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<br />,- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />The findings of the Buffalo Creek Flood Event are a duplication of a major flash <br />flood event which are: <br /> <br />Rapid runoff; short times of concentration of flood waters <br />Extremely !:r.E ~ni~ runoff~ (cfsls9uare mile) <br />High loss fV11~ property 6;r'J l.H 0 I; (.f~ <br />~.:;:~\~~ent within the impacted area <br /> <br />From the hydrologic studies which the Board staff has complete~n Buffalo <br />Creek and its tributariei\it is evident that fire can greatly increase the flood potential of a <br />- drainage basin. The fld'od potential can lead to a SERIOUS FLOOD THREAT to <br />downstream interests. This has been witnessed in 1989 downstream of the Bl~ck Tiger ? <br />f'i~,.in 1994 downstreamofStorf!l~ng Mountail) and on July 12, 199~angefroiil--=> ' <br />/-10 to 30 times the FEMA 100 - ear --. Numerous Colorado residents lve III <br />waters e t at face similar wildfire threats. When any of those watersheds experience a <br />wildfire t~ose residents will likely face a great increase of flood/debris flow threat. <br /> <br />REQ!).J),S.JEDj..CTION <br /> <br />The staff, having studied past Colorado FOREST FIRES, reconunends the <br />following: <br /> <br />The Board shall cooperate with federal, state and local government agencies in <br />evaluating the increased flood risk following wildfire and assist in the development of <br />short-term and long term strategies to lessen flood hazard risks to downstream residents <br />and their property and to make these reconunendations available to all. <br /> <br />l\boardmem\sepr96\14a.doc <br />