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<br />Flood Insurance <br /> <br />The town of Buena Vista and the unincorporated areas of Chaffee County <br /> <br /> <br />are participating in HUD's National Flood Insurance Program. Flood <br /> <br /> <br />insurance is available to owners and occupants of all buildings, mobile <br /> <br /> <br />homes, and their contents, in these two jurisdictions. <br /> <br />Structural Flood Control Measures <br /> <br />There are no existing or currently planned flood control structures in <br /> <br /> <br />the Cottonwood Creek watershed; however, there is a possibility that <br /> <br /> <br />sOme of the potential flood damages could be alleviated with stream <br /> <br /> <br />channel enlargement and stream bank renovation. Suggestions regarding <br /> <br />structural measures are included in the following report section on <br /> <br />"Recommendations." <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The following recommendations are included for consideration in reducing <br />potential flood damages. <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />The town of Buena Vista and Chaffee County should submit this <br /> <br /> <br />Flood Hazard Analyses to the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br /> <br />for designation and approval. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Several existing road crossings obstruct flows during flood <br /> <br /> <br />stage. Remedial. measures to existing obstructions, and future <br /> <br /> <br />road crossing design and locations should be compatible with <br /> <br />the master drainage plan. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Periodic Inspections in the study area flood plains should be <br />conducted to assure conformance with permissible uses. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />A maintenance program on Cottonwood Creek should be imple- <br /> <br /> <br />mented to remove debris and repair damaged stream banks. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />A study on the Cottonwood Creek flood plains should be <br /> <br /> <br />conducted to determine the' feasibility of confining flood <br /> <br /> <br />flows through stream channel enlargement and stream bank <br /> <br />renovation. <br /> <br />7. <br /> <br />Residents living within or adjacent to the delineated flood <br /> <br />hazard areas should obtain flood insurance coverage on their <br /> <br />structures and contents. <br /> <br />Flood Damage Reduction Measures <br /> <br />Potential flood damages to existing developments and possible loss of <br /> <br /> <br />life can be alleviated or lessened through several nonstructural and <br /> <br /> <br />structural methods. Nonstructural methods include: flood warning and <br /> <br />forecasting systems, flood fighting, and emergency evacuation. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />The town of Buena Vista and Chaffee County should develop a <br /> <br /> <br />master drainage plan for the study area and watersheds which <br /> <br /> <br />are tributary to the study area, <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />20 <br />