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<br />E.O.C. and coc,rdinate the flood response from there. In ad- <br />dition to phone:s, it may b,~ useful to have radio communica- <br />tion with flood watchers. Given the relatively long dis- <br />tances involved, a high band radio may be required. <br />4 . 2 . 4 . 2 Important Phone Numb,!~rs <br />A list of important phone numbers should be developed and <br />posted in the E:. O. C. Numbe:t.'s on the 1 is.t would include the <br />Burlington Nort.hern Railroad in Denver, .the National Weather <br />Service at Lime,n and state a:n.d Local agencies that would need <br />to know if a large flood was coming down Kiowa Creek. The <br />list must be checked and upda1:ed periodically. All indi- <br />viduals and age:ncies recorde,:i on the phone list s;hould be in- <br />formed of the flood warning system and their role during a <br />flood emergency. <br /> <br />4.3 Component Parts of an Alarm Gage <br />4.3.1 Gage and Shelter <br />1. stilling Well - Us'!~ a Corrugated Metal Pipe (18" <br />CMP) 6 to 12 fe:et long. <br />a. Have a cleanout dom~ and cleanout door frame fabri- <br />cated out of 3/16" steel. Locate it near the bottom of the <br />stilling well. <br />b. A trash screen <br />the stilling well. Rebar <br />c. Use an 1.8" pipe <br />the shelter box. <br />d. A pacHock will be needed t.o lock: the cleanout door, <br />as well as the instrument shl~l ter. <br />2. Mounting Brackets .- ~10unting brackets must be fabri- <br />cated which will go around "tIle stilling well and attach it to <br />the downstream wingwall or bridge pier. A photo of how a <br />flood warning grage may be a.ttached to sheet pile wingwalls is <br />shown in Figure 5. <br />3. Instrument Shelter- Use 3/1.6" steel pIette. <br />a. Fabricate as required. The box size may vary, but <br />it must be la.rge enough to allow the door to open on the <br />alarm dialer. Provide an 18" diameter hole in the bottom of <br />the instrument: shelter to allow the shelter to be mounted <br />over the stilling well. Provide lifting brackets on the <br />sides of the shelter to aid in installing the gaere. See Fig- <br />ure 6. <br />b. Extra: space may also allow for an armored enclosure <br />around the alarm dialer if vandalism is a problem. <br />c. A piano hinge may be used to attach the lid to the <br />shelter box. <br />4. Staff gage - Use 2" x 10" treated timber of an ap- <br />propriate length. paint'whi.te and graduate in feet and <br />tenths of a foot with black paint. Use stag~s corresponding <br />to the elevations given in 'rable 2. For example, the eleva- <br />tion of the upper float level at the County Road Gage would <br />be 13.0. A staff gage should be mounted on or near the alarm <br />gage to permit observer readings between lower and upper <br />stage alarms. It should be visible from the road shoulder or <br />bridge. <br /> <br />should <br />or hog <br />coLLar <br /> <br />be welded on the, bottom <br />panel fence works well. <br />to join .the stilling well <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />to <br /> <br />12 <br />