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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Barbara Kirkmeyer RECEIVED
Chairperson, Board of Commissioners
Weld County OCT 1 3 2015
Post Office Box 758 WELD COUNTY
Greeley, Colorado 80632 COMMISSIONERS
Dear Ms. Kirkmeyer:
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 January 20, 2016; 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 Section 60.3(d).
As noted in FEMA's letter dated July 20, 2015, 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 Jamie Prochno, P.E., CFM, the NFIP State Coordinator, by
telephone at (303) 866-3441, in writing at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 718, Denver, Colorado
80203, or by electronic mail at jamie.prochno@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
participation in the NFIP. The Regional Office may be contacted by telephone at (303) 235-4800 or
in writing. Please send your written inquiries to the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Division,
FEMA Region VIII, at the Denver Federal Center, Building 710, Box 25267, Denver, Colorado
80225.
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Barbara Kirkmeyer
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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 January 20, 2016, 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 January 20, 2016. Your compliance with these
mandatory program requirements will enable your community to avoid suspension from the NFIP.
Sincerely,
Bret Gates, Acting Chief
Floodplain Management Branch
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
cc: Sharon Loper, Acting Regional Administrator, FEMA Region VIII
Jamie Prochno, P.E., CFM, NFIP State Coordinator, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Tom Parko, Director of Planning Services, Weld County
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