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<br />water supply systems. <br /> <br />There are flood control fundina <br /> <br />l)pportunities through the U.S. A~my Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br />:[n addition to these funding so~~ces ~he town sh,~~:d <br />(:onsider a local match. Such a match could include <br />=_n-kind-services, acquisition of right-of-way, agreement to <br />flaintain the constructed project, and funds for <br />construction.. <br /> <br />:'" 3. <br /> <br />Other Floodolain Manaament Recommendations <br /> <br />Two additional areas of floodplain manaaement should t)~ <br />pursued by the Town of Dolores. ~hese are floodcroofing and <br />flood insurance. The recommendations in this section have <br />chiefly to do ~~ith education a~d increasing awarE'ness. <br /> <br />The town should make available for revie~ a copy o~ th~ <br />Colorado Floodproofins Manua:. Wi~h the manoal, to be on <br />display at the municipal building or the library, should be <br />a large map showing the lOa-year floodplain. Ttis map would <br />allow owners and/or occupan~s of individual buildings ~o <br />dotermine whether their building waula be affected by <br />flooding or not. They cOiJld then pursue floodproofing <br />oi?tions as appropriate, 6epending on the likelihood of <br />completion of a structural ~)rojeC": to reduce or elirn:.nate <br />f~Looding in the town. The tOv..'D should. also cOrlsi.je~ annuc.l <br />mi~ilings to those persons, ~o let them know that the~.r <br />b\:ildings are in the 100-yea~ ~loo6plain ana a~e in nee~ o~ <br />sc)~e kind o~ flood pro~e=~ion. <br /> <br />Given that about 5% of ~he st~ucutures in t~e Dolc~es <br /> <br />f200dplain carry NFIP ~lood insurance, i~ aooEa~5 ~~at mo~e <br /> <br />ir.formation abo~t ~~e av~ila~i:~~y o~ ~loo5 ~~su~a~ce s~o~:d <br />be disseminate~. As wit~ k~o~:ea;e o~ ~:OO~~=oD~~ns, t~e <br />means of dissemination co~ld be maps and brochureE; at nublic <br />buildings and annual mailings to affected residen~:s and <br />property owners. The Colorado Wate~ Conservation 3oa~d has <br /> <br />helped several local governments ~o 6ev~lop b~ochu=es <br />send to residen~s of floo6plain a~eas. Suitable TIlapS <br />easily available or can be pro6uce~ in a short tirr!e. <br />local insurance agents and/or lende~s in so~thweste~~ <br /> <br />to' <br /> <br />a~~ <br />~< <br /> <br />-22-. <br />