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<br /> <br />Glossary <br /> <br />Flood Hazard Mitigation: A plan designed to alleviate the <br />effects of a major disaster or flood emergency and to avoid <br />future disasters in the affected areas, Hazard mitigation can <br />reduce the severity of the effects of flood emergency OD people <br />and property by reducing the cause or occurrence of the hazard; <br />reducing exposure to the hazard; or reducing the effects <br />through preparedness. <br /> <br />Emergency Preparedness: A program to reduce vulnerabil~ <br />ityofpeople and communities to damage, injury, and loss of life <br />and property resulting from natural or man-made catastro- <br />phes. <br /> <br />Floodplain Management: A comprehensive approach to re- <br />duce the damaging effects of floods and provide for optimal use <br />orland and water resources within the floodplain. This includes <br />floodplain zoning ordinances, building codes, health regula- <br />tions, and special purpose ordinances. <br /> <br />Floodway: Means the channel of a river or other watercourse <br />and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to <br />discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the <br />water surface elevation more than 1.0 foot. <br /> <br />Floodplain! Flood Hazard Area: Land Area subject to inun- <br />dation by water from any flooding source. <br /> <br />Flood Insurance Study: Engineering study performed by <br />FEMA to identify flood prone areas, insurance risk zones, and <br />other flood data within a community. <br /> <br />References: <br /> <br />Boulder Dailv Camp-I"a June 1, 1894. <br /> <br />Boulder Dailv Camero, June 9, 1894. <br /> <br />Boulder Daily Camera., February 13, 1946. <br /> <br />Boulder Daily Camera., November 24, 1987. <br /> <br />Colorado Division of Disaster Emergency Servicf'!1iI (DO_ <br />DE.Sl Colorado's Vulnerability to Very High Risk Natural <br />Hazards. 1991. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Comwrvation Board Flood Hazard Miti- <br />gation Plan for Colorado. January 1985, <br /> <br />Ff'!deral F.mf'!ruen~v ManAP'iPrn4:>nt AgencY Brochure: Fol- <br />lowing a flood,..Steps to recovery, November 1990. <br /> <br />Ff'!deral Emergencv MAnRgem~mt Agen€l:Y Flood Insur- <br />ance Study, Town of Jamestown, Colorado, January, 1983. <br /> <br />Federal EmergencY rnnnnUf'!ment Auencv Guide to Flood <br />Insurance Rate Maps. May, 1988 <br /> <br />Oak,," Shprrv D. Floods [n Boulder County, Colorado: A His- <br />torical Investigation. 1982. <br /> <br />Pennsylvania Emergency management Agency flash Flood <br />Handbook. January 1993.. <br /> <br />Simons. I..i and A,,"liIo~iRtes. Inc. Floodplain Information <br />Report Upper Lefthand Creek - Volume 2. August, 1983. <br /> <br />Univp.rRitv of Colorado ~ Center (or Cornrnunitv Devel_ <br />opment and DiRIIi un Jamestown Planning Study. September, <br />1979. <br /> <br />Sources of Assistance <br /> <br />The following individuals and agencies can provide <br />pre-flood and post-flood advice or auistance <br /> <br />Emergency Management <br /> <br />Boulder County Emergency Preparedness Office. <br />Boulder County, Colorado <br />P.O. Box 471 <br />Boulder, Colorado 80306 <br />(303) 441-3886 <br /> <br />Boulder County Emergency Services <br />Boulder County Sheriffs Department <br />1805 33rd St. <br />Boulder, Colorado 80301 <br />(303) 441-3647 <br /> <br />Colorado Office of Emergency Management <br />Camp George West, Building 120 <br />Golden, Colorado 80401 <br />(303) 273-1622 <br /> <br />Jamestown Fire Chief <br />Tim O'Dair <br />PO Box 178 <br />Jamestown, CO. 80455 <br />(303) 442-7516 <br /> <br />Flood MitigationlControllnfonnation <br /> <br />Boulder County Department of Engineering <br />P.O. Box 471 <br />Boulder, Colorado 80306 <br />(303) 441-3900 <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 720 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />(303) 866-3441 <br /> <br />Flood Insurance <br />Your Local Insurance Agent <br /> <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) <br />Federal Insurance Administration <br />Washinghln D.C. 20472 <br />(800) 638-6620 <br /> <br />24 <br />