Riverchase(3)-CS 880720 -' . CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC.
Washington, D.C. 20472
Re: Riverchase Reclamation Project:- ..... :- -' '-~ '
· :'"'"':'" ", ." On May 16, 1985, the Federal Emergency Management :Ago'ney (FEMA) issued a conditional Letter of Map
'!~:"?'"'::.!'" ::i' Revision (LOMR) for the subject proposed project.'~ A.t. ltha..t time, the tract was known as the "Lesley Tract,"
?iiii.~i and the technical data to support the reclamation was contained.in a reP0rt entitled Engineering Report to-
· . the Dallas County Commissioners Court for the Creation;of Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. '
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' ' In OctOber, 19851 the 'TeXas Water Commission approved the Plan of Reclamation and subsequently the
- .;,:-: ';'-i.~i Northwest Dallas County Flood Control District was created. Construction (filling of the site and overflow
'::::?ii':'[":i'" ' .i 'swale-construction) was to commence by October 2, .1986,..and be completed by October 2, 1988. The project
-'-':5.: :.." In 1987, when the Fort Worth District Corps of Engineers revised the Flood Insurance Studies (FIS) for the
--.i .... Elm Fork of thc Trinity River, construction of the proposed project was well under way, and thc proposed
:-: ..~."?" ~ project was incorporated into the HF.C-2 model for the Elm Fork Therefore, the revised FIS for the City of
-Z .- . Coppelf reflects the'"Riverchase Project." Enclosed is a.copy of the Work Map used by the Corps in this
· -.-":".~ ~- restudy. The filled area for the. Riverchase Project and thc overflow swale are shown on the west overbank of
'.!;} i:.': ".' the Elm Fork upstream of Belt Line Road and: the Southwe.~tern Railroad. ..' ... ' '. . ... ...' . ..
' :*~/...""': "' ':" The reclamation phase of this project, fill and overflow swale,, is now complete. EncloSed is a copy of the "as-
'""'::' :"'- ' built" drawing with certification that the fill has been placed to the elevations indicated. I have marked in red-
· :~'~ ...... ~ . ' 'It is our understanding that a ~evised Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) will be issued for Coppell
:%'...~...- '. '. which will show the project as removed from the floodplain' and. floodway. We would appreciate a copy of the
... Sincerely,
. . NATHAN D. MAIER ....: -. . .. .-
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Enclosures (2)
City of Coppeli
;' Three 'NorthPark/8800 N. Central Expwy./Suite"300/Dallas, Texas 7'5231/(214) 739-4741