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Minnesoia Dcparimeni of Natural Resources <br />Central Region Waters - 1200 Warner Road Si Paul. MN 55106*6793 <br />Telephone: (651) 772-7910 Fax 651»772*"977 <br />*■ ^'*0 <br />i *> <br />July 15. 2004 <br />The Honorable Barbara A Peterson <br />Mayor. City of Orono <br />2750 Kelle’y Parkway <br />Orono. MN 55.756 <br />STATE approval . ORI 4NANCE REVISION. HENNF.PIN COl-NTY 1X000 LVSLRANCE STUDY <br />Dear Mayor Peterson; <br />The Federal Emergency Maiia^emer.t Agency iFEM.At has rr\i‘eJ Uic Mood Insunncc Study text and the Flood <br />Insurance Rate .Map for Hennepin County. The Hennepin County FUx)d Insurance Study and map will become <br />effective on Septembot 2. 2004 Before this effcctise date, your community must amend its floodplain <br />management erdtnance consistent with state and federal flo^plain nunagensent standards in order to tiuintain its <br />eligibility in the .National Flood Insurance Program <br />Melanie Curtis. Orono city planner, submitted a final draft of an updated floixlplain man.igement ordma.nce to this <br />Department via e-mail on July 12. 2004 On belialf of the Commissioner of Natural Resources. 1 am pleased to <br />inform you that the above-cited proposed fltxxlplain ordinance amendment is in compliance with ‘’Statewide <br />Standards and Criteria for ManapetrKni of Floodplain Areas of Minnesota." Minnesota Rules. Paris 6120 5000 to <br />6120.6200 Therefore, in accoidancc with Minne.sota Statutes. .Section 103F121. Subd. 2 (g). 1 hereby <br />conditionally cenify state approv.il of the abose-ciied draft ordinance This proposed oidinancc anvndment also <br />appears lo be compliant with the floodplain rrunagement standards of the National Flood Insurance Program <br />This approval is valid upon adoptiuii of the draft ordinance by the city and receipt hy this ofTice of llirre (3i <br />certified copies of the adopted ordinance aincndmenlM along with the signed and completed “Ordinance <br />Certification Checklist” that 1 have attached We will then forwaid a ceitiftcd copy to FUMA s legior.a! office <br />in Chicago on your community's behalf. <br />Your community's cooperation and quick action in providing for tlie reduction in flood damage through the <br />adoption and adminisuation of this ordinance is greatly appiectatcd Please continue to work with Tern Lutgen of <br />our centra! office until this ordinance revision process ts complete. For all other matters, please ccntict .Area <br />Hydrologist Julic Eknun (651*772*7919) of this office should you base concerns or questions <br />Sincerciv. <br />DNR Waters <br />Dale E Homuth <br />Regional Hydrologist <br />Enclosure <br />C; FE.MA. Guy .Matheson <br />Planning Director. Michael Gaffron <br />City Planner. Melanie Curtis <br />DNR Waters. Tom Lutgen <br />DNR Wateis. Julie Ekman <br />DNR lul.Mmuiton 65t.2vrvM5? • • TTY 65l-296.54)U . <br />VlimiiiiiHi Ilf.