FLOOD03000

• County: Statewide
• Stream Name: South Platte
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Water and Related Land Resources Management Study Volume V - Appendix H
• Date: 7/14/1980
• Prepared For: South Platte and Tributaries
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (RD)

Implementation of the plan would create changes in the

region's income, employment, population distribution, and

economic base; these, in turn, would influence the course and

direction of the development of the region. Beneficial impacts

include redistribution of income benefits, increased regional

employment, improved population distribution, and improvement in

the economic base. Adverse impacts consist of increased poten-

tial for undesirable population growth and deterioration of the

economic base. The RD account is presented in table lO.

Income redistribution would result from the incidence of the

benefits and costs of the plan components between the Nation, the

region, and the flood plain. Flood control benefits would accrue

to the flood plain. The costs of the channel improvements down-

stream and the drainage improvements upstream from Lowry Air

Force Base and the drainage benefits would accrue to the region.

The construction costs and operation and maintenance costs of the

storage facilities on Lowry Air Force Base would accrue to the

Nation. Location benefits would accrue to the Nation. The plan

would result in employment increases of 300 man-yeaF6 during

construction and would create two jobs for operation and

maintenance.

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The selected plan's effect on population distribution would

result from regional land use plans rather than the selected plan

itself. Provision of adequate drainage facilities in the upstream

area could result in net benefits to regional growth by providing

an area conducive to wise land development.

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