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<br />The I ~~Il Act ""nefits o..ners of Gtructur,," "trea~y in the f1oo~-orooe
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<br />AJditlon"l 1nfor_tion <>n th.. n()O~ Tnsurance "roll'r"'" is avtl1hhle fro,.,
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<br />areas by pro\fiHng inaLJrance that had be~n unavailable throLJv,h private
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<br />local Insura~ce agents ~r broker. and the:
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<br />campauie". The A~t cre"ten a coop~rative pro~rarn of (n"UrRnCe "~~i~"t floo~
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<br />Fl~o<1 ina"r,,,,c.. throt\~h the Nlltional eloo~ lns\lra.nce PrQllrllm 1s
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<br />Feder~l Emer~ency Mana~ement ~ency
<br />Division of Insurance and Miti~ation
<br />Build1ng7lCl
<br />Denver Federal Center
<br />~enver, Colorado 80225
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<br />damage by the private flood tnsut.,'nce indu8try and the feder~l ~overnrnent.
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<br />aV"ilahle to all residents of Limon only under the Erner!1ency Pha~e of the
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<br />Telephone 234~6582
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<br />prOi{ram whi~h ~he to,," ent Ired on July 3, 1973.
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<br />The Nati~nal Flood Insuran"e PrOl1r"rn ll~es the fl~od"ay concept in its'
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<br />The following amollnts at the subsidized rates are nvailable under the
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<br />rate studiea for cornmunitie~ partiCipatinR in it~' rei{ular progra~a.
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<br />Emeri{ency Ph"a", effective October 1, 1981:
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<br />Structural Flood Control Measures
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<br />fLOOD INSURANCE RATES
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<br />The Big Sandy Creek Wntershed Project, completed in 1966, is located in
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<br />Total Amount
<br />A"a:t1ahle
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<br />Subsidized
<br />Rate per $100
<br />of cover aile
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<br />El Pas~ and Elbel"t counties upstream from the Town of Limon. This project
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<br />provides flood protection to the to,,"s of Ra",sh .~nd 8imla as \\fell a" ap;ri-
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<br />SinKle Family Residential
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<br />$ 35,000.00
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<br />$ ,40
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<br />~_ulturaI lands along the 8i~ Sandy Creek in El Paso and Elbert ~ountie".
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<br />Other Residen~lal
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<br />100,000.00
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<br />,",
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<br />The Limon Watershed Pro.1ect, completed in 1965, provides flood protection 0n
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<br />Content~, Residential
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<br />10,000.00
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<br />,;0
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<br />the ~ributaries to Big Sandy Creek that pass through tow~.
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<br />Small Business
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<br />IOi'l,OOO.OO
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<br />,;0
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<br />Flood Warn1n~ and Flood Forec~stinr. SY5te~s
<br />The N,,-~lolla.1 (jee~nic and AtlllO"rh~rlc Administration (NOM) through its
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<br />Contents, Small Bus1nes~
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<br />1 Oi'l,0on.(1(1
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<br />.5"
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<br />Con~ents, Other
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<br />Nattonal Weather Service (NWS), maintains year-around surve1llance of
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<br />NOn-Residenti...1
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<br />100,000.00
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<br />1.00
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<br />weather "nd flood condition.... n...ily wea~her forec,,-s~s are issued throu~h
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<br />WIthin the ne~~ two years, Limon may be converted from the Emer!1cncy
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<br />t~e NWS and disseminated hy radio and television stations. A general alert
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<br />Phase to the R"gular Phsse of the progralll. At th~t time, substa~ti,,11y
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<br />to th" d~nger of flash flooding Ls one of the services provided by the
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<br />increased flo()J insurance coverag" will be s..."itahle. All property o..ners
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<br />National Weather Service.
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<br />shown 1n this ctud)' to be within areas subj"'ct to floo<H,,~ should cOrlsider
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<br />tho purchase of flood lnaUr8~Ce.
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