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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historic sites but warned of the possibility of unknown archeo-

logical resources. The Corps' construction contracts include a

clause to interrupt work if such resources are encountered. The

Colorado Department of Local Affairs and the Colorado Geological

Survey indicated no objections to the plan, and the Colorado

Division of Disaster Emergency Services indicated that the plan

should be implemented. The Colorado Division of Water Resources

posed no objection to the plan provided the potential project

would be operated in accordance with all applicable State water

statutes. When the potential project is authorized and final

plans prepared, the Corps will submit the plans to the State for

review. It is expected that the Urban Drainage and Flood Control

District will do the same for improvements to be completed by

local interests.

The Air Force agrees with the concept of additional flood

control storage on Lowry Air Force Base but would like to keep as

much of the land as possible for potential future use. The Air

Force, therefore, has requested that the size of the pool of the

potential Upper Lowry Dam be kept to the minimum size necessary

to provide an adequate level of flood control storage. A larger

outlet capacity for the dam and other possible measures to reduce

the impact on the base can be considered during the advanced

engineering and design stage of planning which would follow

authorization of the potential plan.

The National Park Service, the Department of Housing and

Urban Development, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the

Denver Regional Council of Governments indicated no objection to

the potential plan.

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