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<br />" <br /> <br />1997 <br /> <br />Floodplain Management Accomplishments <br /> <br />Flood Hazard Identification and Designation <br />. Designation and approval of technical engineering information for over 442 floodplain studies statewide <br />. Approximately 16,000 miles of identified lOO-year floodplains by detailed and approximate methods <br />. Development of standards for delineating 1000year floodplains by detailed and approximate methods for <br />Colorado's stream courses <br />. Coordination and co-sponsoring of 10 to 15 floodplain studies annually conducted under the auspices of <br />the fedetal government <br /> <br />Flood Response and Flood Hazard Reduction <br />. Assistance in advanced measures and flood fights in 1976, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995. and 1996 <br />. Engineering assistance to communities to fonnulate and implement local flood mitigation projects <br /> <br />Community Assistance and Public Ed1lcaJion <br /> <br />. . <br />. Assist 223 county and community governments (out of 334 total in Colorado) in maintaining eligibility in <br />the National Flood Insurance Program. which represents a 67.5% participation rate. <br /> <br />-. Provided technical assistance as necessary to both participating and non-participating communities <br /> <br />. Achieved 25.98% flood insurance coverage for structures within the state's floodplains in 1995. <br />(Colorado DOW has the 7th highest rate in the nation) <br /> <br />. Assist realtors, insurance agents,' mortgage lenders and others in obtaining and using floodplain <br />information, <br /> <br />. Conduct public education efforts with workshops and seminars to reduce the risk of future flood damages <br />in Colorado <br />