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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shennan Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX, (303) 8664474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />GovetTlor <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br />Larry Lang, Chief, Flood Protection Section <br />Brian Hyde, Flood Protection Section <br />Tom Browning, Flood Protection Section <br />May 9,2002 <br />Agenda Item 21.b , May 20 - 21, 2002 CWCB Meeting <br />Technical Document Approval <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: <br />RE: <br /> <br />Introduction <br />Since December 1967 based on statutory responsibility, the Board has designated and approved more <br />than 500 floodplain information reports and maps containing 100-year floodplain information. The <br />Flood Protection Section has prepared or sponsored the preparation of numerous other technical <br />documents relating to floodplain management in various ways. In addition, local governments, federal <br />agencies and private entities have prepared other flood-related technical documents. The CWCB does <br />not have statutory authority and therefore has never formally approved any such documents in the past. <br /> <br />Staff is now suggesting that the Board consider "formal approval" of flood-related technical documents <br />in the future. Staff at this time is onlv requesting the Board to consider and discuss the concept of a <br />future approval process for technical information other than 100-vear floodplain studies. <br /> <br />Backl!round <br />Section 37-60-106(c), C.R.S. authorizes the CWCB and assigns it the duty "to designate and approve <br />storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins, and to make such designations available to legislative <br />bodies of cities and incorporated towns, to county planning commissions, and to boards of adjustment <br />of cities, incorporated towns, and counties of this state." In canying out that responsibility, the Board <br />has designated and approved over 550 floodplain information reports and maps since December 1967. <br />