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<br />;I'ear average this ;I'ear and this includes the last five years which
<br />h'~re very Het. These snOH course reactings given the touch and go
<br />experience of the last fe,,' years in this location, and the recently
<br />IH'odueed flood studies have creat,eel considerable concern for the
<br />potential for signifjcant. t'l.ooding in this area this ;I'ear. The
<br />Natlollal \,eather Service indicates the potential for flooding is there
<br />'i n I.h(-") form of' h'Btpr c~ont,ent, the question .i s hOH and Hhen :U~ ,.dJ J
<br />C(l!HF, ont... rf thp snohll1P.lt above 10,000' runs .later and. bacJ\.S- into t~he
<br />rainy season ill .June, h'€ (;ould have another 1~J21 si tuatj on. Even if
<br />'-he SnOh" prH:k eOlJlf~S out p;rac!llaJ Jy He ,,,dJ I stiJ I. ha\~e a touch and ~o
<br />~:i t:-uation considerin~ the condi-t.ion of the dH{e and .levee Syst.PTrl aJong
<br />lI"nsnn Creel,. If the present dil,e system fails it hill impact the
<br />dOh'ntoh'n businpss an-~8. as. ~..,1'(~J.l as other. h.ey pubLic facilities. The
<br />pr-es(~nt fintlnr;:lRI constraints on both loca1 and SU':ite Government make
<br />it impnssihLe to ",irlr,oss at this time. The 100aJ commlmity Hith a
<br />pnpuJaLi.nll of B()mf~ fiOO has Em extremel)~- small tax base and.so does the
<br />COdnt;" (IIinsrlale) of h'hieh it is the County seat. The State is
<br />pr'">,;,,nl J;I' addrps:~in~ a $J~fj mU.lion dollar r<evenue shortfall and is in
<br />1,he pr(lcPss of Jay,i n.~ ,off some 21:~ empl.o~yees as 1-.'e11 -as cut~t,ing back
<br />on :'=-,e\"ej"'al prog:r:'HIl~;. The State is still. iqvolyed in dis3:ster recovery
<br />HC'ti.\'.ities dealing ~~'it,h the 1982 L:3h'11 Lake Disast,er and tJhe J~84
<br />\,;,'",1."rn S I Dpe' Floorl Disast.er bDth . of Hhich Here Pl'esident.ially
<br />])r~c:,l~n'pd n.j sa~1,crs. .~\ddi tj ona11y He have ,just closed out. seven staLe
<br />dt-;c: I arerl di S:-lst(-~r2 'j 11\'0.1 ,,:Lng some $700',000 in State_ assi stancp from
<br />J ~il-,;;j. Thc' Go\'\::rnor' S f-"mergenc;: conti n.~ency fund for t.his year j saIl
<br />hill (":'~!I;-1l1S'-f:--'d (":\J'~C{ h"i 1.J not be r(.~pl.eJ.1ished until. the liph' fiscal year
<br />~ t;J ['\ i L.t; nn J JIll;..+ UJ87. E\"{-:n then the amount of the fund is so small
<br />(:':I IJIJ,IJOO) ac: 10 "arrant l<eeping it in tacl, to deal Hith the most '(lire
<br />of ci rClIm:::-;1..allces. UndpT' t.hese condi t,ions all the State is. able to do
<br />.is pr'O\'ifJ(.: t,er:hn.icaJ Rssist.ance.
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<br />.Tt. is baspd on t.his situat.ion and the circumstances described aboye
<br />that. the Col.oradn lI'ater Conservation Board forHarded their request to
<br />the Di strict.. It Has their hope that this situation I,ould Harrant
<br />(:()rH-.jdt~rHL"ion ~s a tRst. case for the advance measures program in t~he
<br />f.il"':-:-:l in:,-;tnncc, ~iS discussed in our meeting in Colorado earlj~r this
<br />.\"(':-11'. [1'1 i,his lllannpr \,,:e lOi.gh1 he able .to address a potential 1".1.000
<br />})[.(')!)!elll \ hal ll1'iLd'lt ol"hprh"isp nevpr -~ addressed. if the situation
<br />11,. H-::-; no\. h';"J.1T;-11~ t ael-. an(:(--> 'Illr~asurps then perhaps. there is some other
<br />C:{)I'l)S pr(lgr'BIll lmdf:r Hl1'ich :it, could be addressed.
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