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<br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />285 <br /> <br />Up-to-date and accurate floodplain mapping is the comerstone of all floodplain <br />management activities in nearly every Colorado community. Floodplain mapping is a <br />critical tool for land use decision-making and regulation, flood insurance detenninations, <br />public safety and hazard awareneSS, flood response, and flood hazard mitigation. <br />Community officials, landowners, potential homebuyers, mortgage bankers, developers, <br />and other interested parties rely on floodplain mapping make decisions about land USe <br />and hazards risk every day, The proposed funding from this grant request would allow <br />the CWCB to partner with local governments (and in some cases with the Corps of <br />Engineers) to provide much-needed floodplain mapping revisions and updates for the <br />CWCB's top priority stream reaches in the state. Five separate county/community <br />locations would benefit by receiving accurate and up-to-date floodplain mapping, as <br />described below. <br /> <br />Specific Request <br />At this time, the staff of the Flood Protection Section is requesting a $250,000 grant from <br />the Construction Fund for engineering analyses and floodplain delineation studies within <br />five (5) separate priority areas in Colorado. Matching funds and/or topographic mapping <br />have been obligated or will be provided by four of the local entities (Gunnison County, <br />Eagle County, Basalt, Weld County). Matching funds have been obligated or will be <br />provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Sacramento District) for Weld County, <br />Gunnison County and Delta County, The five FY 01-02 project areas are listed in Table <br />1. <br /> <br />Table 1 <br />Floodplain Mapping Program - Study Areas <br /> <br />Community Name <br />Gunnison County <br /> <br />Stream Nume(s) . <br />Slate River, Tomichi Creek, Crystal <br />River, Ohio Creek, others <br />Surface Creek, Minnesota Creek, <br />Kiser Creek, North Fork Gunnison <br />River, others <br />Roaring Fork River (including South <br />Side split flow) <br />Eagle River and Colorado River <br /> <br />Amount ReQuested <br />$50,00 <br /> <br />Delta County <br /> <br />$50,000 <br /> <br />Town of Basalt <br /> <br />$50,000 <br /> <br />Eagle County & <br />Town of Gvosum <br />Weld Countv <br /> <br />$50,000 <br />$50,000 <br /> <br />St. Vrain Creek <br /> <br />Overall List of Proposed Floodplain Mapping Projects <br />Attached to this memo is a tabulation of floodplain mapping needs throughout Colorado, <br />assembled July 2000. This tabulation provided the starting point for considering specific <br />mapping projects. The first column shows the mapping need ranking for each potential <br />project, # I (Gypsum) was judged to be the most significant floodplain mapping need, <br />independent of whether Gypsum would find partners to help complete the project, and/or <br />provide a local match of some kind, and/or independent of any potential (as of July I, <br />