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Table 2, continued TABULATION OF COMMUNITY RESPONSES, NEEDS AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS FOR COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD'S STEWARDSHIP OF COLORADO STREAM CORRIDORS COMMUNITY RESPONSES COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER NEEDS RECO~NDEDSTEWARDSH~ (134 current total received) PROGRAMS Public Information {Technical Assistance Public Information/Technical Assistance Need Public Information/Technical Assistance Response -Community leaders need a better understanding of Recommendation -Respondents indicate an immediate need for the basics of how stream corridors function to -Establish an ongoing program for floodplain mapping. mapping 460 miles of unmapped 100-year support decision making processes, investigations, -Establish statewide GIS coverage for elements of floodplain. (statewide projection and compliance investigations. floodplain management and stream rehabilitation. approximately 1500 miles) -Mapping Needs: -Establish an annual notification process for the securing -20% of respondents believed floodplain maps . Unmapped communities need to be of flood insurance coverage and implementation of flood need updating. mapped. mitigation programs. -16% of respondents expressed need for . Out-of-date maps need to be updated in -Create a task force of local, state, and federal agencies to teclmical assistance. developing areas. establish priorities and criteria for floodplain mapping - 64% of respondents expressed a need -Community managers and stakeholders need through pooling common sources of relevant data_ ranging from infonnation to education. teclmical infonnation on stream rehabilitation and -Share as much federal funds as possible by including stabilization. multiple purpose functions of common interest to federal -Landowners and buyer need the basic agencies. understanding of flood hazards within floodplains. Policy and Criteria Response Policy and Criteria Need Policy and Criteria Recommendation - 78% of respondents do not have a Drainage Needs exist in the following areas: -Establish definitions for baseline conditions for stream Criteria Manual or other adopted Drainage . Establish definitions for baseline corridor management activities (I OO-year floodplain). Design Criteria. conditions for stream corridor -Establish definitions for critical facilities and appropriate - 74% of respondents do not have a management activities (100 year event) level of protection higher than the baseline conditions (500 stonnwater detention policy. and critical facilities (500 year event). yr-floodplain). - 54% of respondents expressed an interest in . Detention of excess runoff from -Establish minimum criteria for detention of excess runoff establishing a statewide criteria manual and development. from development. stonnwater detention policy. . Need to address wetland mitigation and -Establish a statewide wetlands banking process. - General concern that regulating stream habitat enhancement. - Prepare a statewide model stonnwater criteria manual. corridor development may conflict with . Need for a statewide model stonn water private property rights_ criteria manual.