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<br />. <br /> <br />000811 <br /> <br />Nonstructura~ floodplain management measures to eliminate hazardous <br />land uses include the preparation and implementation of <br />subdivision and zoning regulations for floodplain areas. <br />Local governments have the responsibility to adopt and enforce <br />these regmlations to assure that development in floodplain <br />areas is properly designed and protected. <br /> <br />For persons already owning property in the floodplain, there is <br />protection available in the form of flood insurance. This <br />Jnsurance can cover the cost of damages to property and contents. <br />-~here are 327 incorporated counties, cities, and towms in <br />Colorado that can qualify for flood insurance in the National <br />Flood Insurance .Program. These communities comprise 95 percent <br />of the state's population. There are 199 countmes, cities, and <br />towns currently enrolled in the National Flood Insurance Program. <br />There are also 76 counties, cities, and towns not enrolled in <br />the program that have local floodplain conditions that warrant <br />such enrollment. There are 52 cities and towns not currently <br />enrolled in the program and these communities do not have suff- <br />icient flood hazards to require such enrollment. <br /> <br />Finally,communities can assure that they are ready if a flood <br />does occur by having emergency preparedness plans detailing <br />information, evacuation, and recovery steps to be taken before, <br />during, and after a flood disaster. The State can assist local <br />governments in preparing such plans. For further information <br />contact: <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Flood Control Section <br />1313 Sherman Room 823 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />303-866-3441 <br />Larry F. Lang, Chief, Flood Control Section <br />