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<br />Plan Selection <br />The community will ultimately have to address the question of "what to do," <br />The final plan should be based on: <br />1) the long-term relief of street, drainage, and flood problems; <br />2) an impact analysis of alternatives and advantages or disadvantages of <br />each; <br />3) the funding capabilities of the entities involved; <br />4) designation of operation and maintenance responsibility; <br />5) an economic analysis. costs and benefits and their distribution to <br />various members of the community; <br />6) the availability of right-of-way. <br /> <br />Status of Floodplain Studies in Colorado <br />There are 63 counties and 266 incorporated municipalities in Colorado. <br />Approximate floodplain studies are available for all of those counties and <br />212 municipalities. In portions of some of the counties and in some <br />municipalities, no information is available. In other areas both approximate <br />and detailed studies have been performed.- <br />The fact that a detailed study has been performed in a given county or <br />municipality does not mean that all of the floodplains in that community have <br />been delineated. Many communities that have had detailed floodplain <br />studies performed still have a substantial number of stream miles of flood- <br />plain that have not been studied in detail. Detailed information is available <br />for about one-half of approximately 6.000 miles of floodplains in Colorado. <br />Floodplains in Colorado have been studied by FEMA, the Corps, the SCS, the <br />CWCS, the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, local governments, <br />and private consultants working for land owners and developers. <br />Public funds for floodplain studies are diminishing. Continued development <br />in floodplains and fewer studies could cause two results: one, developers will <br />have to study and delineate more miles of floodplains in compliance with <br />State standards and guidelines; two, more miles of floodplains will undergo <br />development without adequate delineation. <br />To best use the funds that are available for mapping each year, the CWCS <br />prepares an annual floodplain study priority list. This list shows the floodplain <br />study needs of all the communities in the state and prioritizes those needs <br />according to the degree of flooding possible, current population, present and <br />anticipated population growth, and other related factors. Federal and State <br />agencies with funds for floodplain studies use this list to develOp study and <br />work programs. Local officials who are interested in the information on this <br />list or who are interested in pr~ing their own data to be used in preparing <br />the list can contact the CWCB.@ <br /> <br />The CWCS has prepared an index of floodplain studies that is available <br />to you. A revised version of that index is being prepared and will be <br />available shortly. <br /> <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br />- <br /> <br />-....- ::" <br /> <br />- - <br /> <br />~..: 'u_ <br />".... .... <br />._ u ""'"* <br />.... ... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />t:":...~ <br />r?:=" <br />_u <br /> <br />- <br />-- --- .. <br />=. ';:'-- ;:: <br />-- --- <br />- <br />=- --- <br /> <br />=.::::"'..:. <br />-" <br /> <br />.. ~ <br /> <br />-- --- <br />- <br />=---.... <br />;::---- <br />;::- --- :... <br />- --.., <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~':-....- ..... <br />-" <br /> <br />1.oreM_..._~IdoCIoICo/'V_...__E'___., <br />-----""'""""'''''-..-------..-.....- <br />Jl.._Od_____..........:l-..-uII____..-t_ <br />'olIono..."'_..___O"'.................__oIo9ont_ <br />,.....-...-...-----...---- <br />