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• Board Meeting Date: 9/19/2006
• Description: CF Section - Finance Subcommittee Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

To:
From:
Date:
Re:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Kevin Houck, Engineer, Flood Protection Section
August 21,2006
N on-Reimbursable Investments
eWeB Flood Response Program (Revised)

Russell George
Executive Director

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Background
At the CWCB November 20-21,2000 meeting, staff provided the Board with an overview of the CWCB Flood
Response Program. The staffs November 2000 presentation to the Board outlined the objective, discussion,
and benefits that the Program would provide to the State. A $150,000 Flood Response Program was authorized
in the 2001 Construction Fund Bill (SB 01-157) and enacted by the Colorado General Assembly. This
legislative action made funds available for the Flood Respon!;>e Program on July 1, 2001. The fund was created
to give the Flood Protection Section of the CWCB ability to quickly respond and have program funds in the
areas of: flood documentation, flood forecasting and outlooks, post event floodplain mapping, aerial
photography, and flood mitigation.

Discussion
The current request is to revise and increase the fund to $300,000 from the original $150,000 to refresh the fund
is due to the fact that CWCB is using these funds as planned during FY 07/08 for: 1) preparation of individual
flood documentation reports for actual events in Colorado, 2) contracts with consulting firms for Colorado
Flood Task Force flood forecasting and weather outlooks during the spring/summer flood season, plus a web-
based daily flood threat bulleting with tailored regional flood outlook reports, 3) ongoing work and increased
demand for evaluating and producing 100-year flood and debris flow hazards in areas affected by flooding or
other natural hazards, 4) develop scopes of work and projects for flood mitigation activities in communities
where flood loss reduction is needed, and 5) develop on-call services for digital and aerial photographs and
mapping for post-flood documentation and flood hazard identification. The justification for extending the
previously authorized $150,000 up to the requested $300,000 is due in part to increasing costs of doing business
since the fund was first authorized over 5 years ago. More importantly, additional capabilities have been added
to the program including a web-based Daily Flood Threat Bulletin for statewide use that enhances National
Weather Service products and provides tailored regional flood outlooks. We have also seen an increased need
to re-evaluate flood hydrology and hydraulics for use in floodplain studies that become part of Colorado's Map
Modernization program.

Staff Request
The CWCB Staff requests that the Board consider revising from $150,000 up to $300,000 the Flood Response
Fund and refresh the Fund to an amount not to exceed $300,000 for Fiscal Year 2008.

Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board request the General Assembly to revise C.R.S. 37-60-123.2 to increase the
continuously authorized amount of $150,000 from the Construction Fund up to $300,000 to be appropriated to the
Colorado Water Conservation Board for the Flood Response Program.

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning