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

· The CWCB will continue "Floodplain Management 101" workshops and will consider
offering courses on other topics such as the Community Rating System (CRS) and
regulations. Courses on preparation of DFIRMs and on ongoing maintenance and
utilization ofDFIRMs will need to be developed.

. The CWCB will produce reports (progress and other) to increase general knowledge and
support for Map Modernization.

. The CWCB will work with Federal and local governments so that mutually acceptable
local data (e.x. 0.5' floodways, post-fire flood hazards, or other more restrictive
requirements) can be published on the FIRM.

3.1.9.3 CWCS's Partnerships with Other Federal and State Agencies

As CWCB proposes to integrate flood information with other hazard data, the need to enhance
coordination with other federal and state agencies is realized. Currently the Colorado State
Patrol and other State officials outside of the CWCB have primary roles for coordinating with
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As stated in the multi-hazard section above, there
are at least 5 agencies besides the State Patrol, CWCB, and UDFCD that may have hazard data
to contribute, or may have sister programs to the CWCB's flood hazard mapping program.
CWCB intends to coordinate with various state agencies in order to maximize efficiency and to
establish and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships.

Likewise, CWCB recognizes the need to reach out to and partner with federal agencies that may
be impacted by Map Modernization. To this end CWCB has begun to establish contacts with
regional representatives from federal agencies, and have been successful to date at
communicating the need to partner and share data. At the most recent DFIRM production
workshop CWCB received good input from a member of the Census Bureau regarding
community boundary and other GIS data that is stored and maintained by the Census Bureau.

3.1.10 Cost Share

The State of Colorado supports FEMA's objective of leveraging State and Local resources,
including achieving a significant local cost share. The CWCB is committed to achieving a 20
percent cost share on flood mapping projects within Colorado for the duration of Map
Modernization, to the extent that such funding is supported by the Board and the State
Legislature. The CWCB will match 10 percent in a cash contribution and will coordinate with
local officials to achieve the remainder of the 20 percent (10 percent local share). In addition,
the CWCB will work with local communities to leverage in-kind services in addition to any cash
contribution that may be available. In return for the cash or in-kind services provided by
localities, the CWCB will work to ensure that communities get a return on their investment
commensurate with their contribution. In facilitating this cost share and the return on
investment, the CWCB intends to foster mutually-beneficial relationships that will result in a
product that benefits all participants involved in the map revision process. Table 3.3 below
illustrates the CWCB, UDFCD, and local cost-share efforts related to the three FY 2003 counties
(Denver, Douglas, and Boulder).

Colorado Business Case Plan - March 2004

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