WSP11466

• File Number: 8441.400
• Description: Colorado Big Thompson Project - Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 12/1/1976
• Author: Gingery Assoc.
• Title: Special Flood Plain Information Report - Big Thompson River and Tributaries - Larimer County CO - Volume 1
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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INTRODUCTION

Authorization

This report was authorized by the Colorado Water Conservation
Board in joint sponsorship with the Federal Insurance Administration
and Larimer County, Colorado.

It is the power and duty of the Colorado Water Conservation
Board to:

"...devise and formulate methods, means, and plans
for bringing about the greater utilization of the waters
of the State and the prevention of flood damages therefrom
and to designate and approve storm or floodwater runoff
channels or basins, and to make such designations
available to legislative bodies of cities and incorporated
towns; to county planning commissions; and to boards of
adjustments of cities; incorporated towns; and counties
of this state..."

as stated in Section 37-70-106(1) (c) of the Colorado Revised
Statutes, 1973,

The cities, incorporated towns, and counties within the

study area may provide zoning regulations to:

"...establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such
uses on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel
or basin, as such storm or floodwater runoff channel or
basin has been designated and approved by the Colorado
Water Conservation Board, in order to lessen or avoid
the hazards to persons and damage to property resulting
from the accumulation of storm or flood waters..."

as stated in Section 30-28-111 for county governments and Section
31-23-201 for municipal governments of ,the Colorado Revised
Statutes, 1973.

Upon review and approval of this report, the Colorado
Water Conservation Board will designate and approve as flood

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