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<br />- 5 - <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A continuous link to the FfB will be posted on the CWCB website, and the FfB can also be distributed via email <br />to interested users. CWCB staff are currently soliciting suggestions and feedback regarding content and format of <br />the FfB so that it will have maximum usefulness to the end user. <br /> <br />Staff believes that this service assists the CWCB with addressing its mission, goals and statutory requirements <br />related to the prevention of flood damages in Colorado. <br /> <br />Dailv Statewide Storm Precipitation Maps and Rainfall Reconstruction <br />The Statewide Storm Precipitation (STP) Map is a service that involves the merging of the daily Storm Total <br />Precipitation fields from the NWS WSR-88D Doppler radars from Denver, Pueblo and Grand Junction, Colorado <br />and Cheyenne, Wyoming into a statewide radar estimated precipitation map. A brief discussion of the observed <br />rainfall and flooding events depicted by radar will be included. The purpose of this product is forensic in nature; <br />while it does nothing to mitigate an actual event, it will aid in the identification, documentation, and response to <br />rain-induced flood events that do occur. <br /> <br />The STP Map is designed to show heavy rainfall (> 1.5 inches) in a spatial setting so that activities to respond to <br />flood events can be greatly accelerated. The maps will be produced on a daily basis from May through September. <br />The STP map will be made available on a daily basis by 9AM and placed in the CWCB flood information web <br />page. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />There is a great need for the STP Map. In past years, the only available source for identifying flood events are <br />reports from local officials and media reports. In many cases, especially in rural areas, reports of isolated floods <br />may come in days or weeks after the fact, and sometimes, staff is never made aware of them. This makes it <br />difficult to impossible to document and respond to these events. The STP map provides a valuable source of <br />information and allows the CWCB staff to operate proactively to initiate discussions with local officials after <br />looking at information on the map and to initiate a search of reports from various media outlets and the National <br />Weather Service. In some cases, it may allow CWCB staff to notify local officials of problems in less-publicized <br />events, an invaluable service to these users following floods. Finally, the STP map provides an archival tool so that <br />immediate documentation is available for all rain-induced floods throughout the state for the entire flood season. <br /> <br />Conclusion <br />This agenda item is informational for the purpose of informing the Board about activities related to potential spring <br />and early summer snowmelt flooding issues in Colorado. Staff is not requesting formal Board action for this <br />agenda item. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />