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<br />- Rocky Mountain News, and <br /> <br /> <br />On May 19, CWCB staff completed and put into operation its "Flood Monitoring Program". <br />Through the use of I) daily snowpack data from the Soil Conservation Service's Snotel Satellite System, <br />2) streamflow data from the State Engineer's satellite monitoring system, and 3) weather information from <br />the National Weather Service and local weather observers, the CWCB began issuing "Flooding Activity <br />Daily Reports. " <br /> <br />The snowpack data was incorporated into a Lotus 123 spreadsheet whereby daily averages could <br />be quickly calculated for numerous locations. The streamflow data was used to determine whether streams <br />were rising or falling as a result of snowmelt or rain on snowmelt. Daily high and low temperatures were <br />used to focus on weather trends which could affect the rate of snowmelt. The report enabled state <br />agencies to monitor stream and snowpack conditions on a daily basis and in turn make recommendations <br />for actions when flooding became imminent. It was provided daily to: <br /> <br />- Governor's Office, <br /> <br />- Colorado Department of Natural Resources, <br /> <br />- Colorado Office of Emergency Management, <br /> <br />- Colorado Department of Local Affairs, <br /> <br />- Channel 4 Television. <br /> <br />Also in May, employees of the Executive Director's Office of the Colorado Department of Natural <br />Resources, the CWCB, OEM and the State Engineer's Office met with Governor Romer and his staff to <br />provide advice regarding further state actions for the already occurring flood events. Employees of these <br />agencies also provided daily information to news agencies regarding flooding and flood threat potential. <br /> <br />Mav/June 1993 <br /> <br />As the flood season progressed, CWCB staff utilized the "Flooding Activity Daily Report" to full <br />advantage (for the period May 15 - June 15, 1993 see appendix for report). The "Activities/Contacts <br />Regarding Flooding" section of the report required that local officials in flood-threatened communities be <br />contacted at least every day so that the flood threat status in the community could be updated. Snowpack <br />and streamflow data were provided to local officials during these calls. The report was also made available <br />to state and local officials and the media daily. Such correspondence allowed the CWCB to stay actively <br />involved in the assistance process and on two occasions necessitated CWCB staff travelling to the west <br />slope communities of Crested Butte, Paonia, Delta, Grand Junction, Redstone and Basalt to provide flood <br />mitigation assistance. Damage surveys were performed during these visits as well. Contacts were <br />established and maintained throughout the flood season in the following communities: <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />., <br />