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. . . crossing could not handle the flood flow due to inadequate capacity and debris blockage, The incorporated communities of Elizabeth and Kiowa did not receive any notable damage from the storm event. County crews from the Road and Bridge Department worked diligently to repair damaged roadway crossings and affected driving surfaces, County Road 13 at Whiskey Gulch was impassable immediately after the flood, but the County made temporary repairs and had the road re-opened within about 24 hours of the event. Additional post-flood recovery will mainly consist of pumping/repairing basements, cleaning up flood debris, and mending fences, There was not a local, state, or federal disaster declaration for this event. Cleanup and recovery efforts were still taking place during the time of the CWCB's site visit, with some work still remaining to be done, Flood Mitigation Measures and Recommendations The CWCB staff recommends the following items: . Elbert County, the Town of Elizabeth, and the Town of Kiowa should all join the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), The CWCB staff is available to make presentations to elected officials/staff during regular meetings for each local government. Floodplain regulations should be adopted and enforced by the communities in order to prevent unwise development in flood hazard areas, . Should the local governments choose to participate in the NFIP, then residents living in or near flood prone areas should be encouraged to purchase federally backed flood insurance, . Approximate floodplain delineations contained on USGS 7,5' quad maps are already available for the Elbert County, The CWCB should assist the County in publishing a flood report and making that information available to all citizens and interested parties, These maps could become the interim regulatory maps for Elbert County as part of the NFIP, . The retention reservoir located within the Western Country Ranches subdivision should be breached or significantly altered, A residential structure and appurtenant structures were built just below the spillway of the reservoir and received flood damage during the July 1 ih flood event, These structures will continue to be at risk during future flood events, . Follow up with NRCS to assist land owners (Western Country Ranches) with breaching or modifying the retention reservoir. . Suggest to Tracy Monasco (homeowner) that she construct a small levee along the back side of her house to divert floodwaters from the Western Country Ranches tributary, 3