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Flood Control - CLOMR - Silvercreek Development (Mace 1 LLC) - 5/1/2024Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUES 1'ED The Honorable Brad Pike Mayor, City of Eagle 660 East Civic Lane P.O. Box 1520 Eagle, ID 83616 May 1, 2024 IN REPLY REFER TO: Case No.: 23-10-0449R Community Name: City of Eagle, ID Community No.: 160003 Dear Mayor Pike: We are providing our comments with the enclosed Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) on a proposed project within your community that, if constructed as proposed, could revise the effective Flood Insurance Study report and Flood Insurance Rate Map for your community. If you have any questions regarding the floodplain management regulations for your community, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in general, or technical questions regarding this CLOMR, please contact the Director, Mitigation Division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Office in Bothell, WA at (425) 487-4543, or the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP). Additional information about the NFIP is available on our website at httos://www.fema.aov/flood-insurance. Sincerely, Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration List of Enclosures: Conditional Letter of Map Revision Comment Document cc: Rod Beck Chair, Ada County Board of Commissioners Mike Williams Floodplain Administrator City of Eagle Zach Kirk County Engineer Ada County Development Services Peter Jackson State NFIP Coordinator Idaho Department of Water Resources Ron Manning, MS, P.E., CFM Principal Engineer Manning Civil Page 1 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 I Case No.: 23-10-0449R CLOMR-APP COMMUNITY Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT COMMUNITY INFORMATION City of Eagle Ada County Idaho COMMUNITY NO.: 160003 IDENTIFIER Silvercreek Development CLOMR AFFECTED MAP PANELS TYPE: FIRM* NO.: 16001C0134J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0135J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0142J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0153J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0161J DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 FLOODING SOURCE(S) AND REACH DESCRIPTION PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION FILL EXCAVATION BASIS OF CONDITIONAL REQUEST 1 D HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS FLOODWAY UPDATED TOPOGRAPHIC DATA APPROXIMATE LATITUDE & LONGITUDE: 43.679, -116.376 SOURCE: OTHER DATUM: NAD 83 * FIRM - Flood Insurance Rate Map See Page 2 for Additional Flooding Sources South Channel Boise River Eagle Island — From the confluence with Boise River to approximately 1,500 feet downstream of S Eagle Road Flooding Source South Channel Boise River Eagle Island Flooding Source South Channel Boise River Eagle Island Proposed Project Fill Placement PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION Location of Proposed Project Approximately 7,000 feet downstream of S Eagle Road SUMMARY OF IMPACTS TO FLOOD HAZARD DATA Effective Flooding BFEs* Floodway Zone AE * BFEs - Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations Proposed Flooding BFEs Floodway Zone AE COMMENT Increases Yes Yes Yes Decreases Yes Yes Yes This document provides the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) comment regarding a request for a CLOMR for the project described above. This document is not a final determination; it only provides our comment on the proposed project in relation to the flood hazard information shown on the effective National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map. We reviewed the submitted data and the data used to prepare the effective flood hazard information for your community and determined that the proposed project meets the minimum floodplain management criteria of the NFIP. Your community is responsible for approving all floodplain development and for ensuring that all permits required by Federal or State/Commonwealth law have been received. State/Commonwealth, county, and community officials, based on their knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of safety, may set higher standards for construction in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), the area subject to inundation by the base flood). If the State/Commonwealth, county, or community has adopted more restrictive or comprehensive floodplain management criteria, these criteria take precedence over the minimum NFIP criteria. This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104 Page 2 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 O�eA�\FA. rflQ o 41 ND SV,C ICase No.: 23-10-0449R I CLOMR-APP Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) COMMUNITY INFORMATION (CONTINUED) ADDITIONAL FLOODING SOURCES AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITIONAL REQUEST FLOODING SOURCE(S) AND REACH DESCRIPTION Boise River — From the confluence with South Channel Boise River Eagle Island to just downstream of S Eagle Road South Channel Boise River Right Overbank — From the confluence with South Channel Boise River Eagle Island to just upstream of S Linder Road PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION Flooding Source Effective Flooding Proposed Flooding Increases Decreases Boise River BFEs BFEs Yes Yes Floodway Floodway Yes Yes Zone AE Zone AE Yes Yes South Channel Boise River Right Overbank BFEs BFEs None Yes Floodway Floodway Yes Yes Zone AE Zone AE Yes Yes This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104 Page 3 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 ICase No.: 23-10-0449R I CLOMR-APP Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) OTHER COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITIONAL REQUEST CID Number: 160001 Name: Unincorporated Areas of Ada County, Idaho TYPE: FIRM NO.. 16001C0134J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0135J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0141J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0142J TYPE: FIRM NO.: 16001C0153J DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 DATE: June 19, 2020 AFFECTED MAP PANELS This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104 Page 4 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 ICase No.: 23-10-0449R I CLOMR-APP ICtitta4- 4-4lt Sti�1 Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) COMMUNITY INFORMATION To determine the changes in flood hazards that will be caused by the proposed project, we compared the hydraulic modeling reflecting the proposed project (referred to as the proposed conditions model) to the hydraulic modeling used to prepare the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) (referred to as the effective model). If the effective model does not provide enough detail to evaluate the effects of the proposed project, an existing conditions model must be developed to provide this detail. This existing conditions model is then compared to the effective model and the proposed conditions model to differentiate the increases or decreases in flood hazards caused by more detailed modeling from the increases or decreases in flood hazards that will be caused by the proposed project. The table below shows the changes in the BFEs: Flooding Source: South Channel Boise River Eagle Island Existing vs. Effective Proposed vs. Existing Proposed vs. Effective Maximum increase Maximum decrease Maximum increase Maximum decrease Maximum increase Maximum decrease Flooding Source: Boise River Existing vs. Effective Proposed vs. Existing Proposed vs. Effective Maximum increase Maximum decrease Maximum increase Maximum