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<br />. CWCB staff has met with officials to offer technical assistance through the Flood Response Program. We
<br />have met with or heard from officials in La Plata County, Montezuma County, Archuleta County, San Juan
<br />County, Alamosa County, Costilla County.
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<br />. The CWCB has a Flood Response Program for post flood aerial photography, post event floodplain
<br />mapping, flood forecasts and outlooks, and flood mitigation.
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<br />. The CWCB strives to work closely with partnering state agencies such as CDEM, DWR, and CGS.
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<br />Urban Drainage & Flood Control District
<br />. Kevin Stewart of the Urban Drainage & Flood Control District has a flash flood prediction program for the
<br />Denver Metro Area that has 170 precipitation measurement stations and 70 stream gages.
<br />. There has been demand for pager and text message alerts for flash floods by the local governments in this
<br />network.
<br />. UDFCD has hired Chad Kudym formerly ofHDR Engineering as the GIS Coordinator and anticipates that
<br />web services and GIS friendly products will be produced. The Alert system is measuring rain
<br />precipitations and is real time, up to date information.
<br />. UDFCD works cooperatively with the National Weather Service, specifically Larry Mooney, Bob Glancy,
<br />and Treste Huse.
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<br />Department of Local Affairs
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<br />. Barry Cress of the Dept. of Local Affairs explained that his agency is again conducting a set of Water and
<br />Sewer Management Workshops around the state in May. This year, the focus will be on financial
<br />management for water and sewer systems. The events are paired up with the Colorado Municipal League
<br />Spring Outreach meetings, in which municipal officials can learn about developments that are important
<br />to them arising out of this year's legislative session.
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<br />. He also reported that the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (WPCRF) program in Colorado is
<br />starting to do a better job at identifying storm water and non-point source pollution projects for funding
<br />through the program. Since this program is intended to fund
<br />projects that clean up streams and lakes in the state, and much
<br />pollution comes from storm runoff from urban, mined, and
<br />agricultural areas, it is a good source of funding for storm
<br />water projects that will also improve water quality.
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<br />. He also reported that the most recent round of energy impact
<br />funding requests had about 4 projects (out of about 70) that
<br />had some flood-control or drainage element as part of the
<br />project. Decisions on these requests are expected soon.
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<br />. Marshall Frech has worked with the City of Boulder and has received funding from federal, state, and
<br />local entities with an interest in flooding to develop the
<br />floodsafety.com website and other flood information most
<br />recently in Colorado.
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<br />. Marshall provided the Task Force Members an update on the
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