BOARD01789

• Board Meeting Date: 3/26/2001
• Description: Flood Section - Flood Preparedness Activities for 2001
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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The Board's news release is distributed each March to daily ,and weekly newspapers across Colorado. The
material contained in the news release will assist staff writers to develop informative articles about flood
insurance and the possibility of flooding this year for their r~aders. In addition to the Board's news release,
Board staff works with other government agencies to make information on flood insurance and flood risks
available for the publications, too. I

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The CWCB Chief, Flood Protection Section, chairs the Colorado Flood Task Force. The first 2001 Flood
Task Force meeting is scheduled on Aprill7th. The Task Force membership is made up hydrologists,
meteorologists, and program directors that are knowledgeaqle on flood threats, short and long weather
forecasts and trends, and flood preparedness assistance programs. The meeting reports are available to the
general public on the CWCB web page - www.cwcb,state.co,uflflood watch/.
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These activities are offered to improve the public's awaren~ss of flood hazards in Colorado and the actions
which citizens and local governments can take to mitigate t100ding problems. A copy ofthe draft news
release is attached to this memo for Board comment. .

Reauested Action

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The staff requests Board co~ent on the CWCB 2001 Colorado Preparedness Program and welcome other
considerations that staff should implement. The utilization' of the media for information dissemination is the
staff's recommendation for dissemination on the CWCB Flood Protection Section's spring 2001 Flood
Preparedness Activities. Is there any further action that the Board wants the Flood Protection Section to take
regarding flood preparedness?

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Su 1 Protection. Co servation Plannin