BOARD00220

• Board Meeting Date: 9/22/2003
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

government money, and GIS base mapping by the local govemments. CWCB will be responsible for the
assembly of a single Douglas County map.

The third project is also a two-part project, with both part~ being managed by the CWCB. $140,000 from
FEMA, $25,000 from Urban Drainage and $200,000 is being spent on a study of South Boulder Creek in
Boulder and unincorporated Boulder County. In addition,! $315,775 from FEMA, $55,000 from the
CWCB, $25,000 from Urban Drainage money, and GIS b~se mapping from the local governments are
being used throughout incorporated and unincorporated Boulder County.

The Denver and Douglas County projects are being conducted as "Early Implementation Successes", a
FEMA initiative designed to serve as early pilot project successes for counties throughout the country.
The schedule is very fast for these projects, with completi~m being expected in 6 months. The Boulder
County project will proceed more slowly, with completioI\ scheduled in 2005.

These three counties are the first counties in Colorado to be mapped as part of the nationwide Map
Modernization Program. We expect that federal funding will be available for several years into the future
for this Program.

FEMA Business Case Plan (Floodplain Mapping): FE1v;lA is asking states to develop, within six
months, a five-year Business Case Plan (BCP). The BCP must define the state's plan for managing
selected components of the flood hazard-mapping progr~.

The CWCB has requested a $30,000 grant from FEMA for the BCP, but additional state funding will be
applied to the grant to meet the non-federal cost share req~irement.

The goals of the BCP are:

· Develop a management plan to allow the CWCB to direct and manage floodplain-mapping
activities in Colorado. This will prevent FEMA from solely making important decisions related to
mapping priorities and funding in Colorado. :

· Develop protocol for appropriate coordination amqng floodplain mapping partners including the
Urban Drainage & Flood Control District, Local Governments, FEMA, and engineering
consultants. (i.e. Urban Drainage will be the lead a~ency for the seven county Denver
Metropolitan area within their jurisdiction). .

· Establish standards and procedures for hydrology, hydraulics, GIS, and other technical features
related to the program. (i.e. determine how old technical information, such as hydrology, should
be integrated into new studies or discarded ifit is d.eemed to be inappropriate).
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· Establish a system for preparing, updating, and maintaining digital maps and databases.
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· Define the roles for the Mapping Coordinator in CQlorado, and request funding from FEMA to
support that position. :

· Establish new and acceptable criteria for evaluating community floodplain mapping needs and
prioritize those needs. Re-evaluate statewide priorities on a regular basis.

· Create a venue for updating the plan on an annual qr as-needed basis, and design the plan to meet
Colorado's Map Modernization Needs ($36 millio1 total need identified at this time)

The CWCB will contract with an engineering consulting f~ with support from a local publishing expert
for services related to the Colorado Map Modernization Iniplementation Plan. FEMA notified Colorado
and other states of an opportunity to apply for a new grant Under the CAP- MAP-SSSE program, which is
now incorporated into the Department of Homeland Secuqty. The new funding is to be used to manage
and support the multi-hazard Flood Map Modernization Program. The CWCB's effort to complete the

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