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.' - 3 - . In general, the snowmelt flood updates will be provided to assist in the preparation of potential snowmelt flooding in Colorado, and the staff gladly welcomes all suggestions and feedback at any time. Online Services Staff will post (or continue to post for certain types of data) online information and services on the CWCB website. A number of documents, maps, data and other information are provided to the public such as: . Regular Flood Outlook emails issued by the CWCB . Archive of SNODAS/SNOTEL GIS maps in .pdf format . Electronic copy of Spring Weather Outlook as presented to the CWCB at the March meeting . Electronic copy ofCWCB's Spring Flood Hazard News Release . Minutes and presentations from the Flood Task Force Meetings . Links to USGS streamgage information . Links to a number of weather related websites, including the National Weather Service offices, regional radar, NOAA weather radio, and The Weather Channel website . County Emergency Contacts at the Colorado Division of Emergency Management website . NOAA's National Flood Outlook . Link to FEMA's Spring Flood Center . Link to Urban Drainage and Flood Control Center's ALERT website (flood warning system for the Denver metropolitan area) . Information on the use of sandbags to protect property . Link to FEMA's Map Service Center to obtain Flood Insurance Rate Maps online . Information regarding the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program . Snowpack Monitorini! Beginning on February 1,2007 staff has been monitoring snowpack in Colorado watersheds, as measured by inches of Snow-Water Equivalent (SWE) and % of 30-year average of SWE. SWE is measured daily at the NRCS automated SNOTEL sites, and reports are posted on the Internet. The inches of SWE measured at the SNOTELs represent the total amount of water equivalent stored as snow in the portion of a particular watershed represented geographically by each SNOTEL. The % of average SWE represents the amount of water stored as snow in the portion of a watershed represented by each SNOTEL as compared to a 30-year average amount for that watershed. Both the absolute number (inches of SWE) and the relative number (% of average) are needed to paint a comprehensive picture of conditions in the state's watersheds. Staff will monitor these numbers on a frequency ranging from every day to once a week, depending on snow and weather conditions in the mountains and imminence of expected runoff. The SWE numbers will be assembled into tables and incorporated into the Weekly Snowmelt Flood Updates. In addition, maps will be created at necessary intervals which show graphically the snowpack situation throughout the state. The map created on February 1 sl did not indicate any severe threat areas as of that time. Additional maps will be created as needed. Staffhas also been working on a link between snowpack information and streamflow information. A GIS project took place in 2005 by CWCB interns to delineate subbasins within the major river basins. The eventual goal is to allow users to see quickly where the highest snowpack is, where the stream systems and communities are downstream of that snowpack, and where the stream gages are located that would allow measurement of that melted snow once it becomes runoff. . Staffwill continue to monitor snowpack and streamflow conditions on a regular basis through the rest of the flood season. Updated and revised data will be provided to the Board at future meetings as needed. Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance' Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning