BOARD00070 ‎(4)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/13/2006
• Description: En-Bloc Non Reimbursable Investments Flood Response Fund ‎(Revised)‎
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Water Supply Finance and Construction Program - Project Data

Grantee: Colorado Water Conservation Board County: Statewide
Project Name: Colorado Flood Response Program Fund (revised)
Project T)'pe: Program Funds for post event floodplain mapping. flood forecasting, aerial
photography, flood mitigation and flood documentation
Oraina~e nasin: All River Basins in Colorado 'Vater Source: N/A
Tolal Project Cost: $300,000 Fundin~ Snurce: CWCB Const. Fund
Type of Grantee: State Government Median lIollsehold income: Nt A
CWCR Non-Reimbursable Inv.: $300,000 (up to) Inlerest Rale: N/A Term: N/A

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SUMMARY
At the eWeR November 20-21, 2000 meeting, stafTprovided the Board with an overview of the eWeR Flood
Response Program. The statT's November 2000 presentation to the Board outlined the objective, discussion, and
benefit.. that the Program would provide to the State. A $150,000 Flood Response Program was authorized in
the 2001 Cort'itruction Fund Bill (S8 01-157) and cnacted by the Colorado General Assembly. 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.

The current request is to revise and increase the fund to $300.000 from the original S150,000 to refresh the fund
is due to the fact that CWeD is using these funds as planned during FY 07/08 for: I) preparation of individual .
tlood 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 tlood season, plus a web-based
daily flood threat bullcting with tailored regional flood outlook reports, 3) ongoing work and increased demand
for evaluating and producing 100-year flood and debris flow haz.ards in areas alTected 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 St.-rv1CCS for digital and aerial photographs and mapping
for post-flood documentation and 1100d hazard identification. The justification for extending the previously
authorized S 150,000 up to the requested S300,Ooo 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 10 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 scen an increased need to re-
evaluate flood hydrology and hydraulics for use in floodplain studies that become part of Colorado's Map
Modemii'..ation program.

Project Benefit Area
Statewide

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