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<br />modeling and feasible and practical "state-of-the-art" techniques. <br /> <br />Floodplain Mappinl! - Produce and review floodplain studies to identify floodplains and <br />clarify flood-related issues for CWCB and other state, federal, and local entities. <br /> <br />Prepare for.Respond to. and Forecast Flood Conditions - Prepare for and respond to <br />flood events including conducting field and technical activities (e.g., documentation ofthe <br />flood, providing technical guidance and support) in response to significant floods in <br />Colorado. Staff the CWCB mitigation officer position during declared disasters. Improve <br />forecast methods and public information and outreach. <br /> <br />Flood Hazards Mitigation Projects - Provide technical services to support recovery from <br />and mitigation to flood and flood hazards. Includes providing post-flood technical <br />guidance for immediate and future decision making under emergency conditions <br />(including providing engineering, GPS, survey, and technical support) to aid the State <br />and its citizens and helping implement "state-of-the-art" techniques that are feasible and <br />practical. Explore and promote the use of flood storage facilities, and non-structural <br />flood mitigation to meet multiple objectives. <br /> <br />Partnership with Federal. State. and Local Entities - Participate in partnering with <br />federal, state, and local entities for the management, marketing, and administration of <br />flood and flood related programs. Identify and make recommendations regarding <br />"Homeland Security" needs that correspond to other hazard reduction duties and <br />existing relationships with the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the <br />state Office of Emergency Management. <br /> <br />Multi-obiective Planninl!. Proiect Development and Stream Restoration - Participate <br />with partners to plan and undertake multi-objective projects designed to reduce flood <br />hazards, stabilize and restore stream channels, provide habitat, reduce erosion, and <br />increase the capacity to utilize water. Administer the Watershed Protection Fund and the <br />projects approved by the Board and the Colorado Water Quality Control Division. <br />Explore and promote opportunities to maximize storage and minimize cost while <br />ensuring protection of public safety. Improve inter and intra agency coordination, <br />communication, and prioritization efforts regarding resource management decisions, <br />including river restoration. Use river restoration techniques and proj ects to identify areas <br />of the state that would benefit when combined with water development projects. Explore <br />6 <br />