FLOOD10364 ‎(2)‎

• County: Statewide
• Title: Flood Disaster and Mitigation Plan and Standard Operating Procedures
• Date: 4/26/2007
• Prepared For: CWCB
• Prepared By: Urban Drainage
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

7. If severe flooding is occurring inform Chairman or Chairman Pro-tern of the Board
of Directors.
8. If severe flooding is occurring notify CWCB and Colorado DEM. Discuss
possibility of putting aerial photographer on stand-by. Only Browning and
McAuliffe can authorize CWCB funds for aerial photography.
9. Maintain written record of all actions taken using the log form in the appendix.
2. AFTER WORKING HOURS
A. Message 1 (Nuisance Flood Advisory or Message 2 (Flash Flood Watch)
1. Advise everyone on the staff who can be reached. Determine availability of

cameras.

2. Staff members should attempt to remain available.
3. Notify someone from CWCB.
4. Notify someone from LRE. Ask them to have someone available, if possible, to
respond to District request for assistance.
5. Develop rough plans to respond to a flood utilizing the personnel available,
including allocation of people and cameras to the areas under a flood advisory or
watch.
6. Engineer in charge stays at home to coordinate other staff members and outside
help.
B. Increasing Flood Potential (Update to Message 1 or 2)
1. Go through above check list and firm up possible assignments of personnel.
2. Discuss situation with GWS/Skyview.
3. Consider informing Chairman or Chairman Pro-tern of Board of Directors for
Message 2 updates only.
4. If situation warrants send personnel to affected areas.
5. Personnel sent to affected areas report back on what they find.
C. Message 3 (Flash Flood Warning)
1. Review above checklists. Firm up any assignments still in doubt.
2. Notify CWCB and Colorado DEM that a warning has been issued.
3. Send personnel to affected areas if not done previously.
4. Notify the emergency communications center(s) in the affectedjurisdiction(s) that
personnel are responding to the flood scene. Provide the dispatcher with the
name(s) of the individuals responding.
5. Personnel in field should immediately inform the Incident Commander (i.e., police
or fire official in charge) of their presence and report back on what they find. If
flooding is occurring, take pictures and document observations.
6. One staff member should remain at a location, either home or at the office, to
coordinate the others. Try to establish an operations center at the office ifpossible.

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