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. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . !. . . '. . I. ,. . I: . . '. . . . . . . . . . . '. i. . . . The town has a 100' setback from the river. The setback does not prevent building in the floodplain, However, within the setback, special building requirements apply, . There has not been any significant flooding of the San Miguel River. The Town is generally outside the floodplain, . There is currently no new development in the Town because there is a restriction on new water taps due to water shortages, Field Review . The eastern portion of the county primarily includes the headwaters of the San Miguel River, while the western portion of the county primarily includes high plateaus and valleys within the Dolores River Basin, . Eastern Portion of County - The San Miguel headwaters watershed primarily consists of alpine and sub-alpine terrain with steep slopes, There is some development along the San Miguel River at Telluride and along Highway 145, along Howard's Fork near Ophir, and along some tributary streams, Historically, there was a significant amount of mining in the area, · Western Portion of County - The western portion of the county is primarily undeveloped valleys and plateaus, Vegetation primarily consists of native grasses and greasewood in the valleys, and cedars, ponderosa pine and greasewood on the plateaus, Much of the land is easily erodible, . The Town of Sawpit is almost entirely outside of the San Miguel River floodplain, Only one or two structures may be affected by the floodplain, . The San Miguel River restoration project should help flooding problems east of Telluride, The project is helping to define the channel, create grade control structures, and replace the Maple Street Bridge that produced significant backwater and flooding, . Two high-end houses have recently been built on the Comet Creek fan immediately south of the Comet Creek Canyon outlet, The houses have been constructed with walls to protect the structures from debris flows in Comet Creek. However, large flows may "jump" the walls or flow through the walls if large rocks are contained within the debris, Downstream of the houses, the channel has very little flood flow capacity, . There is still evidence of the 1999 Leopard Creek flood, including toppled trees, natural debris caught in fences and willows, and severe bank erosion, It is evident that the storm originated in the upper portion ofthe basin, <> 30112 san migueLco_fieldrpt.doc November 13, 2000