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<br />J).A:MAGES SUSTAINED <br /> <br />In El Paso County, where the rainfall was heaviest, initial damage estimates were near 15 million <br />dollars with damages in Manitou Springs alone estimated at 4 million dollars. In Pueblo County, <br />initial repair costs were also estimated to be nearly 15 million dollars. This early estimate <br />excluded total damage estimates for the hard hit areas east of Pueblo County, but one estimate <br />placed damage to crop land alone at close to 10 million dollars in the agricultural areas east of <br />Pueblo. Most counties affected by the flood were declared disaster areas and made eligible for <br />state and federal assistance. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) inspectors were <br />sent to perform damage assessments to determine eligibility for federal aid. <br /> <br />On May 19, 1999 the Colorado Water Conservlltion Board issued a press release with very <br />preliminary flood damage estimates indicating damage to roads and bridges exceeded $25 <br />Million, individual losses exceeded $10 MilliOIl, and damage to irrigation systems exceeded $5 <br />Million. The NlItural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) compiled a list of eligible projects <br />on June 30,1999 showing $10,036,736 worth of repairs to be done throughout the state of <br />Colorado, with the exception of Colorado Springs. The NRCS was projected to provide <br />$7,527,552 in Federal funding for the work shown at that time. Table 4-1 shows the level of <br />damage reported by each county and the amount of relief provided under Federal, State and local <br />funding. Unless otherwise noted the amount of damages reported were provided by the Colorado <br />Office of Emergency Management on September 1,1999. <br /> <br />Post Flood Assessment Report <br /> <br />Chapter 4 - Flood Damages Prevented and Sustained <br />33 Draft Revised 09/15/99 <br />