FLOOD10340

• County: Weld
• Community: Pierce
• Stream Name: Spring Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Pierce - Spring Creek Correspondence
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
13 13 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

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Bill Owens
Governor

MEMORANDUM

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

TO:

John Liou -FEMA Region 8
File

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

FROM:

Tom Browning

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

DATE:

January 30,2001

RE:

Town of Pierce - Spring Creek Floodplain Study
Meeting Minutes

Background
The Town of Pierce is located in northern Colorado along Highway 85 approximately 15 to 20
miles north of Greeley. Spring Creek is an ephemeral stream that runs through the community
from north to south with a watershed area of just under 100 square miles at the downstream town
limit. The effective floodplain mapping for Pierce is the FEMA Flood Insurance Study dated
1979. The FIRM for Pierce shows a split floodway on the western and eastern sides of the
railroad tracks. The railroad bridge over Spring Creek (and the adjacent channel) at the north end
of the town does not have capacity for the 100-year flow, and therefore a split flow occurs.

Meeting Purpose
On January 29, 2001 the Town of Pierce held a public meeting regarding issues related to the
Spring Creek floodplain through their community. Two staff members from "the Group, Inc."
(Real Estate Company) organized the meeting and invited FEMA and the Colorado Water
Conservation Board to discuss floodplain issues and answer questions. The purpose of the
meeting was to enlighten local officials, citizens, developers, and realtors regarding the
floodplain mapping process, map revisions, and floodplain regulations. Some property owners in
the community are concerned about their inability to sell or develop vacant parcels located in the
regulatory floodway.

Meeting Attendance
The meeting was well attended (approximately 40 total persons) by local citizens, landowners,
local officials, realtors, developers, and business owners. Mike Ketterling (Town Engineer)
attended as well. John Liou represented FEMA Region 8 and Tom Browning represented the
Flood Protection Section of the Colorado Water Conservation Board.