FLOOD05030

• County: Garfield
• Community: Silt
• Stream Name: Local Drainage
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Floodplain Management Study
• Date: 7/1/1987
• Prepared For: Silt
• Prepared By: USDA Soil Conservation Service
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

Colorado Natural Hazard Area Reguldtions
In1974,tneColoradoGeneralAS5emblypassedHouseBi111041,abil1
"concerning land use. and provi:Hng for identification, designation, and
administration of areas and activities of State interest,..." (H,B.1041,
'1551 C'S d'" Areas of State interest include
Ti t Ie 24, Art1c e .. ~. as amen .
natural hazard areas, or those areas that are "so adverse to past,
current. or foreseeable construction or land use as to constitute a

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sIgnificant hazard to public health and safety or to property,"
plains Me natural Milzard areas.
With reference to the administration of natural hazard areas, section

24.65.1.202(2)(a) of the Act provid€s: Floodphinsshall be administered
soastominimizesignificanthazardtOPuolichealtl1andsafetyort0

property; open space

activities shall oeencouraged; structures shall oe
use and hazards: disposal sites and systems shall be

designed in terms of

t . f . t by "o~~'d't~r'", 'nd act ivities shall be
protec eu rom inunya ion VU~Y ~ ~ ~
discouraged ~hich, in time of flooding, ~ould create significant hazards
to public health and safety or to property,
The Act further provides that after promulgation of guidelines for
in natural hazard areas..., the natural halardueas shall be

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administered by local govHnment in a maMer ~hich is consistent with the
guidelines for land use in each of the natural hazard areas.
ColoradO ~ater Conservation Board Designation
Concerning the designation of the flOOd plain, the Colorado Water
Conservation Board is charged ~ith the primary responsibility for:
1. Mdkin9 recommendations to local governments aod the Colorado Land

1JseCO'nmission.

2, Providlhgtechnical assistance to local govern,"ents.

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The Board's power and duty is '"
..,"to devise and formulate methods, means and plans for bringing
about the greater utilization of the ~aters of the state and
prevention of flood damages therefrom, and to designate and approve
storm or floodwater runoff ch~nnels or basins, ~nd to make such
designationsdvailabletolegislativebodiesofcitiesand
incorporated towns, to county pl~nning commissions, and to boards of
adjustment of cities, incorpor~ted towns, ~nd counties of this
state"...

as stated in Section 37-60-106 (1) (cl of the Colorado Re~i sed Statutes

Upon rev1e~ and approval of this report, the ColoradO Water
Conservation Board will designate and approve as flood plain areas those
areas inundated by the lOO-year flood as described by the flood~ater
surface ele~ations and profiles in this report. The use of the designated
flood plain areas may then be regulated by the local government.

Model Regulations
Model floodplain regulations have been promulgated by the Colorado
Water Conservation Board. ~ith the purpose to promote public health,
safety, and general welfare, andmin1m1ze flOOd hazards and losses. The
model includes provisions designed to:

1.

Promote sound planning and land use. and permit only such uses
wi thin flood plai ns that ~i 11 not endanger 1 ife, health. and publi c
safety or property in times of flooding.
Protect thepub11c frornavoidable financial expenditures for flood
control projects, floodreliefnleasures, and the repair and
restoration of damaged public fac11ities.
Prevent avoidable interruption of business and commerce:

2.

3.

'.

Mini:nize victimization of unwary nome and land purchasers; and

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