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I I I I Numerous CWCB employees and other members of the Colorado Association of I Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) assisted FEMA with various activities and presentations throughout the conferenc~. As CASFM chair, Tom Browning provided an overview of CASFM and the vatious other state floodplain chapters, and how they can assist others with flood prepar~dness and mitigation. Kevin Houck I provided two workshops on Letters of Map q:hange (tools to change floodplain maps), taught a review Course for the Certified Flooqplain Managers Exam (which was taken by 9 professionals from Colorado), and led one of two field trips hosted by CASFM. Dawn Gladwell and Thuy Patton assisted with runn'ing the CASFM booth during the vendor fair. The conference was attended by over 709 professionals from around the country, and the involvement of CWCB staff helped ptovide a positive impression of floodplain I management in Colorado. I i Statewide Flood Threat Bulletin Back Online for the 2007 Flood Season: I Following the enormous success of the State~de Flood Threat Bulletin pilot project from the 2006 season, the program has returnea for another year. Once again, HDR Hydromet Services will provide daily flood th~eat outlooks for interested users. The services will initially be the same as last year, ~ut various programmatic improvements will be implemented on an ongoing basis throq.ghout the season. HDR will provide daily outlooks regarding the flood threat arourld the state due to either snowmelt or I rainfall. In addition, a GIS summary of precipitation from the previous report is available to view which areas of the state recei~ed the most precipitation (useful for both water managers and floodplain managers). Tw~ce weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, a medium-range outlook will be issued summarizing the anticipated flood threat for the following two weeks. The information is hosted on HDR's server, and can be accessed at htt :' www.hdrweather.com cwcb cwcbinfotmation.htrn and a link is provided on the CWCB webpage. In the coming weeks, an einaillistserve will be used to disseminate the information directly to interested users. Anyone interested in being on this listserve should contact Kevin Houck, the CWCB project manager. I I Arkansas Riv~r Basin I Arkansas Valley Conduit: Since CWCB loan a~proval in November 2006, the Conduit Committee (A VC) has been meeting moAthly and has focused on lobbying efforts to further legislation and appropriations, Jutreach efforts to participant governing bodies, water allocation for the conduit, and grant applications. In January 2007, A VC members met with the Colorado deleg~tion in Washington, D.C. Also in I January, Senators Allard and Salazar introduced legislation (S. 134) to authorize the I Conduit with an 80/20 cost sharing agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and I I !a 10 -' J. . . ., !