Board Meeting 01/30/1980

• Board Meeting Date: 1/30/1980
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums January 30, 1980
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Floodplain
Resol. No. 150
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
823 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
January 30, 1980
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, a floodplain information report entitled "Flood
Hazard Area Delineation, Direct Flow Area 0054, " dated October,
1979, has been prepared by Merrick and Company at the request of
the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Adams County, and
the City of Thornton; and
WHEREAS, said report describes and outlines the floodplain
data and information for the storm and floodwater runoff channels
or basins of the study area; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
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 juris-
dictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses on or along
any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin only after designa-
tion 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
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 30th day of January, 1980, that it does hereby designate and
approve as floodplain areas those areas described as being inun-
dated by a 100-year flood as set forth in said report; and