decrease Maximum increase Maximum decrease Flooding Source: South Channel Boise River Right Overbank Existing vs. Effective Proposed vs. Existing Proposed vs. Effective Maximum increase Maximum decrease Maximum increase Maximum decrease Maximum increase Maximum decrease BFE Comparison Table BFE Change (feet) Location of maximum change 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 BFE Change (feet) 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.9 BFE Change (feet) 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 Approximately 2,400 feet downstream of S Eagle Road Approximately 8,900 feet downstream of S Eagle Road N/A N/A Approximately 2,400 feet downstream of S Eagle Road Approximately 8,900 feet downstream of S Eagle Road Location of maximum change Approximately 1,120 feet upstream of S Linder Road Approximately 560 feet downstream of S Eagle Road N/A N/A Approximately 1,120 feet upstream of S Linder Road Approximately 560 feet downstream of S Eagle Road Location of maximum change N/A Just upstream of S Linder Road N/A N/A N/A Just upstream of S Linder Road This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104 Page 5 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 ICase No.: 23-10-0449R I CLOMR-APP Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) COMMUNITY INFORMATION (CONTINUED) NFIP regulations Subparagraph 60.3(b)(7) requires communities to ensure that the flood -carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. This provision is incorporated into your community's existing floodplain management ordinances; therefore, responsibility foi maintenance of the altered or relocated watercourse, including any related appurtenances such as bridges, culverts, and other drainage structures, rests with your community. We may request that your community submit a description and schedule of maintenance activities necessary to ensure this requirement. This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104 Page 6 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 ICase No.: 23-10-0449R I CLOMR-APP Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) COMMUNITY INFORMATION (CONTINUED) DATA REQUIRED FOR FOLLOW-UP LOMR Upon completion of the project, your community must submit the data listed below and request that we make a final determination on revising the effective FIRM and FIS report. If the project is built as proposed and the data below are received, a revision to the FIRM and FIS report would be warranted. • Form 1, entitled "Overview & Concurrence Form". Detailed application and certification forms must be used for requesting final revisions to the maps. Therefore, when the map revision request for the area covered by this letter is submitted, Form 1 must be included. If as -built conditions differ from the proposed plans, please submit new forms, which may be accessed at https://www.fema.gov/flood- maps/change-your-flood-zone/paper-application-forms/mt-2, or annotated copies of the previously submitted forms showing the revised information. • Form 2, entitled "Riverine Hydrology & Hydraulics Form." • Hydraulic analyses, for as -built conditions, of the base flood; the 10-percent, 2-percent, and 0.2-percent-annual-chance floods; and the regulatory floodway, together with a topographic work map showing the revised floodplain and floodway boundaries. Please ensure that the revised information ties in with the current effective information at the downstream and upstream ends of the revised reach. • Annotated copies of the FIRMs, at the scale of the effective FIRMs, that shows the revised floodplain and floodway boundary delineations shown on the submitted work map and how they tie into the floodplain and floodway boundary delineations shown on the current effective FIRMs at the downstream and upstream ends of the revised reach. • As -built plans, certified by a registered professional engineer, of all proposed project elements. • A copy of the public notice distributed by your community, stating its intent to revise the regulatory floodway, or a signed statement by your community that it has notified all affected property owners and affected adjacent jurisdictions. • Documentation of the individual legal notices sent to property owners who will be affected by any widening/shifting of the base floodplain and/or any BFE increases along South Channel Boise River Eagle Island, Boise River, and South Channel Boise River Right Overbank. This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104 Page 7 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 ICase No.: 23-10-0449R I CLOMR-APP Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) COMMUNITY INFORMATION (CONTINUED) • A letter stating that your cotntnunity will adopt and enforce the modified regulatory floodway, OR, if the State/Commonwealth has jurisdiction over either the regulatory floodway or its adoption by your community, a copy of your community's letter to the appropriate State/Commonwealth agency notifying it of the modification to the regulatory floodway and a copy of the letter from that agency stating its approval of the modification. • FEMA's fee schedule for reviewing and processing requests for conditional and final modifications to published flood information and maps may be accessed at https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/change-your-flood-zone/status/flood-map-related-fees. The fee at the time of the map revision submittal must be received before we can begin processing the request. Payment of this fee can be made through a check or money order, made payable in U.S. funds to the National Flood Insurance Program, or by credit card (Visa or MasterCard only). Please forward the payment, along with the revision application, to the following address: LOMC Clearinghouse 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22304-6426 After receiving appropriate documentation to show that the project has been completed, FEMA will initiate a revision to the FIRM and FIS report. Because the flood hazard information (i.e., base flood elevations, base flood depths, SFHAs, zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways) will change as a result of the project, a 90-day appeal period will be initiated for the revision, during which community officials and interested persons may appeal the revised flood hazard information based on scientific or technical data. This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick" F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104 Page 8 of 8 I Issue Date: May 1, 2024 I Case No.: 23-10-0449R I CLOMR-APP Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION COMMENT DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) COMMUNITY INFORMATION (CONTINUED) COMMUNITY REMINDERS We have designated a Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) to assist your community. The CCO will be the primary liaison between your community and FEMA. For information regarding your CCO, please contact: Kristen Meyers Director, Mitigation Division Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region X Federal Regional Center 130 228th Street, Southwest Bothell, WA 98021-8627 (425) 487-4543 This comment is based on the flood data presently available. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-336-2627 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the LOMC Clearinghouse, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22304-6426. Additional Information about the NFIP is available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance. Patrick "Rick' F. Sacbibit, P.E., Branch Chief Engineering Services Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration 23-10-0449R 104