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I r '. approval. The CWCB staff has relied on the technical competence ofIcon Engineering to perform the study along with the technical review by the County and CWCB staff, Staff endorses this study as containing the most current floodplain mapping available and urges the affected communities to adopt said study for land use regulation purposes pursuant to statutory authority. Staff recommendation: Staff recommends that the Board: 1) designate and approve the I OO-year detailed floodplain information contained in said report within Gunnison County and the Town of Marble, and 2) authorize staff to prepare a floodplain resolution to be signed by the Director and transmitted to the affected communities and to FEMA. This action is recommended in order to meet statutory requirements. . 2) Consent Al!enda Item 2.b Floodplain resolution number: FPR 04-580 Affected communities: Hinsdale County Name of study to be formally acted on: "Floodplain Information Report, Hinsdale County" dated September 2004. Studied streams: Numerous streams within unincorporated portions of Hinsdale County Technical Issues: This Floodplain Information Report was authorized by the CWCB by contracting with Love & Associates to complete a supplementary technical report to compliment the existing FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map for the County. The new information contained within the report, specifically for hydrology, allows the CWCB to properly designate and approve the floodplain information being used by the County for floodplain management and regulatory purposes. Peak flow values were generate using accepted regional regression equations available from the USGS and the CWCB. The majority of the mapped floodplains in the County are approximate, however a detailed study was done previously for portionf, of Lake Fork and Hensen Creek in the vicinity of Lake City. The final report will be delivered to the County and discussed in detail to address any concerns and answer any questions that the local officials may have. Comm :mity response: A letter dated July I, 2004 was transmitted from Hinsdale County to the CWCB formalJ I requesting Board designation and approval of the subject floodplain information. In addition, the County was also contacted by engineers from Love & Associates to discuss the designation process and periinent issues of importance to the County. Staff findings: CWCB staff has determined that the subject 100-year approximate and detailed floodpiain information for the studied stream reaches is conformance with the CWCB's rules and regulations for floodplain designation and approval. The CWCB staff has relied on Love & Associates, under contract to the CWCB, to complete the technical review and analyses for the study. The CWCB therefore endorses this study as containing the most current floodplain mapping available and urges the County to adopt said study for land use regulation purposes pursuant to statutory authority. Staff recommendation: Staff recommends that the Board: I) designate and approve the lOO-year floodplain information contained in said report within Hinsdale County, and 2) authorize staff to prepare a. floodplain resolution to be signed by the Director and transmitted to the affected communities and to FEMA. This action is recommended in order to meet statutory requirements. . . 4) Consent Al!enda Item 2.c Floodplain Resolution Number: FPR 04-581 Affected Community: Douglas County Name of study to be formally acted on: "Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Kinney Creek, Fonder Draw, and Tributaries" dated April 2004, Studied streams: Kinney Creek and Fonder Draw Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing' Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning 3