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. . (e INTRODUCTION This plan of work for a flood plan management study on Boxelder Creek in the vicinity of the Town of Wellington in Larimer County was prepared by representatives of the Colorado Water Conservation .Board, Larimer County, Town of Wellington and the Soil Conservation Service. The area to be studied includes the flood plains along Boxelder Creek and Coal Creek above the Town of Wellington to approximately 4 miles above the confluence with the Cache la Poudre River. The purpose of this plan of study is to describe the need for and intended uses of the study findings, type and intensity of investigations, inter-agency coordination, study responsibilities, scheduling, and funding arrangements. Previous studies and reports in the study area include "Boxelder Creek Watershed, Larimer County, Colorado, Flood Plain Information" prepared by the Soil Conservation Service in May 1970 and the "Flood Insurance Study, Larimer County, Colorado, Unincorporated Areas", U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration, September 1978. In Colorado, the Soil Conservation Service and several other federal agencies, and private consulting firms are engaged in flood plain land use studies. As coordinator for all water studies in the state, the Colorado Water Conservation Board establishes priorities and schedules these studies on a priority basis. The Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Soil Conservation Service entered into a joint coordination agreement for flood hazard analyses on January 27, 1972 (revised November, 1978). The Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, carries out flood hazard analyses under the authority of Section 6 of Public Law 83-566. in accordance with Recommendation 9(c) Regulation of Land Use of -i-