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FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of Study This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Craig, Moffat County, Colorado, and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study has developed flood risk data for various areas of the community that will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and assist the community in its efforts to promote sound flood plain management. Minimum flood plain management requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIPJ are set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. In some states or communities, flood plain management criteria or regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive than the minimum Federal requirements. In such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the State (or other juris- dictional 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 Protec- tion Act of 1973. The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for by MSM Consultants, Inc., for the Federal Agency (FEMA), under Contract No. H-47l0. in July 1980. this study were performed Emergency Management This study was completed 1.3 Coordination An initial coordination meeting was held in Craig on March 16, 1978. This meeting, attended by representatives of the City of Craig, FEMA, the study contractor. and Moffat County, was held to discuss the nature and purpose of the study and the scope and limits of work. On March 15, 1979, an intermediate coordination meeting was held to discuss the progress of the study and the limits of work. In attendance were representatives of the City of Craig, FEMA, the study contractor, Moffat County, and interested local citizens.