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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Exhibit 1 <br />QUESTION 1: What does your organization feel is the most significant floodplain problem relating to stream <br />corridors in Colorado? <br /> <br />Organization Significant Floodplain Problems <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS <br />Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative Maintaining ecological integrity while keeping floodplain areas a recreational resource for community. <br />CO Water Conservation Alliance Housing on floodplains. They shouldn't be allowed. <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife - Puttman Development in the floodplain and resulting impairment of water quality and riparian habitat <br /> Development adjacent or within floodplain - ie golf courses, housing. businesses, roads etc. - that add non. <br />Roaring Fork. Enviromnental Education Association point source pollution and potentially decrease groundwater recharge. <br />Sierra Club, Rocky MID. Chapter. Cunningham 1) Damage to riparian vegetation; 2) Building in floodplains; 3) Hydrologic & channel modifications. <br />Valley Land Conservancy Loss of riparian habitat and wetland habitat <br />FEDERAL AGENCIES <br />Evironmental Protection Agency - Hamilton/Ruiter Alteration of channels, floodplains and hydrology.! Alteration of natural floodplain & flow regimes. <br /> Land use activities. physical alterations, and vegetation encroachment that affect the hydrologic function of <br />US Geological Survey. Lystrom the channel and flood plain as a conveyor of a wide range of discharge. <br /> Management of the stream's riparian area vegetation along with controled development of housing and <br />USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service industry in floodplains. <br />USFWS Human activities continue in floodplain. Quality and quantity offloodplain habitat continues to degrade. <br />FLOODPLAIN d SPECIAL DISTRICT <br /> In our watershed, the biggest problem is channel constriction and development and filling in of the <br />Fountain Creek Watershed Project floodplain. For the most part, the stream and its floodplain are not connected. <br />Grand Junction Drainage Dist. Trash, debris, encroacrunent that prohibits removal of trash & debris. <br />Northwest Colorado COG Local government allowance of building in floodplains; riparian; and wetland areas./Loss of riparian areas. <br />San Miguel Watershed Coalition Urban encroacrunent on floodplain areas,loss offloodplain. <br />Upper Arkansas River Restoration Project Arkansas Stream Corridor. historic deposition of very toxic mine tailings. <br />WATER ORGANIZATIONS <br /> Lack of awareness of proper floodplain management Poor management of riparian areas, channelization <br />AJamosa River Watmhed Project and other manipulations intended to ncontroln flooding have led to severe river instability. <br />Battlement Mesa WCD Finding a reasonable balance between governmental control and desirable private development <br />Colorado River WCD. Merrittrrermey Encroacrunent, resulting in loss of riparian habitat./development invasion <br />Upper Gunnison WCD Don't know <br />