FLOOD00689

• Designation Number: 136
• County: Arapahoe
• Community: Littleton
• Stream Name: Slaughterhouse Gulch
• Title: Major Drainageway Planning - Slaughterhouse Gulch, Littleton
• Date: 5/1/1974
• Designation Date: 5/1/1979
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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Many different floodproofing
and studied. Included among
lated below:

measures have been recognized
these are the measures tabu-

Seepage Control
Protected Openings
Protective Coverings
Utility Adjustments
Removal
Structural Design

Sewer Adjustment
Protected Interiors
Appliance Protection
Elevation or Site Regrading
Anchorage & Underpinning

4.

A number of sources exist which explain in more detail
various floodproofing techniques. These references should
be made available to the public for their review and imple-
mentation. Suggested references include (1) "Introduction
to Floodproofing", prepared by the Center of Urban Studies
at the University of Chicago in 1967, (2) "Floodproofing:
An Element in a Flood Damage Reduction Program", also
prepared at the University of Chicago, in 1960, and
(3) "Floodproofing Regulations", prepared by the Office of
the Chief of Engineers in 1972. These references point out
many helpful suggestions and briefly outline and illustrate
the possibilities for floodproofing different structures.

Flood Warning System

The only question which cannot be identified in the most
comprehensive flood plain study is when floods will
occur. In urban areas, flooding happens very quickly
and without much warning. It is recommended that the City
initiate a program which could provide some lead time
and possible evacuation time in high damage potential areas.
Such a program could be coordinated with the U.S. Weather
Bureau at Stapleton International Airport, the Department of
Civil Defense and the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Communication networks should be identified and understood
by the Police Department. Monitoring points may be
installed throughout the basin to identify the time of
rising water. Areas of high flood hazard should be
identified and ranked so that the benefit of any early
warning may be passed along to those who need to be
evacuated.

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Open Space Acquisition & Urban Redevelopment

With the awareness of the City and the recognition of the
hazards associated with the flood prone areas along
Slaughterhouse Gulch, the City should follow through
with the proper measures of reducing and eliminating the
potential flood damage. This can be done through prop-
erty acquisition. The lots identified on Slaughterhouse

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