FLOOD00567

• County: Boulder
• Community: Lyons
• Title: Lyons Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan: The August 10, 1994 Flood
• Date: 9/1/1994
• Prepared For: Lyons
• Prepared By: Town of Lyons, Colorado Office of Emergency Management
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

~YONS COLORADO FLooD IJrfZARD J/IT1GA nON PUN

parts as soon as possible, but do not
pry open swollen drawers from the
front. Instead, remove the backing
and push the drawers out. .

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Shovel out mud while it is still
moist to give walls and floors a
chance to dry. Once plastered walls
have dried. brush off loose dirt.
Wash with a mild soap solution and
rinse with clean water; always start
at the bottom and worlt up. Ceilings
are done last. Special attention at
this early stage should.also be paid
to cleaning ,out heating and
plumbing, systems.

. Mildew can be removed from dry
wood with a solution of 4 to 6
tablespoons of lri"sodium phosphate
(TSP), I cup liquid chlorine bleach,
and I gallon water.

. Clean metal at once then wipe with
a kerosene-soaked cloth. A light
coat of oil will prevent iron from
rusting. Scour all utensils, and, if
necessary, use fine steel wool on
unpolished surfaces. Aluminum
may be brightened by scrubbing
with a ~lution of vinegar; cream of
tartar, and hot water. .

. Quickly separate all laundry items
to avoid nmning colors., Clothing or
household fabrics should be allowed
to dry (slowly, away from direct
heat) before brll!lbing offloose dirt.
. If you cannot get to a profe,ssional
cleaner, rinse ,the i~ in lukewarm
. 'water to ~emove lodged soil. Then

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wash with mild detergent; rinse and
dry in sunlight.

Flooded basements should be
drained and cleaned as soon as
possible. However, structural
damage can ocCur by pumping out
the water too quickly. After the
flood waters around your property
have subsided, begin draining the
basement in stages, about l/3 of the
water volume each day.