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4. FPR 00-515: Town of Ovid. Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) dated November 21, 1978 was prepared by the Federal Insurance Administration includes approximate floodplain delineations for various flooding areas of the South Platte River within the community. However, CWCB staff has discovered that the FHBM does not indicate a flood hazard area resulting from the Lodgepole Creek floodplain that flows from north to south along the eastern edge of the community. Additional hydrologic and hydraulic analyses need to be completed and presented to Town officials prior to designation and approval action by the Board, Therefore, the requested action for this report is to TABLE the designation until such time that the floodplain information has been corrected by CWCB staff and accepted by the community, DISCUSSION The designation action for the City and County of Denver is being taken under rule 9.D.2 (Board Initiative). The Denver stormwaterlfloodplain staff person was contacted in the past regarding the proposed designation action for of the Denver Flood Insurance Studies, The City did not wish to request the CWCB to move forward with the Board action, therefore the CWCB staff is recommending that the Board act under the "Board Initiative" rule in lieu of the "Community Request" rule. The technical information for the Denver Flood Insurance Studies appears to be in good order, and the staff does not find any reasons to delay the designation and approval action for the Denver studies. The staff believes that is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Denver to designate and approve the subject Flood Insurance Studies for the City and County of Denver. The Urban Drainage and Flood Control District has previously endorsed the CWCB's floodplain designation and approval process. The CWCB has found technical deficiencies with the Ovid floodplain mapping. Additional analyses are necessary so that a better and more accurate picture of the flood hazards in the community is identified, CWCB staff will be meeting with Town officials in the near future to discuss the needed revisions. RECOMMENDATIONS The detailed floodplain information being considered for designation and approval as outlined in Resolutions Nos, 00-512, 00-513. and 00-514 meets the applicable requirements of the Board's "Floodplain Designation and Approval Rules", The approximate floodplain information being considered within those 3 resolutions does not meet the applicable requirements of the Board's "Floodplain Designation and Approval Rules". However, staff recommends designation and , approval of the approximate reaches subject to the local government requiring a detailed study prior to certain development activities in those areas. It is recommended that certain stream reaches for the City and County of Denver contained in proposed Resolution Nos, 00-512 and 00-513 be rescinded by the Board as outlined in Resolutions 00-513 and 00-514 due to updated and revised floodplain information for those specific reaches, 2 ~ ~ " , ~.. . . .