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. . ~" CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO, UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM On May 6, 1996, and June 2, 1995, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) identified Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in the City of Louisville and the unincorporated areas of Boulder County, Colorado, through issuance of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Boulder County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas, The Mitigation Directorate has determined that modification of the elevations of the flood having a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood) for certain locations in the City of Louisville and Boulder County is appropriate, The modified base flood elevations (BFEs) revise the FEMA FIRM for the community. The changes are being made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42U,S.C. 4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65, A hydraulic analysis was performed to incorporate modifications to the Burlington Northern Railroad bridge along Coal Creek and has resulted in a reduction in SFHA and modified BFEs from approximately 1,550 feet downstream of Empire Road to approximately 3,700 feet upstream of South 96th Street. The table below indicates the modified BFEs for several locations along the affected length of Coal Creek. Location Existing BFE (feet)* Modified BFE (feet)* Approximately 1,550 feet downstream of Empire Road Approximately 150 feet upstream of Empire Road At the Burlington Northern Railroad Approximately 3,700 feet upstream of South 96th Street 5,279 5,300 5,330 5,359 5,279 5,302 5,321 5,359 *National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot Under the above-mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Mitigation Directorate must develop criteria for floodplain management. For the community to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the community must use the modified BFEs to administer the floodplain management measures of the NFIP. These modified' BFEs will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and contents, Upon the second publication of notice of these changes in this newspaper, any person has 90 days in which he or she can request, through the Chief Executive Officer of the community, that the Mitigation Directorate reconsider the determination. Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of changed conditions or new scientific or technical data. All interested parties are on notice that until the 90-day period elapses, the Mitigation Directorate's determination to modify the BFEs may itself be changed