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Federal Emergency Ma;nagement Agency , Washington, D.C. 20472 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED IN REPLY REFER TO: Case No.: 98-08-135P Community: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Community No.: 080060 Panel Affected: 08041C0517 F Ef~ective. Date of J U l 0 1 1998 This ReVlSlOn: The Honorable Mary Lou Makepeace Mayor, City of Colorado Springs P.O. Box 1575 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901-1575 102-D-A Dear Mayor Makepeace: This responds to a request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) revise the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FlS) report for EI Paso County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas (the effective FIRM and FIS report for your community), in accordance with Part 65 of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations. In a letter dated December 31, 1997, Mr. Mike A. Bramlett, P.E., Division Manager, Land Development, JR Engineering, Ltd., requested that FEMA revise the FIRM and FIS report to show the effects of updated topographic information and placement of fill in the floodway fringe along Cottonwood Creek from approximately 2,300 feet upstream to approximately 3,070 feet upstream of Union Boulevard. All data required to complete our review of this request were submitted with letters from Mr. Bramlett. We have completed our review of the submitted data and the flood data shown on the effective FIRM and FIS report. We have revised the FIRM and FIS report to modify the elevations and floodplain boundary delineations of the flood having a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood) along Cottonwood Creek. As a result of the modifications, the base flood elevations (BFEs) for Cottonwood Creek decreased; the width of the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), the area that would be inundated by the base flood, decreased; and the width of the regulatory floodway remained unchanged. The modifications are shown on the enclosed annotated copy of FIRM Panel(s) 08041C0517 F, Profile Panel(s) 32P, and affected portions of the Floodway Data Table. This Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) hereby revises the above-referenced panel(s) of the effective FIRM and the affected portions of the FlS report, both dated March 17, 1997. The modifications are effective as of the date shown above. The map panel(s) as listed above and as modified by this letter will be used for all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community. Because the modified BFEs rounded to the nearest whole foot remain the same as the effective BFEs, they will not be published in your community's local newspaper or in the Federal Register.