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<br /> <br />CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE CITY <br /> <br />OF LITTLETON, ARAPAHOE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO, UNDER THE <br /> <br />NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM <br /> <br />On September 29, 1989, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) identified Special <br /> <br />Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in the City of Littlet.on, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado, through <br /> <br />issuance of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). <br /> <br />The Mitigation Directorate has determined that modification of the elevations of the flood having <br /> <br />a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood) for certain locations in <br /> <br />the City of Littleton is appropriate, The modified base flood elevation (BFE) revises the FEMA FIRM <br /> <br />for the community. <br /> <br />The changes are being made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 <br /> <br />(Public Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended <br /> <br />(Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448),42 U.S.C. 4001, <br /> <br />4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. <br /> <br />Revised hydrologic and hydraulic analyses of Drainageway D and Drainageway E were performed <br /> <br />and have resulted in the addition of an SFHA northeast of the intersection of West Bowles Avenue and <br /> <br />South Federal Boulevard. The table below indicates the modified BFE for the SFHA, which represents <br /> <br />ponding from Drainageway D. <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />Existing BFE <br />(feet) * <br /> <br />Modified BFE <br />(feet)* <br /> <br />Approximately 1,000 feet northeast of the intersection <br />of West Bowles Avenue and South Federal Boulevard <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />5,317 <br /> <br />*National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot <br />