BOARD00964

• Board Meeting Date: 9/10/2002
• Description: Flood Section - Flood and Debris Subcommittee Report for the Wild Fires Multi Agency Rehabilitation Resource Team
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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mitigation, and planning. The Colorado Geological Survey has also been an active participant on this
subcommittee.

CWCB has contracted with ICON Engineering to complete flood documentation field reports for flood
and debris flow events that have occurred during the 2002 season thus far. Some of the events were
directly related to conditions created by burn areas, while others were not. The areas under study include
Glenwood Springs, La Plata County, Rifle, Cottonwood Pass near Buena Vista, Ogallala, and areas within
and below the Hayman fire near Deckers. The draft report is scheduled to be completed by mid to late
September.

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Post Wildfire and CWCB Actions

. Post-Wildfire Hazard Interagency Group published and CWCB mailed the fifteen day maps for
Hayman, Missionary Ridge and Coal Seam Fires to all floodplain administrators and county
emergency managers in paper and electronic format along with an Interagency Group report and
the Forest Services BAER reports.

. Implementing Phase II studies for Coal Seam Fire, Hayman Fire, and Missionary Ridge Fire.

. Seeking additional funding through FEMA for additional Phase II studies for other burn areas.

. Conducted field investigations in Western and Southwestern Colorado at bum areas to identify
drainages for Phase II studies on August 12-15 with FEMA, USGS, and the Corps.

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Working with Office of Emergency Management to request flood insurance coverage subsidies for
Zone D (high unstudied hazard) areas in Durango closest to the drainages below the forest fues.

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. Developed information data for the USGS website.

A MRRT summary is attached from Kent Hollsinger.

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Flood Protection. Wate! Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning