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• DEPARTMENT'OF NATDRAL RESOURCES -"ialb
_ JAMES-M. RIDENOUR'
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. - DIRECTOR •
- April 2`8,, 1983;
Mr. eorge E...Rafferty ,
35`2Wacouita Str,eet'
St:. _Paul, Minnesota 5510'1
-. Re - Hamilton Fishers
• -Cr - Blue Woods Creek
Dear Mr. Rafferty.
Ref n
erece: is a
mde; ,to your March, 31:, 1983; letter, conncerning, a p:r'oposed- church to be situated,,
near` 'Blue Wood Creek, on. the northeast corner of the, intersection, ;of Haverstick Road
(Chester-Road). .and 'East, 106th ;Street,, in. the SE ; of Section 55, T.. 17 lg.:, R. 4 E.:„ in
Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana
No recorded' hi'stor'ic flood information •:ex k�sts: for this ;sit.e,: and no expected 100-yearr
frequency flood elevations havye been•, pub`i. hed for this site.
The dra na-ge area above thi`s site is `approximately, 1,6 .square miles. Our. stud'ies indicate
: that, the 100-year.frequency •flood for Blue Woods Creek, would have .a discharge of about-
• 1600. cf:s„ iii'- this at—ea, .
•. 'The. Ind'ian'a Flood Control .Act; of '1'945• (IC. 13-2 2,2) prohibits the construction of abodes • • •
in o•r on, a f;loodway.and requires the approval' of `'the.'Natur,al, Resources Commission, for any
o,therr type of; construct'-ion=, excavation or fillAJ4.8; in or on .a floodway: (A copy of this
Act is .enclos'ed) .. . :Pur.s:uant to this,' Act, .your proposed project win'require the formal .
app`rova'l• of the Nat-ural Resources -Commis.sion; applications and instructions are .enclosed, .
outfall st.ructuress anddthe fills associated wi'thothe roads, parkingolots, the' crossings,
P J' g diversion,
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ffootbal'l, .` field and ener•al landsea' In will not restrict the floodway, be unsafe to life
- —- ,, .p ,oPer*y,,-nor-^•adversely of?feet' the 'fish-_, wildlife and bo.tancial resources of the flood
way,
It is recommended that 'any building. constructed on this site' be provided with a flood
protection grade set at 'or above. two (2) feet above the 100=year frequency• flood of
• Blue Woods, Cr;eek.; The flood .protection grade is the elevation of the lowest floor
• •of, 'a biui ding •or's;tructurel. If °a `basement is. included, the'basement. floor should be .con-
sidered to be `_the lowest 'floor.
This letter, should not he construed -as a build ng permit or. as ap.prov,al, of the proposed, -
construc.tiori,. nor Is it a waiver' o'f th'e, provisions; of: `local b• ild`in'g ordinances.• •
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DI'vlslon ouster,Roomm605 Stete 011ice Building,Indianapolis,lndiana,48204 . 317 232.4160
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Prolesswnalt Llcenaed Staff.Robert,�F.Jackson�PE LS;,:John N.Slm son PE;LS R,chard�:L Wawrz niak PE,LS;Vlctor�H.
Joel'L.M Cruz PE•John'D.Hall PE,James J Hetienstreit PE,Gordon R.Lance PE,Walter A.Mangold PE' Mark.B Mangu`niCPG,Michael W.Neyer'PE,Ralph.E:.Price PE,Auv Seng PE:, Y
\;,Steen CPG,Re%'R'Stover PE JamesT.Strange CPG,IEdwin B:'Vician PE;LS .
Kertneth.E Smilh PE�Willia
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EQU"A'I OI?.P(JRTt:NlTY'EMPLOYER°.' ,
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' . George..E. Rafferty •
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Your att;entio,n is drawn to the .f;a,ct• that the, subj'•eet properly may be located in a. •
"S p ecia-1 :Flood Hazard Area"
p as defined by the Federal Insuranc.!e Administration is ,
part o"f the National Flood Insurance. Program, • As .such., you' or subsequent; owners.
may-' h e; required to purchase fl'oo'd insurance. as a.. :condition of obtain1ng a.mort•gage
on this property, .• . ,Flood insurance might also he required for• any direct federal .
sistee for poperty. •such a disr id., •
Un,` . g .
- der tlj'e re uldr phase of the flood ns,urance> pr:o.,gram;; pr:emiumsl,can: b.e subatantia'l;
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- ,depending on 'the type. of building and the lowest floor' elevation, includ ng lbasements,.
I;t is sugge'sted that you discuss this °mattferj with your insurance agent prior' =to-; initiating,
ariy, plops let coristruction. =
If you, should naive -any -q;uestions _oncetning th "s matcet, p ease, contact us.- -
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- • ;/ Robert F. Jackson,, :P..E..
. Chief' -
Division o,f 'Mat,er.
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cc;: Carmel P3:an-;C'ommis.s:ion -' '
Enclosure;: < 'Applications-;a'nd Instructions . .
79.4°5 Flood Control Act,
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