BOARD01209

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2003
• Description: CF Section - Special Purpose Funds - Flood Response Fund - Replacement of Funds
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Shennan Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX, [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
GovetTlor

To:
From:
Date:
Re:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Larry Lang, P.E., Chief, Flood Protection Section
November 6, 2003
November 20-21, 2003 CWCB Meeting
Agenda Item 13a - Flood Response Fund - Replacement of Funds

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Introduction
The staff requests that the Board consider restoring the CWCB Flood Response Fund to maintain the original
$150,000 funding level for the 2004 flood season.

Backl!round/Discussion
At the CWCB November 20-21,2000 meeting, staff provided the Board with an overview ofthe CWCB Flood
Response Program. The staff's November 2000 presentation to the Board outlined the objectives of the
Program and the benefits that it would provide to the State. A $150,000 Flood Response Program was
authorized in the 2001 Construction Fund Bill (SB 01-157) and enacted by the Colorado General Assembly.
This legislative action made funds available for the Flood Response Program on July I, 2001. During its
November 200 I and 2002 meetings, the Board then approved replacement of funds to the Flood Response Fund
to restore the total amount to $150,000 based on actual expenditures during those fiscal years.

It is estimated that a total of $135,000 out ofthe $150,000 will be expended fiscal year 2004 for the following
program elements: I) Colorado Flood Task Force and related flood forecasting activities during the flood
season, 2) aerial photography services to capture images of flooded areas and stream corridors during or after
actual flood events, 3) Flood docwnentation services for individual flood events along with preparation of an
annual Colorado Flood Documentation Report, 4) Post-flood and post-wildfire hazard identification and
verification, and 5) Flood hazard mitigation and disaster recovery studies and projects. The allocation of funds
to each of the program elements varies annually depending on the actual need, community requests, and flood
event severity and location.

Therefore staff is requesting the Board to authorize an unspecified amount of funding (currently estimated at
$135,000 and not to exceed $150,000) to be appropriated to refresh the Flood Response Fund for Fiscal Year
2004.

Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board request the General Assembly to authorize up to $150,000 from the
Construction Fund to be appropriated to refresh the Flood Response Fund based on expenditures by the
Colorado Water Conservation Board.

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