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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SECTIONTHREE

Program Plan

FEMA to perform those tasks. Colorado does not have the desire or ability to assume any of
GPO's responsibilities at this time..

3.1.4.4 Mapping for the Digital Future

The CWCB acknowledges that digital floodplain maps may be considered legal documents and
that they may be distributed based on a "mapping on demand" format in the future. Therefore,
the CWCB intends to position itself to contribute to the future of floodplain mapping by building
into this Plan the capability to distribute the data in a digital format in future years. In doing this,
the CWCB also hopes to realize efficiencies in map production costs by eliminating paper map
production thereby allowing the CWCB to perform more floodplain studies with the same
amount of funding. (It is anticipated that the shift to digital floodplain maps will reduce the
amount of funding that is spent to comply with FEMA's current Graphical Specifications). For
the short-term interim period when paper maps are still being produced, the CWCB
stipulates that a custom collar be used for all Colorado studies that is not necessarily
consistent with the national collar standard that may be used by FEMA or its National
Service Provider. See Figure 3.1 below for a preliminary draft of the Douglas County DFIRM
that we are currently producing for FEMA as an "early implementation success story" which
includes the custom collar referenced above. Figure 3.1 is presented in 11" by 17" format to
convey the overall look of the flood map rather than for detailed content of the flood map.

Colorado Business Case Plan - March 2004

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