I. Background <br /> <br />The County, which lies within the very productive San Luis <br />Valley, bases its economy primarily on agriculture. There <br />is little new development anywhere but in the western part of <br />the County where some recreational second homes are being <br />built. Rio Grande is in the Emergency Program and would not <br />likely be studied for Regular Program participation in the <br />near future. However, an FIS exists for each of its two <br />major incorporated communities and a recently completed SCS <br />study covers South Fork, the center of recreational <br />development in the west of the County. <br /> <br />There are twenty-two flood insurance policies in effect as of <br />April 30, 1983. Agents and lenders seemed to be aware of <br />their responsibilities, but were hampered by their need to <br />rely on the County's very poor 1977 FHBM. <br /> <br />II. Floodplain Management <br />A. Floodplain Development Permit Process <br /> <br />The County <br />applications <br /> <br />Land Use Administrator receives permit <br />and reviews them for compliance with the <br />