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<br />Table 2 <br />TABULATION OF COMMUNITY RESPONSES, NEEDS AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS <br />FOR COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD'S <br />STEWARDSHIP OF COLORADO STREAM CORRIDORS <br /> <br />COMMUNITY RESPONSES <br />(134 current total received) <br /> <br />COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER NEEDS <br /> <br />Planning Assistance Response Planning Assistance Need <br />- 62 % of respondents expressed need for -Community growth patterns are adversely affecting natural <br />a multi-objective stream/river stream corridor functions. <br />rehabilitation project. - Specific, single purpose solutions are generally inadequate; <br />- 42% of respondents expressed need for need to apply multi-objective stewardship perspective to water <br />watershed based Drainage Master Plan. shed and stream corridors. <br />- 88% of respondents cited one or more -Multi-objective planning solutions are needed for most <br />problems retating to stream corridor or Colorado watersheds. <br />local flooding. -Communities and landowners need assistance in formulating <br />and plamting their river or stream rehabilitation projects. <br />-Floodplain management must be expanded to include: <br />. stream rehabilitation/stabilization <br />. habitat and riparian zone preservation/enhancement <br />. flood hazard mitigation <br /> <br />Funding Implementation Need <br />-Funding programs at the local and state level. <br />-Expanded opportunities for cost sharing in state and federal <br />programs. <br />-Effective program for administration of grants for planning <br />and loans for project implementation and construction. <br />- Need for flood related emergency response and post-flood <br />land acquisition. <br /> <br />Funding Implementation Response <br />- Local funds are unavailable or <br />insufficient to support stream corridor <br />projects <br />- 36% of respondents felt lack of <br />funding was the primary obstacle to <br />plamting and implementing <br />improvements. <br />- 70% of respondents said they do not <br />have a funding mechanism or had an <br />ineffective funding mechanism. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS <br /> <br />Planning Assistance Recommendation <br />-Facilitate locaVregionat multi-objective basin plamting <br />for Colorado's major river basins in cooperation with <br />local stakeholders. <br />-Establish a program to support locaVregional river <br />rehabilitation project plamting for selected stream <br />reaches. <br />-Facilitate local plamting for community based multi- <br />objective flood hazard mitigation projects. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Funding Implementation Recommendation <br />-Create a state wide revolving fund loan program to <br />enable communities to address flood mitigation, <br />watershed, and stream corridor management issues. <br />- Expand the statutory language to allow CWCB to <br />sponsor projects with federal agencies in addition to <br />existing authority with the Corps of Engineers. <br />-Establish a fund for post-flood property acquisition. <br />- Support projectslplamting that include diverse <br />stakeholders in multipurpose projects to maximize <br />opportunities and benefits to stream corridor and <br />watershed projects. <br />