Board Meeting 12/05/1979

• Board Meeting Date: 12/5/1979
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums December 5, 1979
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Floodplain
Resol. No. 146
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
823 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
December 5, 1979
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, a floodplain information report entitled "Flood-
plain Information Report, Lower South Arkansas River, " dated April,
1979, has been prepared by Water Resources Consultants, Inc. , at
the request of Chaffee County and the Colorado Water Conservation
Board; and
WHEREAS, said report describes and outlines the flood-
plain data and information for the storm and floodwater runoff
channels or basins of the study area; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Chaffee
County has requested the Colorado Water Conservation Board to
designate and approve the floodplain areas as set forth in the
aforesaid report; and
WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106 (1) , Colorado Revised Statutes
1973, requires the Colorado Water Conservation Board to assist in
the prevention of floods and flood damages therefrom; and
WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-201 and 30-28-111, Colorado
Revised Statutes 1973, provide that such legislative bodies of
local jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses
on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin only
after designation and approval by the Colorado Water Conservation
Board; and
WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106 (1) (c) , Colorado Revised
Statutes 1973, directs the Colorado Water Conservation Board to
designate and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins
and to make such designations available to legislative bodies of
local jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the staff of the Board has reviewed said report
and does hereby recommend to the Colorado Water Conservation Board
I/ that the Board designate and approve as floodplain areas those
areas inundated by a 100-year flood (intermediate regional flood)
as described by the floodwater surface elevations and profiles in
said report;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board in regular meeting assembled in Denver, Colorado,
this 5th day of December, 1979, that it does hereby designate and
approve as floodplain areas those areas described as being