FLOOD04771

• County: Douglas
• Community: Parker
• Stream Name: Tallman Gulch Tributary No. 1
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Flood Hazard Identification Report
• Date: 12/1/1986
• Prepared For: Parker
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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RECOMHENDATIONS

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The
used for
include:

findings
a number of

of the hydrologic and hydraulic investigations can be
floodplain management acti vities. These acti vJ.ties

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*Implementation of floodplain zoning.
*Floodproofing structures.
*Sizing stream crossings and bridges.
*Preparation of a flood control feasibility analysis.
*Public awareness of flood problems.

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By authority vested in Section 30-28-111 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes for county governments and Section 31-23-201 for municipal
governments , the cities, towns, and counties within the study area may
enact certain flood-related controls and regulations

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"...to establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such uses on
or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin, as such
storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin has been designated and
approved by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, in order to
lessen or avoid the hazards to persons and damage to property
resulting from the accumulation of storm or floodwaters ..."

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Therefore, upcn official approval of this report by the Colorado
Water Conservation Board, the areas described as being innundated by the
IOO-year flooc can be designated as flood hazard areas and their use
regulated accordingly by the local agencies. It is recommended that such
regulation be enacted upon such designation.

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Following acceptance of this study, the Town of Parker may request
to be converted from the Emergency Phase of the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) to the Regular Phase through the "special conversion
provision" of the program. It is recommended that the results of this
study be incorporated into any new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM's) put
out by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance
Administration for this area. Upon Parker's conversion to the regular
phase of the National Flood Insurance Program, additional amounts of
flood insurance coverage will be available to dwellings within the
IOO-year floodplain. Table 2 gives some information on National Flood
Insurance Program coverage available.

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