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<br />PIKES PEAK REGION EARLY FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM <br /> <br />From the outset it was obvious to the Task Force that any <br />system developed would have its primary impact on saving lives <br />and not property. The historic development of the flood plain <br />areas had left little hope of reducing property loss without <br />the expenditure o~ large amounts of money on reclamation, <br />reconstruction, and floodproofing, The conceptual design cost <br />for a single capital improvement project would pay the <br />majority, if not all, of the cost for implementation of a <br />warning system, <br /> <br />The plan developed, listed courses of action and resources <br />to be explored, Research of available or planned systems that <br />already attempt to meet the need was done, Key people in <br />utility departments and federal and state agencies were <br />contacted, Federal agencies such as the Army Corps of <br />Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the <br />National Weather Service were contacted to request funding and <br />design support, Other jurisdictions that had implemented <br />programs were contacted for advice, information, and support. <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />The early warning system would cover approximately SSO <br />square miles in western El Paso County including six <br />municipalities and the most heavily urbanized portions of the <br />county, The proposed system consists of 26 remote sensing <br />stations--6 stream level gauges and 20 precipitation gauges. <br />The remote sensors would relay data through a radio <br />transmitter to a primary base station located at the El Paso <br />County Disaster Services office, 230 East Kiowa, Disaster <br />Services is responsible for initiating and coordinating <br />evacuation activities during emergencies, A secondary base <br />station would be located at the Regional Building Department, <br />101 West costilla, The Building Department would function as <br />the operation and maintenance group for the system, In <br />addition, the data collected would be forwarded to the <br />National Weather Service at Peterson Field, The Weather <br />Service is responsible for issuing flash flood warnings. <br />Exhibit 1 depicts a preliminary siting of the equipment. <br /> <br />COST <br /> <br />The base station's major components are a micro-computer, <br />radio receiver/data decoder, and printer, The primary base <br />station.would also be equipped with weather radar and detailed <br />regional mapping, The secondary base station would not have <br />these two features but would include necessary maintenance <br />equipment and replacement parts. Costs for the system are <br />estimated as follows: <br /> <br />3 <br />