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• Board Meeting Date: 7/11/2007
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

accordance with the above referenced guidelines.

The CWCB, through its flood protection staff, is responsible for providing relevant
updates for the flood portions of the State of Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
2007 Update. The CWCB has contracted with Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc.
(ACE) to assist in this effort. Working together, the team is coordinating with the
Colorado Division of Emergency Management (CDEM) and developing a strategy to
update the flood information for inclusion in the 2007 Update.

This update will be brought to the Board at its September 2007 meeting for
consideration and approval. Once approved, the document will be forwarded to the
CDEM for integration into the Colorado Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for ultimate
submission to FEMA.

CASFM/Arid Regions Conference to be held in Breckenridge in
September 2007: The 18th Annual Colorado Association of Stormwater and
Floodplain Managers (CASFM) conference will be held this year in Breckenridge at the
Beaver Run Resort on September 11-14. This year's conference will be combined with
the ASFPM Arid Regions Conference. This will be the 11th Arid Regions Conference
held by ASFPM and its arid states chapters and will be the first time that this regional
conference has been held in Colorado. This year's conference theme will be "Roundup
in the High Country-Gather at the Source". This theme reflects Breckenridge's
location as being near the headwaters of three important watersheds for our country-
the Colorado, South Platte, and Arkansas Rivers. In addition to CASFM, the conference
is being cosponsored by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), the
Arizona Floodplain Management Association (AFMA), and the New Mexico Floodplain
Managers Association (NMFMA).

The conference program has been finalized and will appeal to a number of related fields
in floodplain and stormwater management, water quality, watershed restoration, and
water resources. Presentations will be delivered by individuals from several states,
including most of the Arid West, as well as individuals from as far away as New
England. Four technical field trips will be conducted to such beautiful areas as Black
Hawk, Glenwood Springs, Vail, and the Dillon Reservoir. A bicycle tour will be offered
along the Blue River restoration area north of Breckenridge. As in past years, the
conference will include an optional golf tournament, vendor booths, a banquet dinner, a
CFM exam with review course, and several networking opportunities. New for this
year, the Corps of Engineers (COE) will run a separate track of technical sessions to
present the results of work performed under two COE demonstration programs. These

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