FLOOD11688

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Flood Task Force Summary - 04/06/05
• Date: 4/6/2005
• Prepared For: FTF
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Task Force Meeting Materials

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Federal/State/Local Pro2rams

US Armv Corps of Engineers
. Tom Ryan with the Albuquerque District, Fred Rios with the Tri Lakes Office and Sandy Rayl with the
Colorado Service Office represented the Corps. If the flooding becomes an issue in southeast Colorado, the
FTF can coordinate with Matt Bourgeois, Chief of the Emergency Management Branch, Albuquerque
District. His emergency number is [phone], and daytime desk number is (505) 342 - 3267.
. For information about US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works programs, authorities, and technical
assistance contact Sandy Rayl at [phone] or visit the web at
http://www.spa.usace.army.mil/CSO/Default.htm
. Corps assistance authorities kick in after the local governments have expended resources, and the Governor
requests assistance. They have personnel at John Martin Reservoir and at Trinidad Reservoir to assist with
flood fighting in Southeast Colorado. Corps has post-flood recovery phase activities that are restricted to
projects in their program, and are limited to restoring to original condition.
. In 2003 Congress authorized a flood damage reduction project on South Boulder Creek. The Corps is
looking at drainage and tributaries to South Boulder Creek. At the request oflocal governments they will
pursue non-structural flood mitigation alternatives like environmental restoration. There is a new project
for flood damage reduction on the Roaring Fork River at Basalt. They have ongoing work on Fountain
Creek looking at headwaters down to the confluence ofthe Arkansas River. They have about one year to go
and sedimentation and flooding issues are being identified.

Division of Emergency Management (CDEM)
. Marilyn GaIly explained that the Office of Emergency Management has been upgraded to the Division of
Emergency Management.
. Their office in now in Centennial, Colorado in the State's new emergency operations center at 9195 East
Mineral Avenue.
. They coordinate with Homeland Security, and the state's mitigation programs are housed there.
. Their main number at the emergency operations center is [phone] and the 24-hour emergency
number is unchanged at [phone].
. The reorganization has changed the office and now the mitigation program is in the All Hazards Branch of
Homeland Security.
. The DEM had five regional coordinators and are now expanding to have seven regional coordinators and
adding two satellite offices. Their goal is have nine regional coordinators and their new regions are similar
to the state patrol regions. The Colorado State Patrol has taken over the functions of fire safety.
. The DEM is offering training and courses this year and the DEM 2005 course listing can be found at
http://www.dola.state.co.us/oem/Training/TRAINl.HTM. Specifically, Marilyn mentioned courses offered
related to declaring a state/federal disaster, the use of TABOR reserve in disasters, planning for both pre
and post disaster.
. Their Director is Tommy Grier who is now a division director within the Department of Local Affairs.
DEM works with the Small Business Administration and the Governor's office in declared disasters and is
the damage assessment team.

Colorado Water Conservation Board
. The CWCB staff has been active in the spring snowmelt flood arena this year by preparing weekly flood
threat updates that are emailed to interested parties and posted on the CWCB website. The CWCB Decision
Support System Program is collaborating with the USBR through the "Enhanced Snowpack Assessment"
project to provide snowmelt flood threat mapping for the Gunnison, Southwest, and Rio Grande Basins
http://cwcb.state.co.us/flood watch/2005Flooding.htm

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