BOARD00349

• Board Meeting Date: 9/9/1980
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Floodplain
Resol. NO. 166

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
823 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

September 9, 1980
R g ~ Q L U T ~ 0 N

WHEREAS, a floodplain information report entitled "Flood
Hazard Information, Uncompahgre River," dated February, 1980, has
been prepared by the United States Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District, at the request of the city of Montrose, the
Town of Olathe, and Montrose County; and

WHEREAS, said report describes and outlines the flOOdplain
data and information for the storm and floodwater runoff channels
or basins of the study area; and

WHEREAS, the City of Montrose has requested the Colorado
Water Conservation Board to designate and approve the floodplain
areas as set forth in the aforesaid report; and

WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1), Colorado Revised Statutes 1973,
requires the Colorado Water Conservation Board to assist in the
prevention of floods and flood damages therefrom; and

WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-201 and 30-28-111, Colorado Revised
Statutes 1973, provide that such legislative bodies of local
jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses on or
along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin only after
designation and approval by the Colorado Water Conservation Board;
and

WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1) (c), Colorado Revised Statutes
1973, directs the Colorado Water Conservation Board to designate
and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins and to
make such designations available to legislative bodies of local
jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the staff of the Board has reviewed said report and
does hereby recOmmend to the Colorado Water Conservation Board
that the Board designate and approve as floodplain areas thOse
areas inundated by a 100-year flood (intermediate regional flood)
as described by the floodwater surface elevations and profiles in
said report;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Colorado Water Conser-
vation Board in regular meeting assembled in Gunnison, Colorado,
this 9th day of September, 1980, that it does hereby designate and
approve as floodplain areas those areas described as being inun-
dated by a 100-year flood as set forth in said report; and