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• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2008
• Description: CF Section - En-Bloc Non-Reimbursable Investment Recommendations - CWCB Floodplain Technical Services
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Water Supply Finance and Construction Program – Project Data
Grantee: County:
Colorado Water Conservation Board Statewide
Project Name:
CWCB Floodplain Techni cal Services Fund
Project Type
: Flood Protection Program Matching Funds for Federal Grants
Drainage Basin: Water Source
All River Basins in Colorado : N/A
Total Project Cost Funding Source
: $250,000 : CWCB Const. Fund
Type of Grantee Median Household income
: State Government : N/A
CWCB Non-Reimbursable Inv.: Interest Rate
$125,000 : N/A Term: N/A
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Floodplain studies and projects in Colorado serve seve ral vital purposes including flood loss reduction,
wise floodplain management, increased NFIP particip ation, and increased accuracy of flood hazard
identification. The CWCB has a long-standing history of recognized participation in a variety of studies
and projects that provide beneficial outcomes to co mmunities and the citizens alike. Limited budgets
have curtailed full participation in high priority and much needed efforts in the state. CWCB Flood
Section Staff would al so like to have the means to increase th e likelihood of new Construction Fund
loan applications for flood projects. Staff is now requesting a non-reimbursable investment of $125,000
for this Program, to be used to leverage local monies.
The purpose of the requested funds is to provide engineering technical services, especially flood
hydrology, surface water hydraulics, feasibility studi es, and project planning/design. This work may
work in harmony with Map Modernization digital map production as well as with NFIP floodplain
management and NFIP participation by Colorado communities. The technical services fund would
provide much needed engineering support for activiti es that are not currently being funded by FEMA or
other agencies. This fund would also strongly support feasibility study development for flood projects that
could lead to loans from the CWCB Constructi on Fund. FEMA and the CWCB Flood Section have
requirements for feasibility studies in addition to the requirements outlined in the “Guidelines for
Financial Assistance through the CWCB Construction Loan Program.”
Funds from this project would be used statewide in areas of high priority. Priorities will generally be
correlated with Colorado’s Map Mode rnization prioritization. However, attention will also be given to
areas where small dollar allocations will result in solu tions of large problems. Generally, money will be
spent either in NFIP participati ng communities, or those considering participation.
A number of communities throughout the state have expr essed interest in leveraging their local funds with
monies from this request in order to facilitate studies or engineering projects. Examples of the types of
projects include floodplain studies, watershed studies, levee deficiency correction analyses, emergency
response plans, flood mitigation plans, preliminary de sign for future construction projects, benefit/cost
analyses for grant applications, etc.
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