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<br />PREFACE <br /> <br />j100d hazards and fUJod damage. I>lfo1m(ltio>l oO>ltai>led ill this repoI't <br />LIOu~d aWJo be l/8efu~ ill progl'aPlS deaU>lg vith the eoological o:nd em>i1'O>l- <br />m6>ltal aspeots of the study area. <br /> <br />The Sacmmento I>istI'ict gro.tefuny ae/owlJ~ede(ill., the assistanoo and <br />coopem-tio>l of the city of Aspen, Pitkin COW'lty, the CoZoro.do Department <br />of Bigh1.Jays, the Aspe>l Democm-t-Times, the Aspen BistoI'ical SoO'iety, the <br />U.S. PONSt Service, the U.S. Geological Sl/l'Vey, and individuals who <br />diI'flcely 01' illdirnctly aided ill the PNp<a'<1tion of thia l'epoI't. <br /> <br />The pl/I'Pose of this re~.l't is to pres'mt infomlCltion. on the fZood <br />ha2aI'd along the Roaring FOI'k RiVSI' and Castls o:nd Bunt"I' CI'6eks in the <br />city of Aspe>l and adj<went areas ill Pitkin COU7lty, Colomdo. Aspen has a <br />history of flooding, and I'6oords indioate that damaging flood8 have <br />occl/.l'I'fld many times einoo it was fil'8t settled in 1879. The lC.!'{Jeet <br />f7.0cdB OCCU.l'I'6d in 1880, 1884, 1914. 191:;, 1917, 1918, 1921, and 19/57. <br /> <br />The pl<1>l>ling depaI'tm.lnw of Aspen cmd Pitkin COWlty win make <br />copies of the l'epoI't and information. OIl its IIBe availabl..i to an <br />inteI'ested agencies and illdividuale. The S<ZCI'alfI6nto District of the <br />COI'ps of Enginee1'8win, lIpon. I'flquest, pl'Ovide technical aBsistan.ce to <br />local. State, and FedeI'al agencies i>l the inteI'pNtation. and l/8e of <br />data pl'esented herein and win provide otlwI' avaUab~e j100d data <br />I'el.ated theI'eto. <br /> <br />Studies made foI' this 1'9pOM: sho!.l that j100ds la.l'geI' than thoae <br />of tluJ past can OOOIa' in the study area. This repOI't contains infol'- <br />mation on past ftoodB, and maps, profUes, and 01'OSS sections that <br />indicate the <q'pl'O:>:1.mate =tent and depth of inundation fI'om l.aI'{Je <br />f7.0cds that aan l'easonably be e:I:p6cted to OCClU' in the futl/.l'8. FoI' <br />pla'pQses of this report, these floods have been designated ae the <br />Intermediate Regional and Stan.da:l'd Project nooda. <br /> <br />Thie repol't walJ p1'(!pared at the J'oint roquest of the city of Aspen <br />and Pitkin COWlty under the continuing authority provided the Co1'ps of <br />Sngi""6I'S in S6otion 206 of tlw 1980 Ftood Cont""l Act (f'ubUc La1,) 88-84/5), <br />as amended. It il1 intended that the lVipOl't be IIBed by these agencies, <br />and other flood plain l4Iel'S, in developing and l4Iing flood pl.ain aNC8 <br />in ..""h a way that flood haaCZ.l'ds and futl/.l'8 flood doJruges aI'B minimi2ed. <br />Re~do.tions 01' plans foI' solution of flood problems in the study <br />aI'ea are not included in this I'BpoI't; neitheI' does it extend any Fedeml <br />authority oveI' soning 01" OtMI' I'eguZation of flood plain use, HaweveI', <br />it does pl'Ovid6 the city of Aepen and Pitkin County a bailie foI' [urtheI' <br />etudy and pl.anning foI' optimum l/8e and development of fl,ood p1'Ol1e aI'Bae <br />through zoning and aubdivi"ion I'Bgulations, cornre.l'UCtion of nood contro~ <br />projecta, 01' by a combination of th"s" and other <q'pI'OaChes to l'edl/Cing <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />ii <br />