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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... ES-1

Section ONE - Current Program .................................................................................................,.......... 1-1

1,1 Background ..........................................,................................................... 1-1

1.2 Current Program................. .......................... .................... .................... .... 1-1

1.2.1 Colorado Water Conservation Board........................................... 1-1
1.2.2 Urban Drainage and Flood Control District................................. 1-3
1.3 Relationship ofFEMA's Map Modernization Program to
Colorado's Floodplain Mapping Program ............................................... 1-4
1.4 Map Modernization Work Already Completed or Underway in

Colorado.......................................... ..........................,...... ........................ 1-5

1.4,1 Pre-FY 2003 DFIRM Preparation................................................ 1-6
1.4.2 FY 2003 DFIRM Preparation ...................................................... 1-7

Section TWO - Program Vision ... .......... ............... ..... ......... ......... .................... ................. .............. ........ 2-1

2.1 Program Vision......................................................................... ............... 2-1

2.2 Colorado's Vision for Participation in Map Modernization .................... 2-1

Section THREE - Program Plan .....................................................................................................~......II 3.1

3.1 Program Plan - Objectives....................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Statewide Needs Assessment....................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Initial Coordination Meetings ......................................................3-4
3.1.3 Scoping Meetings................ ......... ......................... ......... ....... ....... 3-5
3.1.4 Perform Hydrologic and Hydraulic Studies and Mapping .......... 3-5
3.1.5 Map Maintenance............................. ....... .............. ......... ............ 3-11
3.1,6 Quality Assurance / Quality ControL........................................ 3-12
3.1.7 Multi-Hazard Data .................. ............. ....... ................... ............ 3-12
3.1.8 Availability and Uses of Digital Data ........................................3-13
3.1.9 Enhance Existing and New Partnerships (Outreach) .................3-16

3.1.10 Cost Share............................. ............................ ..........,.. ..... ....... 3-19

3.1.11 Reporting....................................................................................3-20

3.2 Program Plan - Required Resources...................................................... 3-20
3.2.1 Project Management .................................................................. 3-20
3.2.2 Study Contractors.................... ......,......... ............... ........... ... ...... 3-22
3.2.3 Information Technology and Database Management................ 3-23

Section FOUR - Performance Goals ...................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1 Compliance With FEMA's Performance Metrics.................................... 4-1
4.2 Implementation Plan ....... ...... ......................................... ........... ....... ........ 4-4

Section FIVE - Funding Options.. ............... ..... ...... ..... .......... ................. ........ ........ .................... .... ......... 5-1

5.1 Funding Levels......... ................................................................................ 5-1

Colorado Business Case Plan - March 2004