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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20472
June 18, 2024
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
The Honorable Kevin D. Ross
Chairperson, Weld County Board of Commissioners
Post Office Box 758
Greeley, Colorado 80632
Dear Chairperson Ross:
FEMA
RECEIVED
JUN 2 4 2024
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
I commend you for the efforts that have been put forth in implementing the floodplain management
measures for Weld County, Colorado, to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP). As you implement these measures, I want to emphasize the following:
a Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) have been
completed for your community;
the FIS and FIRM will become effective on September 26, 2024; and
by the FIS and FIRM effective date, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Office is required to approve the
legally enforceable floodplain management measures your community adopts in
accordance with Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 60.3(d).
As noted in FEMA's letter dated March 26, 2024, no significant changes have been made to the
flood hazard data on the Preliminary and/or revised Preliminary copies of the FIRM for Weld
County. Therefore, Weld County should use the Preliminary and/or revised Preliminary copies of
the FIRM as the basis for adopting the required floodplain management measures. Final printed
copies of the FIRM for Weld County will be sent to you within the next few months.
If you encounter difficulties in enacting the measures, I recommend you contact the Colorado Water
Conservation Board. You may contact Doug Mahan, CFM, the NFIP State Coordinator, by
telephone at (303) 866-3441, Extension 3221, in writing at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 718,
Denver, Colorado 80203, or by electronic mail at doug.mahan@state.co.us.
The FEMA Regional staff in Denver, Colorado, is also available to provide technical assistance and
guidance in the development of floodplain management measures. The adoption of compliant
floodplain management measures will provide protection for Weld County and will ensure its
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participation in the NFIP. The Regional Office may be contacted by telephone at (303) 235-4975 or
in writing. Please send your written inquiries to the Director, Mitigation Division, FEMA Region 8,
at the Denver Federal Center, Building 710, Box 25267, Denver, Colorado 80225.
You may have already contacted the NFIP State Coordinator and/or the FEMA Regional Office, and
may be in the final adoption process or recently adopted the appropriate measures. However, in the
event your community has not adopted the appropriate measures, this letter is FEMA's official
notification that you only have until September 26, 2024, to adopt and/or submit a floodplain
management ordinance that meets or exceeds the minimum NFIP requirements, and request approval
from the FEMA Regional Office by the effective date. Your community's adopted measures will be
reviewed upon receipt and the FEMA Regional Office will notify you when the measures are
approved.
I appreciate your cooperation to ensure that your community's floodplain management measures are
approved by the FEMA Regional Office by September 26, 2024. Your compliance with these
mandatory program requirements will enable your community to avoid suspension from the NFIP.
Additional information on community suspensions as proposed, other notices of current NFIP
community status information, and details regarding updated publication requirements of community
eligibility status information under the NFIP can be found on the Community Status Book section of
our website at www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/work-with-nfip/community-status-book. Notices for
scheduled suspension will be available on the National Flood Insurance Community Status and
Public Notification section of our website at www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/work-with-
nfip/community-status-book/public-notification. Individuals without internet access will be able to
contact their local floodplain management official and/or NFIP State Coordinating Office directly
for assistance.
Sincerely,
Rachel Sears, Director
Floodplain Management Division
Mitigation Directorate I FEMA
cc: Nancy Dragani, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region 8
Doug Mahan, CFM, NFIP State Coordinator, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Dawn Anderson, Floodplain Administrator, Weld County
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