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<br />PREfACE
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<br />TIU./,ll-epoJt..tduwbeA thclIloodch=ueJli..l,tiu06 Chvur.y
<br />C"-cd 6MmapPll-0Umn..te.lythcup.6<<eamtnd06CheNtl/C1l-eck.LAk.c
<br />ItCCAeJI.tWn Ml'..o1 tOc;U/td abou..t 7 millU> dOWMtI!.eam 6wm PMkeA,
<br />CoZolUtdo trJ appltoUmn..tety Z. 5 mUeA ~tI!.,.am ,{!l.Om F"-anUol.<!n,
<br />Colo!l.ado, LaM '-'<leA along ChVI/W C"-eek .i.n ili4 vi..U.n.Uy M.C p.'U-
<br />rnM.Uy a.giU~u.Uulta.t.
<br />flU./, IlCpoltt w.u pllepaAed 601 the gu.Wan~e 06 toco..t o~M-
<br />cio.t<l mplamting the Ube Md1l-egu.ta.tion 011 the 6toodrJta.i.n. Two
<br />pot:en.ti.al. 6l.codl. WV!.e ubedto ll-cP'leAen.td~ll-elU> 06 ma.jOll. 6!ood<:ng
<br />tha.t1lU11Joec.wtinthe6~e,TlzlU>e.two6lood.!.,thflIOO-YeM.and
<br />.the 5CO-yeM., a.Jt.e dejfincd.i.nthcGto<l<lMyand<lhou.ld be given
<br />app.'l.op'Li.a.te con.sideJu:/..U01t .i.n p!a.nn.Ulg 6M M1.(.,dy 06 deve.lopment in
<br />the 6tood p.l'.un. The.two po-tcnUU. 61oodl. Me ,{Wt.thVt dfl~.i.ned b'f
<br />6toodedMea.~.tha.t;\how.theapp"-otima.tcMe<tol.thtttl<tlu.ldbc
<br />bum.da.ted, Ftood pIlo6Uu <lhow.the 'ltttVt dep.tM llUa.dve to the
<br />6tJteambed and 61.ocd Ueva.UoM aC)f.Q6;\ the w.t.dth 06 the va.tlR..y.
<br />CM<I<I.6ec.ei.oMaJtep,,-uen.ted-to-ind<:c.a.UgMWldlevd<l(')WM the
<br />valley and .the oveJt.t'y-ing ~tood de.ptM. The 6tood plt06il.eA and
<br />61.o0ded Mea da.-tn.pIll'...6/tn.te.dMC ba.6NI On the cwU1lg ccnd.i..ticM
<br />c~ the bcu..in, .6t.1.e.am, and va.Uey when the ltepolLt Wa.6 pIlepc;te.d.
<br />POMibtc ,{u.tWl.C .u"pllOvemen-tl -to ~oll.t'r.cl f.,lccr;l5 Me. no-t a ~On&.id-
<br />Vl.a.tion06th.i.6"-cpclLt. The.(:lttlcl\1lla.t1cn.(:n.thJ1,ltepclLtdoeAlW-t
<br />.imply any FedeJW1.in.tMC1>-t CIt ai.LthoJti..tq ttJ zone. Olt Itcgll1.a.te '-'<Ie 06
<br />.the 6tood p.fu.(.n; th..U. .u a toea! ItlU>pol1<l.(:b.i.U-ty. The. ll-e.pl)1tt pM-
<br />v-id1'...6 a <lu.Uable bM.u 601t -tite adoptiOn 06 tand Me con..t!toU ttJ
<br />gu..i.de ~lccd ptaif1 development wU:h C01!6'(:dvuttion ";Clt env-Utonmell-W
<br />aUubu..tM, thVl.ebq plteve...ung .(:n.ten.\i.MC!1-tion 06 lO.H pltOblem6,
<br />8eca.u.6e the Itepoltt i.den-d6i.e6 (.,tcod p!tObl~, .<.t w.Ut <I.timul.a.te
<br />the development 06 othClt6looddam<tgcltcductiontcchni.quM.6u:chM
<br />iliMe! contltol, Ilcmcva.t 06 olMt'luctWn&, and MoodpM06ing; t"hue
<br />techn.i.qu.e.l might bc Me.a.ill o.n QVVtaU Flood r!.un Mo.na!l\'.lllC.nt IFPMI
<br />pIlogJulm,
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<br />At -the. I!.(';que.lit 06 VougtM Cowttlf, NutpahOfl. County, and
<br />-the Wl.ban VI!.a1.l!dgc a.n.d Ftood Ccntll.ot V,utl!..i..et thMugh -the CololtO.do
<br />WtttVl Colt!.Cltva.Uon BoMd, th..U. ltep<J1tt <OUI pJtcpaJted by .the. Omaha
<br />V,ut:Jr.i.ct, COll.p.6 06 EngbtCe/t..l umir.Jt .the cor...unuing o.atho.u.ty PlW-
<br />vi.ded bt Scc.t.Lon Z06 06 the 1960 Ftood Con..tM! Au: (PubUc Law
<br />86-6451, a.6 am.lndeJ.
<br />Thc coop~on on local ori6i~ ~nd public ~nd ~va-te
<br />i.ntCltUU in pl!.oviding M~.ut.mce and ,[n6oJtJM.tton WM ,"o~t hUP6ttt,
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<br />Il.wWbu.U:onotl-thcJtepoltt-tooH,[~,age>lci.e<l,and
<br />Ul<uvi.du:a..i.t. cOncVl.IlCd wil.h ptan.u:ng Vt thc MC1\. covCJ!cd w.Ui bc madc
<br />by VouglM CoWJ.ty, Mapahoe Cowtty, and thc Ultban VIUti.IUl!JC a.wi rlood
<br />Co$ot v.wwa, The_ COitp6 06 Engil'leCM "Jill plWv.(:de Ut.tCltrltvht-
<br /><<-On WId -tedutied M6-i.6tan~e, i.~ Ite.oue<lted, .in -the appUcati.on. o~
<br />the ite.poM rkea., O_the/l.gu:i.de.UnlU> tl.va..i.la.ble 61lc," ,th", C01t~ 05
<br />Eltg-inCCM Me a. pamphtu: "Gu,ide.Unu ~O_t Reduci.ng Flood Vamagu"
<br />and a booUl!-t "In..t!todu:~Ci.on .to F1':cod P,,-coJi.i.ng'..
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