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<br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />AU1:horization <br /> <br />This report was authorized by t;he Colora,do Nater Conservation <br /> <br /> <br />Board in joint sponsorship with the City of Brush, Colorado. <br /> <br />It is the power and duty of the Colorado Water Conservation <br /> <br />Board to: <br /> <br />"...devise and formulate methods, means, and plans <br />for bringing about the greater utilization of the waters <br />of the State and the prevention of flood damages therefrom <br />and to designate and approve storm or floodway runoff <br />channels or basins, and to makE' such designations available <br />to legislative bodies of cities and incorporated towns; to <br />county planning commissions; and to boards of adjustments <br />of cities; incorporated towns; and count:ies of t,his state..." <br /> <br />as stated in section 37-70-106(1) (c) of the Colorado Revised Sta- <br /> <br />tutes, 1973. <br /> <br />The cities, incorporated towns., and counties wi thin the study <br /> <br />area may provide zoning regulations to: <br /> <br />"...establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such uses <br />on or along any storm or floodway runoff channel or basin, as <br />such storm or floodway runoff channel or basin has been desig- <br />nated and approved by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, <br />in order to lessen or avoid the hazards to persons and damage <br />to property resulting from the accumulat:ion of storm or flood <br />waters..." <br /> <br />as stated in Section 30-28-111 for coun'ty governments and Section <br />31.-23-201 for municipal governments of the Colorado Revised Statutes, <br />1973. <br /> <br />Upon review and approval of this x'eport" the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board will designate and approve as flood plain areas <br />those areas inundated by the 100-year flood* as described by the <br />floodwater surface elevations and profiles. The use of the designated <br />flood plain areas may then be regulated by the local government. <br /> <br />*The terms "Intermediate Regional Flood", 100-year flood", and "one <br />percent flood" can be used interchangeably as t;hey are all defined <br />by the same type of flood event (See Glossary). However, for <br />brevity and clarity, the term "lOO-year f'lood" w'ill be used exclu- <br />sively throughout this report. <br /> <br />-.2- <br />