FLOOD04440

• County: Statewide
• Community: All
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado Flood Map Modernization Business Case Plan - March 2004
• Date: 3/1/2004
• Prepared For: FEMA
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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SECTIINONE

Current Program

floodplain information. In addition, an August 1, 1977, Executive Order requires the CWCB and
the Colorado Land Use Commission to provide assistance to entities in meeting the requirements
of the National Flood Insurance Program. The Flood Protection Program conducts the following
activities:

Hazard Identification: The CWCB assists with, performs, and reviews floodplain
delineation studies ensure compliance with the Board's Rules and Regulations for the
delineation of 1 DO-year floodplains.
Floodplain Designations & Regulations: The CWCB reviews and formally approves all
floodplain delineations contained in floodplain information reports. The official Board
action allows all Colorado communities to adopt legally enforceable floodplain
information for regulatory purposes.
Community/Basin Planning: The CWCB provides technical assistance to local
governments and watershed groups for flood mitigation planning activities, multi-
objective projects, and stream restoration programs.
Project Implementation: The CWCB staff provides technical, design, financial and
construction assistance to communities who need to pursue structural and non-structural
measures for the reduction of flood risks to life and property and for enhancement and
restoration of watershed resources.
Preparedness/Flood Response: This entails analyzing 1) any spring snowmelt flooding
threat, 2) response to an actual flood event, and 3) and post flood recovery activities.
The Board works with the Governor's Office, OEM, NRCS, COOT, DWR, DNR, DOlA,
NWS, FEMA, Corps of Engineers, and local governments regarding advanced measures
and preparedness, flood fight activities, and post flood recovery operations,
EngineeringlTechnical Assistance: This activity ensures that reasonably uniform
standards are applied to hydrologic and hydraulic study investigations, identification and
designation of all floodplains, and the design and construction of flood control projects.
Information Management/Education: Colorado floodplain and technical information
and data are supplied to entities such as the engineering community, local officials, and
all other floodplain users. Technical standards ensure that the information is
representative and/or identifies floodplain lands and properties which are in a known or
identified flood risk area.
Federal-State Program Coordination: The CWCB staff coordinates Board sponsored
flood-related programs, studies and project activities with federal and local governments
and other financial assistance that is made available to Colorado interests,

To date the CWCB has designated and approved 573 floodplain studies over a period of more
than 40 years. Using the local knowledge of flood risk, growth, and watershed conditions the
CWCB is strategically positioned to help FEMA achieve their goal of providing the most reliable
flood hazard information possible to the residents of Colorado.

1.2.2 Urban Drainage and Flood Control District

The UDFCD encompasses all of two counties and portions of another five counties. It is funded
through taxes within those seven Denver metropolitan area counties. With these funds the

Colorado Business Case Plan - March 2004

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