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<br /> <br />· There was much discussion about TWP's mapping project and our effort to bring GIS training to <br />watershed groups throughout the state and the use of SWAP GIS information that will become available <br />starting this winter. <br /> <br />Flood Task Force: Typically the Flood Task Force meets four times in the spring and summer. Flooding <br />and tornadoes were the major cause of damages this summer. Damages were estimated at about $5 million. <br /> <br />The monsoons struck Colorado as predicted by John Henz at the March board meeting. Garfield County had <br />significant mudslides that caused road closures. Greeley had eight inches ofrain in the third week of July <br />that flooded city council chambers and commercial properties. Rio Blanco County had four inches of rain in <br />August. Significant rainfall events in Southwest Colorado during August caused extensive mudslide damage <br />along Colorado Highway 145 between Telluride and Placerville. At one point the highway was closed for 3 <br />days. <br /> <br />We also had storm systems pass through every seven days, which is typical for Colorado. <br /> <br />Statewide Drainage and Floodplain Management Criteria Manual: WRC Engineering is under contract <br />and has begun work on a Drainage and Floodplain Management Criteria Manual. The consultant is working <br />on Phase I of the manual which was funded using money from the Operational Account of the State <br />Severance Tax Trust Fund. The money in this account is generated from the production of coal, oil, gas and <br />minerals. <br /> <br />The manual will help local floodplain administrators, government engineers, consulting engineers, <br />developers, and others with drainage and floodplain related proj ects. The manual will provide many benefits <br />to Colorado communities such as standardization of studies and projects, unification of study efforts to <br />produce more consistent results, and clear guidance for project development and implementation. It will also <br />help provide some consistency in methodological approaches to hydrology and other technical aspects of <br />drainage and floodplain studies and projects. <br /> <br />CWCB Flood Protection staff will be requesting non-reimbursable investment from the Construction Fund to <br />complete Phase II of the manual. <br /> <br />CWCB Adoption of Technical Information: CWCB staff would like to inform the Board of an upcoming <br />proposal to develop a system for officially adopting tecOOi~al reports and other engineering information <br />within the Flood Protection Section. For years, the Board has been designating and approving 100-year <br />floodplain information for Colorado streams in order to meet statutory requirements. Staff will now be <br />drafting language for the Board to review at the November 2001 meeting regarding adoption/approval of <br />technical reports such as criteria manuals, guidelines, design manuals, and other related information used by <br />staff and the private sector. <br /> <br />Weather Modification Permit Program: A weather mocUfication permit was reissued for Southern <br />Colorado Farms in the San Luis Valley on May 31 st. The permit allows operation of ten hail cannons for hail <br />suppression on 4,000 acres for lettuce and spinach crops. The Western Kansas Weather Modification <br />Program, which involves airplane-based cloud seeding, was re-issued a permit in July as well. The operation <br />begins in Colorado airspace and hail suppression benentsare extended to the eastern most portions of Yuma, <br />Phillips, and Cheyenne Counties. <br /> <br />NFlP Quick Guide: This document is a simplified explanation and reference guide about the basic <br />requirements ofthe National Flood Insurance Program. We have contracted with RC Quinn Consulting Inc. <br />to develop a Colorado based version. 1000 copies are scheduled for delivery in December and will be sent <br />out to local floodplain managers. This proj ect will be most useful to local officials with little or no <br />experience with about the NFIP and will give them a tool to answer questions to the general public. <br /> <br />CAP and FMA Programs: On September 12th, the CWCB finalized and delivered its annual Community <br />Assistance Program (CAP) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program applications, funded by the <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />