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<br />. <br /> <br />Floodplain Management Accomplishments <br /> <br />Flood Hazard Identification and Designation <br />. Designation and approval of technical engineering information for over 442 floodplain studies <br />statewide <br /> <br />. Approximately 16,000 miles of identified 1 OO-year floodplains by detailed and approximate <br />methods <br /> <br />. Development of standards for delineating 100-year floodplains by detailed and approximate <br />methods for Colorado's stream courses <br /> <br />. Coordination and co-sponsoring of 10 to 15 floodplain studies annually conducted under the <br />auspices of the federal government <br /> <br />Flood Response and Flood Hazard Reduction <br />. Assistance in advanced measure and flood fights in 1976, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995, and <br />1996 <br /> <br />. Engineering assistance to communities to formulated and implement local flood mitigation <br />projects <br /> <br />Community Assistance and Public Education <br />. Assist 223 county and community governments (out of334 total in Colorado) in maintaining <br />eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program, which represents a 67.5% participation rate <br /> <br />. Provided technical assistance as necessary to both participating and non-participating <br />communities <br /> <br />. Achieved 25.98% flood insurance coverage for structures within the state's floodplains in 1995, <br />(Colorado now has the 7th highest rate in the nation) <br /> <br />. Assist realtors, insurance agents, mortgage lenders and others in obtaining and using floodplain <br />information <br /> <br />. Conduct public education efforts with workshops and seminars to reduce the risk of future flood <br />damages in Colorado <br /> <br />. Develop a GIS for the 575 floodplain information reports <br />