BOARD01822

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2002
• Description: Flood Section - Flood Response Program Component Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO

. Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department ofN atural Resources
1313 Sherman Street. Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

To:
From:

Colorado Wate~ Conservation Board Me~ber~dJ'
Lar,r*, &31g, Chief, Flood J:i;otectlOn SectIOn L-/'
Brilkl'Hyde, Tom Browni1itMark MatnIik, and Joe Bust~
(Flood Protection Section Staff)
March II, 2002
Agenda Item 23.d, March 21-22, 2002 CWCB Meeting
Flood Response Program Component Update

Greg E, Walcher
Executive Director

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Date:
Re:

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

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Introduction
The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) has a responsibility to "devise and formulate
methods, means, and plans for bringing about the greater utilization of the waters of the state and the
prevention of flood damages therefrom..." In response to CRS 37-60-106 (c) and the experiences of
the CWCB staff in recent flood operations, the 200 I Construction Fund bill created a "Flood Response
Program" to formalize, expand, and fund a Board flood response and recovery program,

Obiective
Provision of an update for Board members of the comprehensive annnally funded flood emergency
response program. This program is tmder the administration of the Colorado Water Conservation
Board.

Discussion

Background
The Flood Emergeney Response Program consists of five program elements:
· Flood anticipation, outlook and preparedness;
. · Aerial photography of flooded areas;
· Flood documentation and identification of specific hazards;
· Evaluation of CWCB floodplain designations and revisions as needed; and .
· Development of disaster area recovery/mitigation plans.

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In response to these met needs in flood mitigation activities tmder a flood threat or response
operation, When the program was initially proposed to the Board at the November 2000 Board
meeting, the staff presented a program summary entitled "Proposed Flood Response Program,"
dated October 2000. The program was designed to operate in harmony with the Department of Local
Affairs, Office of Emergency Management and the Colorado Natural Hazard Mitigation Cotmcil
(CNHMC).

Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning