BOARD01965

• Board Meeting Date: 3/22/2005
• Description: Flood Section - Presentation of the CWCB's Draft Rules and Regulations for Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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:l:. 1988 THE PUBLIC RECORD CORPORATION
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RECEIVED

RULES AND. REGULATIONS
FOR THE D~ 211~S7
DESIGNATION AND APPROVAL OF FLOODPLAINS
AND OF STORM OR FLOODWATER RUNOFF CHANNELSaECTIONS!l\C~NSINI
IN COLORADO. ~roI:lETAhW .ci~ :ST A rl

Decem~~r II, 1987

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Rule 1. Title: The forma~ tiile of -:hese r~les and regulations is "Rules
and. Regulations for the Designation and Approval of Floodplains and
of Storm or Floodwater Runoff Channels in Colorado." The short
title foi these rules an~ regulations is "Floodplain Designation
and Approval Rul es. " They may be referred to here i n collect i ve 1 y
as the "rules" or individually as a "rule."

Rule 2. Authority: These rules are promulgated pursuant to the authority
granted the Colorado Water Conservation Board, hereafter referred
to as "the Board", in Sections 37-60-106(1)(c), 37-60-106(1)(k),
37~60-108, 30-28-111(1) and (2), 31-23-301(1). and (3), and
24-65.1-403(3), C.R.S.

Rule 3. Purpose and Scope:

A. . Purpose. The purpose. of these rules is to provide reasonably
uniform standards for the desi gnat i on and appro va 1 of
fl oodpl a tns and of storm or floodwater runoff channels in
Colorado, and to prescribe the process by which floodplains and
channels will be designated and approved by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board.

B. Scope.

1. Zonina." These rules apply to all floodplain informatilln
developed for zoning . purposes for streams in the State of
Colorado by, but not limited to, individuals, corporations,
local 'government agencies, regional government agencies,
state government agencies, Indian tr\~es, and federal
government agencies.

2. Subdivisions. These. rules do not apply to the approval
of subdivision drainage reports, which is a responSibility
of. local government. However, local governments are
encouraged to insure that site-specific floodplain
delineations prepared during development activities are
consistent. with floodplain information designated and
approved by the Board.

THE CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS

2 CCR 408-1