BOARD00273

• Board Meeting Date: 11/20/2000
• Description: CF Section - Special Purpose Accounts and CWCB Flood Emergency Response Fund
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO

.
,

i

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WWW.cwcb.state.CO.ll5

e

.

Bill Owens
Governor

MEMORANDUM

Greg E. Walcher
Executive
Director

Dan McAuliffe
Acting Director

To:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

From:

Larry Lang, PE Chief, Flood Protection Section
Mike Serlet, P ,E" Chief, Water Supply Planning and Finance Section

Date:

November 7, 2000

Re:

Agenda Item 17,d - November 20-21,2000, CWCB Meeting - Water Project Planning and
Finance - Special Purpose Accounts, and CWCB Flood Emergency Response Fund

.

Introduction

The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) has a responsibility to "devise and formulate methods,
means, and plans for bringing about the greater utilization of the waters of the state and the prevention of
flood damages therefrom"," In response to CRS 37-60-106 (c) and the experiences of the CWCB staff in
recent flood operations, the staff is proposing a "Flood Emergency Response Program" that will formalize,
expand, and fund a Board flood response and recovery program,

Obiective

Development of a comprehensive annually funded flood emergency response program, This program will
be under the administration of the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

Discussion

The staff proposed Flood Emergency Response Program consists offive program elements, which are:
· Flood anticipation, forecasting and preparation;
· Aerial photography of flooded areas;
· Flood documentation and identification of specific hazards;
· Evaluation ofCWCB floodplain designations and revisions as needed; and
· Development of disaster area recovery/mitigation plans,

.

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning ;lnd Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Watee Supply Protection. Conservation Planning