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FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY CITY OF EDGEWATER, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of Study This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and assist the community in their efforts to promote sound floodplain management. Minimum floodplain 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. This Flood Insurance Study was prepared by compiling pertinent information for the flood hazard areas in the City of Edgewater from existing technical and/or scientific data originally prepared by others. for purposes other than those of the NFIP. These exiJlting d'lta were reviewed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prior. to its use in the development of this Flood Insurance Study to ensure compliance with NFIP regulations. In some states or communities, floodplain management criteria or regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive than .those on which these federally-supported studies are based. In su.ch cases, ..the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the State (or other jurisdictional agency) will be able to explain them. 1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments The sources of authori ty National Flood Insurance Protection Act of 1973. for this Flood Insurance Study are the Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed by URS Corporation and completed in December 1986 and 1977 (References 1 and 2). 1.3 Coordination On September 22, 1988, the results of this study were reviewed and accepted at a final coordination meeting attended by representatives of the community and FEMA.