BOARD02546

• Board Meeting Date: 1/9/1963
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MR. MILLER:

MR. SLIZESKI:

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. KUIPER:

care of the flood problems from Denver on down
to the Weld County site."

"Joe, does the Army flood control program
then assume a part of the costs of Two Forks?"

"well, the federal flood control program,
which is administered by the Army, states that
flood control benefits shall be supported by
federal costs as to whatever flood control
benefits might be achieved in any comprehen-
sive project. This is solely a federal cost
item provided it can demonstrate incremental
feasibility. In other words, the storage re-
quirements required for flood control and the
proportionate cost of any multiple-purpose
project attributed to flood control has to
offset the potential benefits before flood
control becomes a feasible function in a
multiple-purpose project."

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"Are there any other questions? Thanks
very much, Joe, we appreciate your report.

I think at this point Mr. Kuiper would
like to make a comment."

"1 think this is the first time that in-
formation on these flood plain information
studies has been presented by the Corps to
this Board and perhaps some explanation of
what they are and the purposes for which they
may be used is in order now.

These flood plain information studies
will provide the state, municipalities, coun-
ties and various political SUbdivisions, with
information as to the level which floods of
various frequencies and various magnitudes will 1
reach, in order that the municipalities and
counties and so on, can intelligently plan
their land-use programs and their zoning proce-
dures so they can zone to permit the type of
construction and land-use which will be least
damaged by floods of this frequency. This is
simply information to be used for that purpose."