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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Construction of the Boulder Turnpike, the roadway embankment acts as a diversion <br />dike; <br />. Removal of gravel materials resulting in a large open pit, this activity can have a <br />major impact on the hydrology of the stream reach; <br />. Development of large residential and commercial areas downstream of the turnpike <br />without consideration for the flood hazards - this activity has resulted in the increased <br />flood loss threat to these areas ; <br /> <br />Floodplain Management Concerns <br /> <br />. Delineation of the 100, year floodplains with and without an approved levee system, <br />what is the most representative 100, year floodplain limit?; <br />. Implementation of the provisions of an approved Reclamation Plan, what should be <br />the new look?; <br />. Formulation of a "Best Management Plan" for the subject stream reach - what should <br />be the future use?; <br />. Formulation/implementation of flood mitigation measures ' should measures be <br />implemented which will reduce floodplain risks?; and <br />. Assignment of responsibilities for the implementation of the flood mitigation <br />measures, who pays? <br /> <br />We realize that the University is not responsible for the flood hazard/risk, environmental <br />concerns, reclamation issues, and flood mitigation measures at this time. However, the wide <br />array of concerns does demonstrate that there are more issues than the floodplain ones. We will <br />address only the floodplain issues. <br /> <br />We appreciate the cooperation which the University and their engineer, Love & <br />Associates, Inc., has extended to this office. Your presentations at our September 13, 1996 <br />progress/briefing meeting was very informative and helpful for our technical review. I would <br />like to provide you with a progress report on our review and list the issues we plan to address <br />in our technical review report. The final letter report will be presented to you on or before <br />October 16, 1996. <br /> <br />The elements of our review procedure for the subject site are: <br /> <br />Research of the floodplain issues; <br />Perform a geomorphologic background check on the historical flow patterns <br />of South Boulder Creek; <br />Compilation of flood-related information; <br />Evaluation of the technical information/data; <br />Examination of the delineated flood hazard/risk; <br />Overview of the flood mitigation measnres; and <br />Conclusions <br /> <br />2 <br />