BOARD01205

• Board Meeting Date: 2/11/1981
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Floodplain
Resol. No. 173

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
823 State Centennial Building
l313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

February 11, 1981

RES 0 L UTI 0 N

WHEREAS, a floodplain information report entitled "Flood-
plain Information and Flood Control & Drainage Plan, Dry Creek
No. l," dated April, 1980, has been prepared by Water Resources
Consultants, Inc., at the request of Boulder County and the
City of Longmont, Colorado; and

WHEREAS, said report describes and outlines the floodplain
data and information for the storm and floodwater runoff channels
or basins of the study area; and

WHEREAS, the City of Longmont and Boulder County have re-
quested the Colorado Water Conservation Board to designate and
approve the floodplain areas as set forth in the aforesaid
report; and

WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1), Colorado Revised Statutes
1973, requires the Colorado Water Conservation Board to assist
in the prevention of floods and flood damages therefrom; and

WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-201 and 30-28-111, Colorado Revised
Statutes 1973, provide that such legislative bodies of local
jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses
on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin
only after designation and approval by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board; and

liHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1) (c), Colorado Revised Statutes
1973, directs the Colorado Water Conservation Board to desig-
nate and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins
and to make such designations available to legislative bodies
of local jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the staff of the Board has reviewed said report and
does hereby recommend to the Colorado Water Conservation Board
that the Board designate and approve as floodplain areas those
areas inundated by a 100-year flood (intermediate regional
flood) as described by the floodwater surface elevations and
profiles in said report;