FLOOD03201

• Designation Number: 118
• County: San Miguel
• Community: Unincorporated San Miguel County
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Title: Resolution - FPR 118 - FIS - San Miguel County
• Date: 3/1/1978
• Designation Date: 11/1/1978
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Resolution

Floodplain
Resol. No. 118

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

November 1, 1978

RES 0 L UTI 0 .N

WHEREAS, a report entitled "Flood Insurance Study,
County of San Miguel, Colorado," which includes floodplain
information and data for San Miguel River (at Placerville)
San Miguel River (near Telluride), San Niguel River Secondary
Channel, Fall Creek, and Leopard Creek, dated March, 1978,
has been prepared by Camp Dresser & McKee Inc" under contract
with the Federal Insurance Administration; and

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

WHEREAS, San Miguel County has requested the Colorado
Water Conservation Board to designate and approve the floodplain
areas as set forth in the aforesaid report; and

WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1), Colorado Revised
Statutes 1973, requires the Colorado ,Water Conservation Board
to assist in the prevention of floods and flood damages there-
from; and

WHEREAS, Section 31-23-201 and 30-28-111, Colorado
Revised Statutes 1973, 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 37-60-106(1) (c), Colorado Revised
Status 1973, 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

WHEREAS, the staff .of the Board has reviewed said
report and does hereby recommend to the Colorado Water Conservation
Board that the Board designate and approve as floodplain areas
those areas inundated by a 100-year flood (intermediate regional
flood) as described by the floodwater surface elevations and
profiles in said report;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board in regular meeting assembled in Denver,
Colorado, this 1st day of November, 1978, that it does hereby
designate and approve as floodplain areas those areas described
as being inundated by a 100-year flood as described by the
floodwater surface elevations and profiles in said report; and