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Additional FEMA funding was provided this past year to address identified levee issues along the <br />Arkansas River and Fountain Creek in Pueblo County. FEMA is currently r eviewing the hydrology for <br />Fountain Creek and as soon as it is approved, the hydraulic analysis and floodplain mapping will <br />continue. <br />FY07 Counties: <br />La Plata, Park, and Summit Counties are now in the Preliminary phase. La Plata <br />County is scheduled to go effective in December 2009. Both Park and Summit Counties are currently in <br />the Appeal period. Delta County has been slightly delayed and is now scheduled to go preliminary at the <br />end of July. The City of Colorado Springs has contracted with Anderson Cons ulting to pursue <br />certification of the Templeton Gap Floodway levee in El Paso County. Anderson Consulting finalized the <br />hydraulic modeling for Templeton Gap and has submitted to FEMA for review. A meeting is scheduled <br />between FEMA, CWCB and the local com munity in early July to discuss the results of this model. If all <br />levee issues can be resolved in a timely manner, El Paso County is projected to go preliminary in late <br />summer of 2009. Teller County and Archuleta County are set to go effective in Septemb er2009. <br />FY 06 Counties: <br />Weld County detailed study work continues to progress. Weld County has identified <br />levees in the Town of Evans and Severance. Due to these levees, additional work was needed. An <br />estimated preliminary date is projected for October 2010. Work continues for Fremont County and Clear <br />Creek Counties. The projected preliminary date for Fremont County has been delayed due to survey <br />issues. It is now expected to go preliminary in August 2009. It was found with Clear Creek County that a <br />Master Drainage plan’s 100 - year flows significantly exceed that of the effective FEMA flows and that <br />Idaho Springs may not be mapped showing accurate risk. The State’s contractor has been working on <br />updating the hydrologic and hydraulic study to update th e floodplain through Idaho Springs. Clear Creek <br />County will go preliminary sometime in the fall of 2009. The Pueblo County Arkansas River Levee <br />floodplain study is in progress, finalization is still progressing. The hydrology and the methodology used <br />ar e currently being reviewed by FEMA. <br />FY 05 Counties <br />: Mesa County DFIRM preliminary maps were distributed and the County is now in the <br />Appeal period. The final meeting was held in late April. A public meeting was recently held for Mesa <br />County and FEMA an d CWCB representatives were in attendance. The Garfield County DFIRM is <br />almost complete and was delayed due to a USGS study that has been reviewed by Michael Baker Jr., Inc. <br />(FEMA’s NSP). This study was recently submitted to FEMA for review. Discussion s recently took place <br />between FEMA, CWCB and the local community officials to resolve some questions regarding this study. <br />Garfield County is planned to go preliminary in October 2009. The Montezuma County DFIRM went <br />th <br />effective September 28 2008. <br />FY 04/ 03 Counties: <br />All of the Boulder County levees have been identified. The South Boulder Creek <br />Study has been completed and approved. Incorporation of this study into the DFIRM is almost complete. <br />FEMA will be providing Provisionally Accredited Levees (PAL ) agreements for two levees in the <br />County. The scheduled preliminary date for Boulder County is set for the end of September 2009. (Tom <br />Browning) <br />7 <br />CWCB Director’s Report – July 21 - 22, 2009 – Crested Butte, CO <br /> <br />