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<br />-, / <br />) <br /> <br />Governor RIchard <br />May 31, 1984 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />O. Larrm <br /> <br />County ($250,000) and Routt County ($200,000). All western slope <br />countIes have flood emergency operatIons to reduce the. floodIng <br />losses. The state of Colorado has expended nearly $300,000 1n flood- <br />f1ght measures to date. In total, flood damages are approach1ng <br />$10 mIll Ion with agdcultural lands, br1dges and roadssusta1nlng the <br />major dar:ages. To document flood losses and assIstIng flood-f1ght <br />reconnaissance, the Governor's off1ce has made funds avaHable to the <br />Colorado Water Conservat1on Board for aerIal photography. <br /> <br />It 1s ant1c1pated that all flood emergency operaUons wIll be <br />completed or termInated by June 15, 1984. Many communitIes wIll <br />requIre technIcal and fInancial assistance to repaIr and replace flood <br />damaged property. Representat1 ves of OOOES, Natura 1 Resources, Loca 1 <br />Affairs, Agriculture, HIghways and other appropriate state and local <br />representatives will meet after June 15 to dIscuss permanent solutions <br />to some of the major floodIng problems ldentlfled in 1983 and 1984. <br />EngIneering optIons and fundIng strategIes wIll be dIscussed. <br /> <br />Further lnformaUon wlll be provIded as needed. I have attached <br />the 1984 flood forecast and flood survey prepared by the Water <br />Conservation Board. <br /> <br />RWC/LL:ljc <br /> <br />attachment <br />cc: Ken Torp, Governor's OffIce <br />Sue O'Brien, Governor's Off1ce <br />Pat Byrne, OOOES <br />BIll McDonald, Water ConservatIon Board, ONR <br />Jerls DanIelson, DIvIsIon of Water Resources, ONR <br />Oav1d Getches, ExecutIve DIrector, ONR <br />Morgan SmIth, ExecutIve DIrector, DLA <br />TIm Schultz, CommissIoner, DOA <br />Joe Dolan, ExecutIve D1rector, DOH <br />WIllIam L. Koleszar, ExecutIve DIrector, DPS <br /> <br />IlrfI_u.U <br /> <br />i; <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />-~ <br />