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• Board Meeting Date: 11/18/2008
• Description: WPFM Section - Designation and Approval of 100-year Floodplain Information
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
WWW.CWCb.State.CO.Us
T0: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
FROM: Kevin Houck, P.E.,Engineer
Watershed Protection & Flood Mitigation Section
DATE: November 7, 2008
SUBJECT: Consent Agenda Item 2, September 16-17, 2008 Board Meeting
Designation and Approval of 100-Year Floodplain Information
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
Jennifer L. Gimbel
CWCB Director
Dan McAuliffe
CWCB Deputy Director
Summar
Consent Agenda Item 2 includes two new floodplain studies/maps and a series of 31 floodplain
map revisions which are proposed for CWCB action. Staff is requesting Board designation and
approval for these items. A brief summary of the studies is presented in the attached document.
CWCB staff performs technical reviews of floodplain information to assure the Board that the
information is in compliance with the requirements of the CWCB's "Rules and Regulations for
Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado," 2 CCR 408- l . A further discussion of legislative authority
and responsibilities delegated to the CWCB, is provided in the attached document. The CWCB's
designation and approvals greatly assist local communities in meeting the statutory requirements
of the State and the regulatory requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Staff Recommendation
As outlined in the attached documents, Staff recommends that the Board: l) designate and approve
the 100-year detailed and approximate floodplain information contained in said Letters of Map
Revision and 2) authorize staff to prepare a floodplain resolution to be signed by the Director
reflecting the official designation and approval action. This action is recommended in order to meet
statutory requirements.
Attachments: Attachment 1-Supporting Information
Attachment 2 - LOMR Information Table
Water Supply Protection • Watershed Protection and Flood Mitigation • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Intrastate Water Management & Development