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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />B. Structural Flood Hazard Mitigation in La Junta and Otero County <br /> <br />Channel Improvements <br /> <br />The Arkansas River has undergone channel improvements in conjunction with area <br />agriculture, such as the addition of jetty jacks. Otero County funded the improvements and the <br />u.s. Army Corps of Engineers performed labor. However, the preferred and recommeniled <br />mitigation strategy is to dredge the riverbed, which has not yet occurred due to a lack of funds. <br /> <br />Retrofitting of Flood Prone Buildings <br /> <br />. To date, only one structure in North La Junta's small business area has undergone <br />retrofitting as recommended. The retrofitting of other structures, including the replacement <br />. of conventional windows at ground level with glass block windows is planned, pending the <br />receipt of financial resources. <br /> <br />4. Current Problem\Issue Identification <br /> <br />A. Flood Hazard Inventory <br /> <br />The first step in the flood hazard inventol)' process is to define the flood hazard. To undertake <br />this process, one should review the flood histol)' of La Junta and Otero County. One important area of <br />focus of the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program will be repetitive loss areas. Neither La Junta nor <br />Otero County has repetitive loss properties, as is evidenced in a report dated November 6, 1997 <br />provided by ISO. The local pre-disaster flood hazard mitigation plan should focus on such areas <br />because of the often-disproportionate amount of flood damage that occurs here. If repetitive loss <br />properties are identified in La Junta or Otero County, the local flood hazard mitigation plan will be <br />revised to address these issues, <br /> <br />11 <br />