FLOOD03100

• Designation Number: 285
• County: Garfield
• Community: Silt
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Floodplain Management Study - Silt, Colorado
• Date: 7/1/1987
• Designation Date: 12/1/1987
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

FPR 285

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
721 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

December II, 1987

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WHEREAS, a floodplain information report entitled "Flood
Plain Management Study, Town of Silt, Colorado," which includes
detailed floodplain information for the East Basin, the
Sixteenth Street Basin, the Seventh Street Basin, the First
Street Basin, and the West Basin, dated July, 1987, has been
prepared by the U. S. Soi 1 Conservation Service at the request
of the Town of Silt and Garfield County; and

WHEREAS, said report describes and outlines the detailed
floodplain information for the storm and floodwater runoff
channels or basins of the study area; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Silt and Garfield
requested the Colorado Water Conservation Board
and approve the floodplain areas as set forth in
report; and

County have
to designate
the aforesaid

WHEREAS, Section
Statutes, requires the
assist in the prevention
and

37-60-106(1) (c), Colorado Revised
Colorado Water Conservation Board to
of floods and flood damages therefrom;

. . ,

WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-301 and .30-28-111, Colorado Revised
Statutes, provide that such legislative bodies of local
jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for. land uses on
or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin only
after designation and approval by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board; and

WHEREAS, Section 37-60-l06(1)(c), Colorado Revised
Statutes, directs the Colorado Water Conservation Board to
designate and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or
basins and to make such designations available to legislative
bodies of local jurisdictions; and

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