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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br />TOWN OF DOLORES <br />MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpos~ of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and <br />s~verity of flood hazards in the Town of Dolores, Montezuma <br />County, Colorado, and aids in the administration of the National <br />Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act <br />of 1973. This Flood Insurance Study will be used to establish <br />actuarial flood insurance rates and assist the community in their <br />efforts to pro-mote sound floodplain management. Minimum <br />floodplain management requirements for participation in the <br />National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are set forth in the Code <br />of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study was prepared by compiling pertinent <br />information for the flood hazard areas in the Town of Dolores <br />from existing technical and/or scientific data originally <br />prepared by others for purposes other than the NFIP. This <br />existing data was reviewed by the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency (FEMA) prior to its use in the development of this Flood <br />Insurance Study to ensure compliance with NFIP regulations. <br /> <br />In some states or communities, floodplain management criteria or <br />regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive <br />than those on which these federally-supported studies are based. <br />In such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and <br />the State (or other jurisdictional agency) will be able to <br />explain them. <br /> <br />1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />The sources of authority for this Flood Insurance Study are the <br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster <br />Protection Act of 1973. <br /> <br />The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this Flood Insurance <br />Study were performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), <br />Sacramento District, as reported in Flood Hazard Information. <br />Dolores River and Tributaries. Dolores. Montezuma County. <br />Colorado. September 1978 (Reference 1). <br /> <br />1.3 Coordination <br /> <br />On March 10, 1988, the results of this Flood Insurance Study were <br />reviewed and accepted at a final coordination meeting attended by <br />representatives of the community and FEMA. <br />