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<br />and approve the floodplain and flood-prone areas as set forth in
<br />the aforesaid report; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the United states Army Corps of Engineers,
<br />Omaha District. has completed floodplain information reports
<br />entitled "Special Flood Hazard Information Report, south Platte
<br />River, Volume I," dated April, 1977, and "Flood Plain Informatibn,
<br />Cache la poudre River, Colorado, Volume II, Greeley, Weld county,"
<br />dated March, 1974; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the colorado Water Conservation Board by
<br />Resolution Number 82 adopted November 15, 1977, Resolution Number
<br />41 adopted February 26, 1975, respectively, approved and designated
<br />the floodplains described in the aforesaid reports; and
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<br />WHEREAS, certain 'reaches ,of the South Platte River
<br />floodplain have been revised and updated by the Flood Insurance
<br />Study, which reaches are known as Reach 1, beginning 700 feet down-
<br />stream of ,the confluence of the Cache la poudre River thence
<br />extending upstream to the East Section line of Sec. 36, T5N, R66W,
<br />6th PM, and Reach 2 beginning at South line of Sec. 30, T2N, R66W,
<br />6th PM thence extending upstream to the South line of Sec. 7, TIN,
<br />R66W, 6th PM; and
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<br />WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1), Colorado Revised Statutes
<br />1973, requires the Colorado Water Conservation Board to assist in
<br />the prevention of floods and flood damages therefrom; and
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<br />WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-201 and 30-28-111, Colorado
<br />Revised Statutes 1973, provide that such legislative bodies of
<br />local jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses
<br />on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin only
<br />after designation and approval by the Colorado Water Conservation
<br />Board;, and
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<br />WHEREAS, Weld County officials have stated that they will
<br />regulate the storm and floodwater runoff channels (Zone A) on a
<br />case-by-case basis subject to a detailed hydrologic and hydraulic
<br />analysis by a prOfessional engineer; and
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<br />. WHEREAS, section 3t~60-106(1) (c), ColOrado Revised
<br />statutes 1973, directs the Colorago Water Conservation Board to
<br />designate and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins
<br />and to make such designations available to legislative bodies of
<br />local jurisdictions; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the staff of the BOard has reviewed the flood
<br />insurance study and does hereby recommend to the coloradO Water
<br />Conservation Board that the Board rescind Reaches 1 and 2 of
<br />Resolution 82, adopted November 15, 1977; designate and approve as
<br />floodplain areas those areas inundated by a 100-year flood (inter-
<br />mediate regional flood) as described by the floodwater surface
<br />elevations and profiles in said report for Reaches 1 and 2 for the
<br />South Platte River, the U. S. Highway 34 Levee Overflow Channel,
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