FLOOD04010

• County: Statewide
• Title: Rules and Regulations for Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado
• Date: 9/1/2005
• Prepared For: CWCB
• Prepared By: CASFM, FEMA, Boulder, High Country Citizens Allicance
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
UTILITIES ENGINEERING
1739 BROADWAY
P.O. BOX 791
BOULDER, COLORADO 80306-0791

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September 2, 2005

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203

Dear Members of the Board:

As a Certified Floodplain Manager working with the city of Boulder, I endorse and recommend the
adoption of the proposed "Rules and Regulations for Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado" that will be
considered at the CWCB Floodplain Rulemaking Hearing on September 12,2005. The updated rules and
regulations establish clear and understandable standards for designating state floodplains that are a matter
of statewide concern. They also adopt the 100-year floodplain as a consistent base standard for state,
county and local jurisdictions under scientifically defensible and reproducible processes.

Sincerely,

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Alan Taylor, P.E., CFM
Flood Management Program Manager

The updated rules and regulations were developed by CWCB staff with the assistance of a Project
Advisory Committee made up of invited technical members from multiple floodplain management
agencies including, FEMA, the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, and county and city
government. I was honored to participate as a member of the committee and commend the open, positive
and productive working relationship CWCB staff fostered during the process. The process involved a
collaborative approach that permitted open discussion, constructive debate and a clear understanding of
the rules and regulations and their importance. The result is the regulatory document presented for your
consideration. It offers improved consistency for floodplain management state-wide demonstrating an
effective partnership between the state, other agencies and local jurisdictions.

Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to offer my support for the updated rules and regulations.