Has the CU-South Campus berm been certified as a flood protection levee under FEMA standards?
No. Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc. (representing the Flatiron property seller in coordination with CU’s acquisition) submitted technical documentation to FEMA on August 26, 1999 requesting FEMA’s review of a previously recognized levee on the FIRM. Documents certified by professional engineers included a general report on the levee, a site plan and “as-constructed” surveys, a geotechnical engineering report, an erosion protection report and a CU operation and maintenance manual. Subsequent documentation submitted included an analysis of seepage along the berm to ensure the levee met structural stability requirements. FEMA determined that the upper reach of the CU-South Campus berm satisfied all requirements of Section 65.10 of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations as indicated in FEMA’s July 15, 2000 letter to Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc. This means that the structural integrity and maintenance and operations plans for the upper reach o
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