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<br />. . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- 3- <br /> <br />Flood Response Fund <br />The CWCB Flood Response Program has been successfully utilized for several years now, This Program, financed <br />through the CWCB Construction Fund, is authorized by the Board and General Assembly, The Flood Response <br />Fund contains five main elements: <br /> <br />. Flood documentation <br />. Flood forecasting and outlooks <br />. Post-flood mapping evaluation <br />. Aerial photography <br />. Flood mitigation <br /> <br />Four ofthe five program elements have been widely used, while the aerial photography element will be utilized for <br />pilot study work regarding low-cost satellite photography using state-of-the-art equipment. <br /> <br />The Flood Response Program is put into action as necessary when flooding occurs and/or when the need for studies <br />or projects related to flooding is prudent and supported by local officials, <br /> <br />Online Services <br />Staff will post (or continue to post for certain types of data) online information and services on the CWCB website, <br />A number of documents, maps, data and other information are provided to the public such as: <br /> <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br />. . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> <br />Regular Flood Outlook emails issued by the CWCB <br />Archive ofSNODAS/SNOTEL GIS maps in ,pdfformat <br />Electronic copy of Spring Weather Outlook as presented to the CWCB at the March meeting <br />Electronic copy ofCWCB's Spring Flood Hazard News Release <br />Minutes and presentations from the Flood Task Force Meetings <br />Links to USGS streamgage information <br />Links to a number of weather related websites, including the National Weather Service offices, <br />regional radar, NOAA weather radio, and The Weather Channel website <br />County Emergency Contacts at the Colorado Division of Emergency Management website <br />NOAA's National Flood Outlook <br />Link to FEMA's Spring Flood Center <br />Link to Urban Drainage and Flood Control Center's ALERT website (flood warning system for the <br />Denver metropolitan area) <br />Information on the use of sandbags to protect property <br />Link to FEMA's Map Service Center to obtain Flood Insurance Rate Maps online <br />Information regarding the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program <br /> <br />Snowpack Monitorinl! <br />Starting in mid-February 2006, staff has been monitoring snowpack in Colorado watersheds, as measured by inches <br />of Snow-Water Equivalent (SWE) and % of30-year average ofSWE, SWE is measured daily at the NRCS <br />automated SNOTEL sites, and reports are posted on the Internet. The inches of SWE measured at the SNOTELs <br />represent the total amount of water equivalent stored as snow in the portion of a particular watershed represented <br />geographically by each SNOTEL. The % of average SWE represents the amount of water stored as snow in the <br />portion of a watershed represented by each SNOTEL as compared to a 30-vear average amount for that watershed, <br />Both the absolute number (inches of SWE) and the relative number (% of average) are needed to paint a <br />comprehensive picture of conditions in the state's watersheds, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Staff will monitor these numbers on a frequency ranging from every day to once a week, depending on snow and <br />weather conditions in the mountains and imminence of expected runoff, The SWE numbers will be assembled into <br />tables and incorporated into the Weekly Snowmelt Flood Updates, <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Scream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />