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1998. Colorado Flood Hazard MitigatitJo Plan (409) resources. Its activities in Colorado include watershed protection and flood protection projects, Floodplain Management Studies, Resource Conservation and De- velopment, Emergency Watershed Protection, Con- servation Technical Assistance, soH surveys, snow surveys and water supply forecasting. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention The Watershed Protection and Flood Protection Act (Public Law 83-566) authorizes NRCS to provide tech- nical and financial assistance to local organizations to plan and install works of improvement for watershed protection, flood prevention, agricuRural water man- agement and other approved purposes. The flood control projects completed in Colorado listed below are described in more detail in the "Colorado River I Basin and Watershed Summary" which is available from the NRCS: . Big Sandy Watershed Project . Box Elder Creek Watershed Project . Canon Watershed Project . Coalbank Creek Watershed Project . Crooked Arroyo Watershed Project . Fishers Peak-Caribon Arroyos Watershed Project . Franktown-Parker Tributaries of Cherry Creek Wa- tershed Project . Indian Wash Watershed Project . Kiowa Creek Pilot Watershed Project . Limon Watershed Project . Pine River Watershed Project . Roatcap Wash Watershed Project . Sedgwick-Sand Draws Watershed Project . West Cherry Creek Watershed Project . Wray Watershed Project Floodplain Management studies The Soil Conservation Service provides assistance for cooperative floodplain managernent studies to local communities or units of govemment. The objective of these studies is to provide information and large-scale mapping needed In alleviating potential flood dangers. , The studies are conducted on a priority basis through . the Colorado Water Conservation Board. The cooper- ative studies require financial assistance from partici- pating communities and the state to be at least 20 percent of the direct study costs. The final prcducl includes a comprehensive report with detailed map- ping and information to be used in implementing effective floodplain management programs. Authority for floodplain analyses is provided by Section 6 of Public Law 83-566. The following Rood Hazard Analyses have been com- pleted by the NRCS Colorado: . Boxelder Creek near Wellington, Larimer County . Big Sandy Creek at Limon, Lincoln County . South Fork of the Rio Grande and the Rio Grande near South Fork Colorado, A1amosa County . Chalk Creek, Chaffee County . Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Chaffee County . San Juan River and McCabe Creek near Pagosa Springs . Coal Creek and Rock Creek, Boulder and Weld Counties . Jimmy Camp Creek and Tributaries, Ei Paso County . Sand Creek near Colorado Springs, EI Paso County The following Flood Insurance studies were completed by the NRCS under contract to the Federal Insurance Administration: . City of Louisville, Boulder County . Boulder County Unincorporated Areas . City of Englewood, Arapahoe County Resource Conservation and Development NRCS administers the Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&D) authorized under PL 88-703 section 102 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962. Under this program, technical and financial assistance Is available to groups within the five autho- rized RC&D areas in Colorado for installation of flood prevention measures. Assistance can be provided for control of erosion on critical eroding areas, flood damage reduction, recreation developments, fish and wildlife developments, water supply developments, and water quality improvement. Funding for this program is, however, quite limited. Emergency Watershed Protection Funding is authorized under Sections 403-405 of the I Agricuitural Credit Act of 1978, for NRCS to provide emergency watershed protection assistance. This assistance is provided to reduce hazards to life and property in watersheds damaged by severe natural events. Conservation Technical Assistance In addition to the specific program activities, NRCS can provide technical assistance under PL 74-46 to land users in the planning and application of conserva- tion treatments to control erosion and reduce up- stream flooding along with other purposes (sediment reduction). ~ Chapter 3 . 21 1/2819810:51 PM