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<br />The I ~~Il Act ""nefits o..ners of Gtructur,," "trea~y in the f1oo~-orooe <br /> <br />AJditlon"l 1nfor_tion <>n th.. n()O~ Tnsurance "roll'r"'" is avtl1hhle fro,., <br /> <br />areas by pro\fiHng inaLJrance that had be~n unavailable throLJv,h private <br /> <br />local Insura~ce agents ~r broker. and the: <br /> <br />campauie". The A~t cre"ten a coop~rative pro~rarn of (n"UrRnCe "~~i~"t floo~ <br /> <br />Fl~o<1 ina"r,,,,c.. throt\~h the Nlltional eloo~ lns\lra.nce PrQllrllm 1s <br /> <br />Feder~l Emer~ency Mana~ement ~ency <br />Division of Insurance and Miti~ation <br />Build1ng7lCl <br />Denver Federal Center <br />~enver, Colorado 80225 <br /> <br />damage by the private flood tnsut.,'nce indu8try and the feder~l ~overnrnent. <br /> <br />aV"ilahle to all residents of Limon only under the Erner!1ency Pha~e of the <br /> <br />Telephone 234~6582 <br /> <br />prOi{ram whi~h ~he to,," ent Ired on July 3, 1973. <br /> <br />The Nati~nal Flood Insuran"e PrOl1r"rn ll~es the fl~od"ay concept in its' <br /> <br />The following amollnts at the subsidized rates are nvailable under the <br /> <br />rate studiea for cornmunitie~ partiCipatinR in it~' rei{ular progra~a. <br /> <br />Emeri{ency Ph"a", effective October 1, 1981: <br /> <br />Structural Flood Control Measures <br /> <br />fLOOD INSURANCE RATES <br /> <br />The Big Sandy Creek Wntershed Project, completed in 1966, is located in <br /> <br />Total Amount <br />A"a:t1ahle <br /> <br />Subsidized <br />Rate per $100 <br />of cover aile <br /> <br />El Pas~ and Elbel"t counties upstream from the Town of Limon. This project <br /> <br />provides flood protection to the to,,"s of Ra",sh .~nd 8imla as \\fell a" ap;ri- <br /> <br />SinKle Family Residential <br /> <br />$ 35,000.00 <br /> <br />$ ,40 <br /> <br />~_ulturaI lands along the 8i~ Sandy Creek in El Paso and Elbert ~ountie". <br /> <br />Other Residen~lal <br /> <br />100,000.00 <br /> <br />." <br /> <br />The Limon Watershed Pro.1ect, completed in 1965, provides flood protection 0n <br /> <br />Content~, Residential <br /> <br />10,000.00 <br /> <br />.;0 <br /> <br />the ~ributaries to Big Sandy Creek that pass through tow~. <br /> <br />Small Business <br /> <br />IOi'l,OOO.OO <br /> <br />.;0 <br /> <br />Flood Warn1n~ and Flood Forec~stinr. SY5te~s <br />The N,,-~lolla.1 (jee~nic and AtlllO"rh~rlc Administration (NOM) through its <br /> <br />Contents, Small Bus1nes~ <br /> <br />1 Oi'l,0on.(1(1 <br /> <br />.5" <br /> <br />Con~ents, Other <br /> <br />Nattonal Weather Service (NWS), maintains year-around surve1llance of <br /> <br />NOn-Residenti...1 <br /> <br />100,000.00 <br /> <br />1.00 <br /> <br />weather "nd flood condition.... n...ily wea~her forec,,-s~s are issued throu~h <br /> <br />WIthin the ne~~ two years, Limon may be converted from the Emer!1cncy <br /> <br />t~e NWS and disseminated hy radio and television stations. A general alert <br /> <br />Phase to the R"gular Phsse of the progralll. At th~t time, substa~ti,,11y <br /> <br />to th" d~nger of flash flooding Ls one of the services provided by the <br /> <br />increased flo()J insurance coverag" will be s..."itahle. All property o..ners <br /> <br />National Weather Service. <br /> <br />shown 1n this ctud)' to be within areas subj"'ct to floo<H,,~ should cOrlsider <br /> <br />tho purchase of flood lnaUr8~Ce. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br />