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<br />Flood HazardAavice Outlined
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<br />WIth -=h day thai pa.Ne'. the July 1& . e1nvlltlgate th. need for. "'11' .cud1. poUibl....iluaUolll. ::' noodp1aln to lu Ilatural 11&11 01 the
<br />La... Lab Dam follure .Upe for flood inIuruce along .FiU RIver 'The leam I10Ied thaI the Inundallon h.lehery olio,
<br />furtW Into Ibe pea. bul Mveral enending from Eotea Pork to Rocky .... for the La.... Lake follur. .nended FEMA public auiatance moDi.. could
<br />fed8ra1. 111&11. eount)' ond local om- Mount&bl. N.Uont.ll'ork. be,ond \be &OO-)'eu noodp1aln. catching be ave.llabl. to complell th. project
<br />dalo.... actively pumililg. plaD to p.... Th. reltudy, the report IdvIH., I2Wl)' proplrty OW1l.ro withoul ad.qualo wlthm.ix mODlho,
<br />vlllllWilor7 from repealillc lu.U. .hould d1aplay. a lOG-yeu f1oodp1aln inIuruce,. . Remov. d.brla, clwlnel obstruc-
<br />RepreMDlallv.. of a varl.t)' of publle which would renect clwlp. In tha . AueII over 200 bllcltCOUDtry 1I0Dl, de.tro)'ed structure. and oedimeDI
<br />........ oulliDed propooalo Friday to lItream cauoed by .UIing ill thl river campollee, t.ra1lI and oth.r Pork which po". an . "lmmineDI threal to
<br />Ie.- luIure flood loNe. by laking ciwul.1. 'dll.. to d.lol'llllll. th.ir .xpoaure lif. and improved property" &long
<br />-.pe _ to reduce hazardJ with If- Th. filldingo .... to be completed to.1mIIar caleetroph... FolI River and th. Big Thompeon Riv.r
<br />fldlYe lloodp1aln manag.m'DI, wi1hID 30 day. b)' FEMA with FEMA Rocky Mounlaln N allonal Puk will from Lak. ElII. to the Ilallonal park
<br />The findIDp. 1IIted In a 22-p188 fuD.a. collduet th. .CUdy In May-Slopember boundary. . ,
<br />...pore. ...... luued by membel'l of tha . Provid. guidance 011 fIoodproofillg 1983.. FEMA hu beell charged with over.
<br />Huard MitlgalloD Tum under tha' of buildinp which Incurred damqe e Seek aaolotance from the Army _ing the project. and won ia. to be
<br />dIrectIoa of leam coordinator Robert In the July 1& flood. and o.uun thaI Corp. of Engineen In dev.loping . nood complelod within 30 day..
<br />Iv.. at tha Federal Emel'leD"" Manage- replac.mellt of buDding. In the 1OG-,eu. COIItrol project 11 . f100d hazard ia lden- e MiUg.1o poleDIIa1 probll%Dl IIood
<br />...... A&en"1 (fEMAI. ,fIoodplaill <:<Inform to towu imd count)' lIlIed.' debria depoelted In RMNP lIla)', cauae :<
<br />Tbe report wu mandated b)' tha fioodp1aln regulalloDl, . The' \owJl ia to .har. costa with the during high w.lor or future DnMl~g, ;::
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<br />UBU'~'~ ~ r:!'A~~~e~~_~ tru.~ve~~_~,:", thdeaigtlft~~'1 . CofJl'lln. .Iud)' which would "ld'Dtify Thde report ~~~~~bd"l be ~
<br />....-...... ..... ...........D """""'" . .wOD ~WUWI.or e re............n both tha ""n.structural u well u the m. e to u.eu WOL&lUO".,..... )' oge
<br />to IIlOIl!tor imple"",nlalioD of the re- . of privaloly OW1led bridge., struc:turaJ &llom.live. to th. flooding and oth.r d.bria d.poeited within the
<br />commenll.'t.u.. with reI.... of . 9G- The report IUggesta the to... and proble"" within Eel.e. Park," FolI River DnInage In the Park.
<br />da)' progreea report, coUllly begin work. lmmedlalo1, . to . . .. The N .1i0llll Park Service Ie to com-
<br />~ team re<:omIDlDd&tloDI c:oordinalo bridge replacemenu In .. . Prepare a dam ownen' ~~book plele ita filldingo within 90 da,..,
<br />....... from rema.pping the FolI Riv.r UWlDer.1mIIar to thaI IIIed following ,to oulliDe proc:edurea for mappmg UlUll- . Develop. flood warning II)'stam OIl
<br />n-.lpl.l~ to develop~ . riverfront thaBigThomplOllfioodof1918, dallollzoneabe1o.rdamo,.' every major'dra.iI1age In the UII and
<br />.Iltnctklc III the central bualne.. dIa-. . Develop a network for an IW'''.''ll'l The project ia to be UIlderti.keD b)'1ho . In anu downatream from the Town of
<br />Irid, eech with ouggeetloDl c:oncernillg of iIlformaUon concernillg dam iDI~ Colorado W.ler CoDIII'Y.llon Baud E4Io. Puk,
<br />who ahou1d be th. lead 1ll'lDC)'. wil.l IIoDl. hydrologic aDd ...ret)' r.don, ... and the eWe engilleer, ond ia to be com-,. Citing eimiIar warning II)'M"" In-.
<br />NIlda .... .vallable and whl.l time The m1Ug.II01l team I10Ied that In. pleted within oD.yeer. etalIed In Bould.r Canyon, the mill-
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<br />fNme ahouJd be followed, formalioD relaling to dam. operatioJuo be. , . l'uraue the acqualllon of impound- g.IiOllloam ouggeeted warning II)'lteml
<br />Tbe repore emphui&ee that "many of . dIatrIbuted among 11&10 and federal In. ment righu .1 La.... Lak. and reetore co~d be uMrw.-if lnata1led OD olI lribu-
<br />1M ____.....nA.tv."" "'" Inveotigative. ..pcton. IaDd DIIJIIging. qende.. the.... to a near-Ilalural coDclillon, laIie. of th. B18 ThompeoD River, 81,
<br />.... nquJre . comprebeDllv. 1DIi)'lll 1niga1l0ll aDd power companl.., and. The National Pork Service ia to Iak. VraIn Creek and th. headwalerl of the
<br />eI UlerutIv... .. offidalo re.poDllble lor publle ...ret)', the 1eed In the acqulellloD with funding Colondo River.
<br />IMted among th. recomm.DdaIloDl e Eumlne the poulbWt1 of "dam. IIIiaIance from the De~.nt of the Coordln.aling Ill'llld.. for the project
<br />te ~ the recwTIDCI of the La.... Wlure b1,,"".1I01l mapp~" to IdvIH Interior Include FEMA, _, National Weather
<br />IMlQam.u......: cIownItrMm neldlllla at tbe wom eStudyreetructuringofth.lIoodplaln Service, N.llonal Park Service. U.S.
<br />01 the etate fiIh hl.tchery olio wbell the Foreet Service, LarImer. Bould.r and
<br />b.lchel)' lI.blUldolled. ~fII1d Cow1I1e. aDd 10cal communJlI...
<br />. The Colorado D1vlaioD of WUd1If.. . Review aDd updall ~r pre-
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