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• Board Meeting Date: 3/18/2008
• Description: WPFM Section - Flood Outlook Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLO]R:.AI)O
~. Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.cwcbstate.co.us
TO: Colorado Wat er Conservation Boazd Members Bill R.;tter, Jr.
Governor
FROM: Kevin Houck, P.E., Engineer, Watershed Protection and xarris D. Sherman
Flood Mitigati on Section DNR Executive Director
]ennil'er I_ Gimbel
DATE: March 2, 2008 cwcla D;rectors
" Dan McAuliffe
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 22, March 18-19, 2008 Board Meeting CWCB Deputy Director
Flood Outloo k Report
Introduction j -
2008 has reminded us how much it can snow in Colorado, as the snowpack and snow water
equivalent levels statewide are significantly above average. The CWCB annually provides
information to Colorado communities and interested-citizens regazding flood potential, and Phis
yeaz is no exception. The CWCB's Flood Response Program is designed to address possible
flood threats in Colorado and high snowpack runoff conditions. Flood Outlook Reports are
prepared cooperatively with members of the Colorado Flood Task Force and are posted to the
CWCB website. Additionally,~communities within the state that have been identifieci as being at
risk are emailed the reports as ~an added preparation measure. The first meeting of th.e Colorado
- Flood Task Force for 2008 is scheduled for March 17, 2008 at the MRCS offices in ]Lakewood.
CWCB Sorin$ Flood Preparedness Activities
• Chair the Colorado Flood Task Force Meetings as needed to monitor and report on_ flood
threats.
• Distribute a press release reminding communities to be aware of flood threats and the
need for purchasing flood insurance.
• Generate SNODAS snowpack mapping to graphically display basin-specific snowmelt
flood potential
• Meet with local officials for flood preparedness during March and April. There will be
federal and state repres i tatives available to discuss technical assistance and flood related
programs.
• Post the daily Flood Threat Bulletin every morning, seven days a week, begiluung May
1st. This is the third year of this successful program.
• Other activities, which are posted on the CWCB website. -
Flood and Water Outlook Presentation
The current snowpack situation~~ along with weather outlooks for the runoff season will be
presented by staffmembers from the Watershed Protection and Flood Mitigation Section.
Information presented will be taken from discussions and presentations from the first: Flood Task
Force meeting, which will be held on March 17t1i.
Water Supply ProteMion • Flood Protection • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation {~ Brought Planning • Intrastate Water Management & Development