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<br />FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY <br />PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO (UNINCORPORATED AREAS) <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity <br />of flood hazards in the unincorporated areas of Pueblo County, Colo- <br />rado, and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance <br />Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This <br />study will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and <br />assist the community in their efforts to promote sound floodplain <br />management. Minimum floodplain management requirements for <br />participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are <br />set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study was prepared <br />information for the flood hazard areas <br />existing technical and/or scientific data <br />others. <br /> <br />by compiling pertinent <br />1n Pueblo County from <br />originally prepared by <br /> <br />In some states or conununi ties, floodplain management cri teria or <br />regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive <br />than those on which these Federally-supported studies are based. In <br />such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the <br />State (or other jurisdictional agency will be able to explain them). <br /> <br />1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments <br /> <br />The sources of authority <br />National Flood Insurance <br />Protection Act of 1973. <br /> <br />for this <br />Act of <br /> <br />Flood <br />1968 <br /> <br />Insurance Study are the <br />and the Flood Disaster <br /> <br />The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses used to prepare this study <br />were performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), <br />Albuquerque District (References 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5). <br /> <br />1.3 Coordination <br /> <br />On August 7, 1987, the Federal <br />notified Pueblo County that a <br />prepared for the community. <br /> <br />Emergency Management Agency <br />Flood Insurance Study was <br /> <br />(FEMA) <br />being <br /> <br />On December 15, 1988, the results of thi s study were reviewed and <br />accepted at a final coordination meeting attended by representatives <br />of the community and FEMA. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the unincorporated areas of Pueblo <br />County, Colorado. The areas of study are shown on the Vicinity Map <br />(Figure 1). <br />