ARCA 2015 Annual Meeting Exhibits

• Description: ARCA 2015 Annual Meeting Exhibits
• State: CO
• State: KS
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 12/10/2015
• Author: Various
• Title: ARCA 2015 Annual Meeting Exhibits
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

The Colorado Silver Jackets team was officially created in 2013. The team consists
of four USACE Districts that include the Sacramento, Albuquerque, Kansas City, and
Omaha Districts. The State of Colorado is represented by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board as well as the Colorado Department of Homeland Security.
FEMA Region 8 is also part of the State team. USACE had no active FPMS projects
in 2015 within the Arkansas River Basin.
7. Regulatory Program
The Corps of Engineers regulates Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the
discharge of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States, including
wetlands.
In 2015, USACE issued two individual permits in the Arkansas River Basin. An
additional 264 activities in the basin were reviewed during this period. Most activities
were authorized by general (Regional or Nationwide) permits. General permits are
activity-specific permits, issued for projects that have minimal impact on the aquatic
environment and have minimal delays or paperwork. We continue issuing permits
related to the Waldo Canyon Fire/Flooding in Fountain Creek for sediment/debris
removal, stream restoration, bank stabilization, and flood prevention activities in El
Paso, Teller and Pueblo Counties.
Persons or agencies who are planning to conduct work activities in any waterway in
the basin are advised to contact the Southern Colorado Regulatory Office, 200 South
Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 301, Pueblo, Colorado 81003 or telephone [phone].
Information, including all public notices, is also available on the USACE Albuquerque
District web home page at: http://www.spa.usace.army.mil/reg/.
8. Emergency Management Coordination
Public Law 84-99 provides USACE with the authority to assist state and local
governments before, during, and after flood events. In the Arkansas River Basin,
USACE works with the State of Colorado Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management and the Colorado Water Conservation Board to prepare for
flood fight activities in years with significant snowpack and spring snowmelt runoff.
In 2015, the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management,
in response to flooding on Fountain Creek in the vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado,
requested USACE provide technical assistance in assessing flood damage from flood
flows from May through June on Fountain Creek. The Corps visited four sites and
provided technical assistance and recommended actions to prevent further damage
from the flood flows. Two of the sites visited were Overton Road and Pinon Bridge.
Both Pinon Bridge and Overton Road are critical for diverting traffic from Interstate 25
when it is shut down. If the bridge or road is out, there are 11 miles of Interstate 25
that could not be accessed by emergency vehicles. Overton Road lost at least 20 feet
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