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For May 4, 2010 BOS HearingTHIS THE CLERK OF THE BOARD FORMAT!!!The following definitions and general usage shall apply to words and phrases used in Title 16 ofthis code.A. When parts of the Arizona Revised Statutes are adopted by reference or referred to in thistitle, the abbreviation A.R.S. will be used.B. When parts of the Arizona Administrative Code are adopted by reference or referred to in thistitle, the abbreviation A.A.C. will be used.C. References to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations refer sequentially to the title of the Codeof Federal Regulations (CFR), part, section and paragraph (e.g., 44 CFR 62.01(a) means Title 44,Code of Federal Regulations, Part 62 Section .01, Paragraph (a)).D. When parts of the National Federal Flood Insurance Program are adopted or referenced, thefollowing terms shall be used:1. "NFIP" means National Flood Insurance Program.2. "FEMA" means the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the U.S. Department ofHomeland Security.3. "FIRM" means Flood Insurance Rate Map as adopted by FEMA that delineates special floodhazards and risk premium zones.4. "FBFM" means Flood Boundary and Floodway Map as adopted by FEMA to delineate areasof special flood hazards including floodways.5. "FHBM" means Flood Hazard Boundary Map as adopted by FEMA for areas of flood hazards.6. "Community" is the term used by FEMA for all political bodies that administer floodplainregulations whether those are towns, cities, counties, districts, parishes, etc.7. "Jurisdiction" is a term used by FEMA and ADWR that includes communities, states, tribalnations and other federal land owners like the Bureau of Land Management and the NationalForest Service.8. "Reasonably safe from flooding" is a term used to indicate that conditions of the NationalFlood Insurance Program are met for the 100-year flood.E. "State Standard" means a document defining standards for floodplain management as adoptedby the Arizona Department of Water Resources pursuant to A.R.S. Section 48-3605(A). Anabbreviation for a specific standard of SS3-96 refers to State Standard Number 3 as adopted in1996.F. All units of measure contained in this title, whether expressed or implied, are intended to be inthe English system of units. The following units of measures and abbreviations will be used:1. When referring to the volume of flow, "cubic feet per second" will be abbreviated as cfs.2. When referring to the velocity of the flow, "feet per second" will be abbreviated as fps. (Ord.2005 FC-2 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 1999 FC-1 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 1988 FC-2 Art. 4 (part), 1988)16.08.030Arizona Department of Water Resources."Arizona Department of Water Resources," known from this point forward as ADWR, is thestate agency assigned with oversight of flood control as provided for in Title 48 Chapter 21 ofthe A.R.S. (Ord. 2005 FC-2 § 2 (part), 2005).16.08.040Balanced drainage basin."Balanced drainage basin" means a drainage basin or watershed which contains flood waterchannels, natural or manmade, and/or flood control structures that are adequate to contain9