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FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO (UNINCORPORATED AREAS) 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of Study This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity of flood hazards in the unincorporated areas of Montezuma County, Colorado, and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This Flood Insurance Study will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and assist the community in their efforts to promote sound floodplain management. Minimum flood-plain 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 unincorporated areas of Montezuma County, Colorado, from existing technical and/or scientific data originally prepared by others for purposes other than the NFIP. This existing data was 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 such 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 authority for this Flood Insurance Study are the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed by the U.S. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (COE), Sacramento District, and Muller Engineering Co., Inc. (References 1 and 2). 1.3 Coordination On May 23, 1988, the results of this Flodd Insurance Study were reviewed and accepted at a final coordination meeting attended by representatives of the community and the FEMA.