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<br /> <br />" , , <br /> <br />-6- <br /> <br />Douglas Couuty, Garth Eugland. . <br />Douglas County has been proactive about addressing post wildfIre conditions and thanked the USGS for <br />being helpful. The county foresees potential for isolation and trapping due to the limited number of bridges <br />and many roads follow along creeks and rivers. The County' bought 20 gages rain gages and put through out <br />the county. CWCB and DWR are working to install stream; gages to collect information, The county has also <br />gone door-to-door talking to homeowners about floods. They foresee erosion problems along drainage basins. <br />Bed load of decomposing granite could be a problem, The bed load can block the channel and break. Denver <br />Water has had 8.10 foot waves of sediment. Debris dams being built up there. There are 5 bridges over the <br />South Platte that all could go with minor flood. Access is a problem and there are a limited number of <br />landing strips, They are looking at getting together with all terrain vehicle groups to be prepared and to <br />respond to flood events. Getting them to plan. Larry Lang of the CWCB also mentioned that Garth's <br />counterpart in La Plata County, Butch Knowlton has some of the same concerns. Also, the county doesn't <br />have good radar coverage for weather forecasting. In the sQuthwest the radar sweep is at 27, 000 feet and <br />misses a lot of the systems and hard to quantify the storms: The Douglas County web site is <br />htto:/Iwww.douglas.co.us! <br /> <br />Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. <br />A representative couldn't attend but wanted people to know that they operate a severe weather and flooding <br />"Alert" system for the Denver-Boulder area. Real-time. and historic data from weather, precipitation, and <br />streamflow instrumentation can now be obtained on the Internet. The data is analyzed and used to predict storm <br />movements and durations, refine weather forecasts, and pre,diet specifIc flood impacts. The "Alert" system is the <br />only one of its kind in the 8tate. Please visit the Urban Drainage website at www.udfcd.org to find out more <br />about the District and the "Alert" system. <br /> <br />SUMMARY INFORMATION <br /> <br /> <br />?? We do not anticipate major snowmelt flooding during the next 10 days or so in the early spring. Nolan Doesken e <br />the Assistant State Climatologist for Colorado for the last 25 years. Nolan Doesken couldn't attend the meeting but <br />called the CWCB and wanted to issue a general alert for Mountain and Front Range communities along the <br />eastern slope. He see8 potential for spring-time flooding potential and believes that communities should be <br />prepared, <br /> <br />?? Property owners near floodplains and, downstream of forest fire burn areas should consult with an insurance agent <br />regarding the purchase of flood insurance. Note that there is a 30-day waiting period. FEMA is actively marketing <br />flood insurance near burn areas and will produce press' releases and join a talk radio station to help people <br />understand the importance of flood insurance in at risk areas. <br /> <br />?? The Colorado Water Conservation Board is available'to assist local officials with flood documentation and flood <br />hazard mitigation efforts. The CWCB al80 has a floodplain information library containing floodplain maps for all <br />of Colorado. <br /> <br />NEXT MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE <br />The next meeting is a combined Water Availability Task Force and the Flood Task <br />Force at the Office of Emergency Management on Wednesday May 14th. OEM is at 15075 <br />South Golden Road, Golden, Colorado 80401.3979, Office: 303 273-1622. We will meet <br />9:30AM -12 PM in Building 100 which is the small building to the west of the main building, <br /> <br />Flood Protection? Water Project Planning aild Finance? Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protectio~? Conservation Planning <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />6 <br />