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<br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 <br />C\\'CB PRINCIPLES <br /> <br />SECTION 2 <br />C'NCS OPERATING <br />PRINCIPLES <br /> <br />COLORADO <br />FLOODPLAIN AND STORMWATER CRITERIA MANUAL <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 <br />CWCS PRINCIPLES <br /> <br />SECTION 2 <br />CWCS OPERATING PRINCIPLES <br /> <br />2.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The criteria and design standards presented in the COLORADO FLOODPLAIN AND <br />STORMWATER CRITERIA MANUAL (hereinafter referred to as Statewide Manual) <br />are provided to help guide the state and local agencies and the practicing engineers <br />10 dealing with the stormwater and floodplain analysis. design. and management <br />Issues The intent of the Statewide Manual IS not to supersede the existing related <br />storm drainage manuals that have been adopted by various agencies but rather to <br />supplement the existing manuals Also. it is not the intention of CWCS to mandate <br />the use of the recommended engineering and management criteria outlined in the <br />Statewide Manual <br /> <br />This section provides CWCS Operating Principles in dealing with the following topics: <br /> <br />. Criteria manual discrepancy resolution <br />. New and revised floodplain delineations <br />. Regulatory 1 DO-year floodplains <br />. Designated floodways <br />. Hydraulic structures <br />. Hydrology <br />. Floodplain development practices <br />. Critical facilities <br />. Flood conveyance in irrigation ditches and canals <br />. Stormwater runoff detention <br />. Water rights <br />. Water quality <br /> <br />2.1 CRITERIA MANUAL DISCREPANCY RESOLUTION <br /> <br />Currently many communl\les <br />\Nlthln the State of Colorado do <br />not have adequate drainage <br />manuals that address the <br />floodplain and stormwater <br />management and engineering <br />issues. Establishment and <br />enforcement of minimum <br />drainage standards are vital for <br />these communi\les to reduce <br />future flood damages to public <br />and private prOper11eS and <br />promote pubhc safety and <br />general welfare of their <br />communities. <br /> <br /> <br />l@t <br /> <br />.. <br />I <br /> <br />-/ <br /> <br />APRIL 2004 <br /> <br />CWCB OPERATING <br />PRINCIPLES <br /> <br />CH2.202 <br />