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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br />TOWN OF SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />This Pload Insurance Study investigates the existence and <br />severity of flood hazards in the Town of Sedgwick, Sedgwick <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 study will be used to establish actuarial flood <br />insurance rates and assist the community in its efforts to <br />promote sound floodplain management. Minimum floodplain <br />management requirements for participation in the National Flood <br />Insurance Program (NFIP) are set forth in the Code of Federal <br />Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study was prepared by compiling pertinent <br />informat ion for the flood hazard areas in the Town of Sedgwick, <br />Colorado, from existing technical and/or scientific data <br />originally prepared by others for purposes other than the NFIP. <br />This existing data was reviewed by the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency (FEMA) prior to its use in the development of <br />this Flood Insurance Study to ensure compliance with NFIP <br />accuracy requirements. <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 tne <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 study were <br />performed by the U. S. Army Corps of Engi neers, Omaha Di st rict. <br />These analyses were completed in June 1977. <br /> <br />1.3 Coordination <br /> <br />On September 1, 1988, the results of this study were reviewed and <br />accepted at a final coordination meeting attended by <br />representatives of the community and FEMA. <br />