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~4 Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CERTIFIED MAIL . RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED IN REPLY REFER TO: Case No.: 98-08-453P i The Honorable Elaine Fischer Mayor, Town of Telluride P.O, Box 397 Telluride, CO 81435 Community: Town of Telluride, Colorado Community No.: 080186 Panel Affected: 08113C0287 D 99 Effective Date of MAR 1 0 19 This Revision: 102-I-A-C Dear Mayor Fischer: This responds to a request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) revise the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for San Miguel County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas (the effective FIRM and FIS report for your community), in accordance with Part 65 of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations. In a letter dated September 9, 1998. Mr. Eric Krch, P.E., Project Engineer, Buckhorn Geotech, requested that FEMA revise the FIRM and FIS report to show the effects of placement of fill along the San Miguel River from approximately 300 feet downstream to just downstream of the South Fir Street footbridge and new hydraulic and floodway analyses based on more detailed topographic information for a reach of the San Miguel River from approximately 350 feet downstream of the South Fir Street footbridge to approximately 350 feet upstream of South Pine Street. This request follows up on a Conditionill Letter of Map Revision issued on August 9, 1996, All data required to complete our review of this request were submitted with letters from Mr. Krch, We have completed our review of the submitted data and the flood data shown on the effective FIRM and FIS report, We have revised the FIRM and FIS report to modify the elevations and floodplain and floodway boundary delineations of the flood having a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood) along the revised reach of the San Miguel River, As a result of the modifications, the base flood elevations (BFEs) for the revised reach increased, and the widths of the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), the area that would be inundated by the base flood. and regulatory floodway increased in some areas and decreased in other areas, The modifications are shown on the enclosed annotated copy of FIRM Panel(s) 08113C0287 D and Profile Panel(s) 17P, This Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) hereby revises the above-referenced panel(s) of the effective FIRM and the affected portions of the FIS report, both dated September 30, 1992, All property owners affected by the increases in BFEs and floodway width have been notified, and no insurable structures are affected by the modifications. The modifications are effective as of the date shown above, The map panel(s) as listed above and as modified by this letter will be used for all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community.