FLOOD03694

• County: El Paso
• Community: El Paso County
• Stream Name: Fountain Creek
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Hydrology Addendum to FIS El Paso County and Incorporated Areas
• Date: 8/23/1999
• Prepared For: El Paso County
• Prepared By: Montgomery Watson
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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Insurance Program can be obtained by calling the Regional Office of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) in Denver at [phone].

Floodplain Management Alternatives
In addition to floodplain regulations and flood insurance, there are many actions that can reduce
the risk of flood damage in a community. Generally these actions fall into two classes, structural
actions and non-structural actions. Structural actions involve the construction of facilities to
separate floodwaters from property that is at risk. They include construction of improved
channels, enlargement of crossing structures (bridges and culverts), levees and floodwalls,
reservoirs and ponds to detain floodwaters and diversion channels and pipes to direct waters
elsewhere. Non-structural actions usually involve removing people and/or structures from the
risk area without physically altering the floodplain, Such actions might include regulation of
new development, the adoption and enforcement of specific building code requirements,
floodproofing of existing buildings, relocation of structures to safer sites, acquisition of
floodplain areas (including buildings) for open space or other appropriate land uses, public
education, flood warning systems and emergency response programs.

Colorado communities interested in examining or pursuing possible floodplain management
alternatives should contact the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Knowing the full range of
alternatives can allow a community to develop a program that best addresses its particular flood
and storm drainage situation.

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