BOARD00451

• Board Meeting Date: 1/31/1979
• Description: Agenda, Minutes, Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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APPENDIX F

Floodplain
Resol. No. 129

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

January 31, 1979

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WHEREAS, the United States Soil
Denver, Colorado, completed in May, 1970,
report entitled "Flood Plain Information,
shed, Larimer County, Colorado"; and

Conservation Service,
a floodplain information
Boxelder Creek Water-

WHEREAS, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, as
requested by the Board of County Co~~issioners of Larimer County,
by resolution adopted June 3, 1970, approved and designated the
floodplains described in the May, 1970. report; and

WHEREAS, a new report entitled "Flood Insurance Study,
Town of Wellington, Colorado," which includes floodplain information
and data for Boxelder Creek and Coal Creek, dated August, 1978,
has been prepared by Gingery Associates, Inc. under contract with
the Federal Insurance Administration; and

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

WHEREAS, the Town of Wellington 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 revised
information and data and does hereby recommend to the Colorado
Water Conservation Board that the Board designate and approve as

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