FLOOD08575

• County: El Paso
• Community: Colorado Springs
• Stream Name: Sand Creek West Fork
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: LOMR - Affected Panel 080060 0277 D, 080060 0281 C - Case No. 94-08-120P
• Date: 9/7/1994
• Prepared For: Colorado Springs
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

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Due to present funding constraints, FEMA must limit the number of physical
map revisions processed. Consequently, we will not republish the FIRM and
FIS report for the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, to reflect the
determination of this LOMR at this time. However, when changes to FIRM
Panels 0277 D and 0281 C and the FIS report for your community warrant a
physical revision and republication in the future, .the determination in this
LOMR will be incorporated at that time.

The floodway is provided to yo~r community as a. tool to regulate floodplain
development. Therefore, the f100dway modifications described in this letter,
while acceptable to FEMA, must also be acceptable to your community and
adopted by appropriate community action, as specified in Paragraph 60.3(d) of
the. NFIP regulations. .

This. response to Mr. Buntingis request is based on minimum floodplain
. management criteria established under the NFIP. Your community is
responsible for approving all proposed floodplain developments, including
this request, and for ensuring that necessary permits required by Federal or
State law have been received. . With knowledge of local conditions and in the
interest of safety, State and community officials may set higher standards
for construction, or may limit development in floodplain areas. If the State
of Colorado or the City of Colorado Springs has adopted more restrictive or
comprehensive floodplain management criteria, these criteria take precedence.

The basis of this LOMR is, in whole or in part, a channel-modification
project. NFIP regulations, as cited in Paragraph 60.3(b)(7), require that
communities assure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or
relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. This provision is
incorporated into your community's existing floodplain management
regulations. Consequently, the ultimate responsibility for maintenance of
the channel modification rests with your community.

The map panels as listed above and as revised by this letter will be used for
all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community.

This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234) and is in accordance with
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1968, as amended. (Title XIII of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C.
4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, communities participating in the
NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations that
meet or exceed minimum NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum and do
not .supersede any State .or local requirements of a more stringent nature.
This. includes adoption of the effective FIRM to which the regulations apply
and the modifications made by this LOMR. Our records show that your
community has met this requirement.