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<br />d <br /> <br />Rov Romer <br />GOVE'RNOR <br />Dave Thomas <br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br /> <br />Colorado Slate <br />Patrol <br /> <br />COlorado Bureau <br />ollnvesj,oat,on <br /> <br />ColoradO Law <br />Enlorcemenl <br />T.alnlng Academy <br /> <br />o'v,s,on of <br />Cnm'nal Just'ce <br /> <br />D'v,s,on of DIsaster <br />Emergency SflP~t(:e$ <br /> <br />DfVfs,on 01 <br />f,re Safely <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />s <br /> <br /> <br />COLORADO <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> <br />~4 1-larch 1!Jti7 <br /> <br />John P. Byrne, Director <br />Division of Disaster <br />Emergency Services <br /> <br />Colone.! ha;\TlP J. :-1choJi <br />Llistri.ct Englnppr. Ciacrampnto District <br />L. S. Arm;. Corps of Enginpers <br />oflO (:apitol rial I <br />Sacramento c..\ ~E1H 1-1- <br /> <br />Dpar ro lonpl Scho I I : <br /> <br />lh i s I pH pr is a fa I j 01_ up to a rpquest for infoI'l1lation made by Nr. <br />.)prn- l\allfemU!Fl of ,'our Emergpnc,- l'lanagpmpnt Diyision to 1'11'. Len <br />lIoulas. an opP.rnt ions officer on m:-- staff. The request JJf~rtained to a <br />;'b1"'11 (;. I 5!H~ [ptter of the Colorado lI'ater Conseryation Board in h-hich <br />rhpy Rt;.,kprj f;-Jr Cnrp:-: assistance in addrp.ssin2: a potp.:ntjA.l flood <br />pn)~dFm in L'1I\'F' Cit~.. Colnr?do. <br /> <br />situation, discuss it ldth thp <br />Conservation Service and t,he <br />this re\-ipl" the fa 1 lm,i na facts <br /> <br />I h:'lYP h:~rl mr st a t'f rp\'j Ph' the <br />Co.ionhlo h3tpr ConsPTvation, the Soil <br />National hp:1t.hpr Sprvice. Based on <br />have come to light. <br /> <br />Ilisto]')- of Flooding <br /> <br />I.itt I p opfi ni ti w, data is a\-ailable on past flooding; in LaJ,e City. <br />1,'hat ImOh'! PdgP there is is primarilj' based on newspaper records and <br />Tilf-'mnrieR of lon.l2;-timp. residents. The worst flood at' rp.cord h'as <br />f~:\perjpIK'pd in l~J~l due to unusually heayy sno~11lelt ldth si.O;nificant <br />l'ain1'a,l on top of it. This flooding occurrPd along liens on Creek. the <br />arp" in 'I"est i on and f.I o(xled the busi ness di strict of Uti,e Ci ty as <br />we l.l as the railroad j-ards. Both the municipal water system and the <br />Po"er and Light s,-st,em '''erp l-'8Shed out. There have over the ,-ears <br />sincI' this timp h<""n numerous threatening floods which due to th" <br />r:ff'ort.~, of the lor.al community have been contained ,.dthin the creel\: <br />('heumeIs. Earh ~-ear this has required diligent efforts to i,eep the <br />rhamlP i s dear of debris and to add heavy rip rap to the banI,. <br /> <br />Camp George West <br />Golde"J Colorado 80401 <br />1303Q77-0854 <br />