FLOOD00959

• Designation Number: 143
• County: Denver
• Community: Denver
• Stream Name: Marston Lake North
• Title: Flood Hazard Area Delineation - Marston Lake North
• Date: 2/1/1979
• Designation Date: 3/18/1979
• Prepared For: Denver
• Prepared By: UDFCD
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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- PREFACE -

It should be noted that the terms "Intermediate Regional Flood," "100-

Year Flood," and "one percent flood" can be used interchangeably as they

all defined the same type of flood event.

Authorization

This report was authorized by the Urban Drainage and Flood Control

District in joint sponsorship with the Colorado Water Conservation

Board. The District has the power to enact District-wide floodplain

regulations. At present, the District makes floodplain information

and mapping available for local agencies to adopt and administer their

own floodplain regulations with the assiitance of the District.

The Colo~ado Water Conservation Board has the power and duty

"...to designate and approve storm or floodway runoff channels or

basins, and make such designations available to legislative bodies

of cities and incorporated towns; to county planning commissions;

and to boards of adjustment of cities; incorporated towns; and

counties of this state..."

as stated in Section 37-60-106 (1) (c) of the Colorado Revised Statutes

1973. The cities, incorporated towns and counties within the study

area may provide zoning regulations...

"...to establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such uses on or

along any storm or flood water runoff channel or basin, as such

storm or flood water runoff or basin has been designated and ap-

proved by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, in order to les-

sen or avoid the hazards to persons and damage to property result-

ing from the accumulation of storm of flood waters..."

as stated in Section 30-28-111 for the county governments and Section

31-23-201 for municipal governments of the Colorado Revised Statutes

1973.

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Upon acceptance of this report by the Urban Drainage and Flood Control

District and the designation and approval of this report by the Colorado

Water Conservation Board, the areas described as being inundated by the

100-year flood (Intermediate Regional Flood) can be designated as flood

hazard areas and their use regulated accordingly.

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