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<br />FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEM~NT STUQY
<br />RIO G~ANDE R1VER NEAR DEL NORTE
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<br />Ce,,"di~atien Asr....m..~t ter fleed haz~rd a~alvsi5 ,~ Januarv 1972
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<br />(rE'visi!dNo"..mb"r 1976l.
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<br />ThO' P I an 0 I W"r~ to~ tfo." StuClV ",a9
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<br />i>~"""r"d I" AU9,,~t 1986,
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<br />5i!~~io" 37-60-106(1 )(c)
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<br />C"I"rado R!!vis!!d Statut.,;,
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<br />lNTRODUC1TON
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<br />authar i zes the Ca I a~..da Water Canser"at I on B"a~d "to des i 9nolt..
<br />..nd """r"v.. ~to~", Or tl""d",..ter ru"ptf !:fo.annels o~ ~a.sins, a.nd ~p
<br />make su"h d..9 i 9na t ions avo I lob I ~ to 1&9 i sl at i ve bcd i "If cf !: I t i O!s
<br />and i "~crpa~atf!d ~P"'nS, tp !:aunt" i> I ann i n9 ~amm i ss i ans, IInd tc
<br />boa~d~ at IIdjustment of ~itl..s, in~or~a~ated tp~ns, a~d !:aunties
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<br />This fl""d "lain ma"age~.nt rftPprt ~as prepa~ed ~" the U.S.
<br />O..i>..~t"'''nt ct A,,~i~ultu~.., Soil Cans..~va~ian Se~vi~e, in
<br />!:oope~atien with th.. Coio~..do Wllter Conse~vatian Ball~d, and Ric
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<br />Grande C"""tv.
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<br />l~te~"~i!tations ot the tlped plain mana~"",ent
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<br />9tudv ..nd r!tcOOl,"endll~ ions to rOldu!:e da~a'les are i n~ I udllld;
<br />"'o"eve~, it 15 b..yo~d the S~Oi>e of t"is ~.."c~t tc ~rcyide
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<br />at t"'is state."
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<br />T..... boa~d prcy; des ass i st..n~e t.. I oca I
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<br />governments in dev..lo~~ent and ad"i>tl..~ of .ff.ctive flccd~laln
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<br />d II!'t a j I "d ,,~.."os a I ~ 0 r i> i an S t c r "" t i ty t..... f I cod I "9 p~ ob I ....s.
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<br />ord I n.."c"~.
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<br />In ..dd i t i cn, the Board '" i I I ~~ov i de tllchn i "III
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<br />9bj,..<:;~-,,,...~
<br />T"p cbjPctlve cf t"ls study Is t.. p~ovide flccd ~IBin
<br />..a~a9I!ment intor..atlc" and ..ap~i"9 to Ri.. G~and. Co~ntv tor ~5"
<br />i" ; m~ I e,.ent i ng t I....d ~ III i n ..ana'le....nt p~..g~ amS "''' i "" "I I I
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<br />ass i ~t..n"e to I oc.. I en tit j es dur; 1'9 tnII!' "" ~ t.. ~ ...."1; '" 0 t t I..odp I .. I n
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<br />i n T" r ....t I PI' st ud i... "i tn i n C.. I a~ ado.
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<br />P~e$ently, di~ect fin..~c;ai
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<br />~ i ~ j.. j ze ~otent I a I II ppd I..ss..s.
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<br />I nc I ud..d ,n the ~e~ort ",re
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<br />a~5 I ~tanc.. tor the per fcrOllln".. of f I ood~ I a i I' stud I es is n" i ..nger
<br />..vailable f.o.. the b..anl.
<br />Sll!'~ticn 30-28-111 C.R.5. tor <:..untv 9CYlI!'rn~.."t& ..nd Sectlc"
<br />1-23-301 C. R. S. fcr "un i <: i ".. I 9cuern~ents pf t"'e Co I c~adc Rev i sed
<br />Statute", stat.&' T"" c I t I 9S, i nco~i>cra~ed tc",ns, .and <:cu"t i..5
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<br />en 9 i n"e r i n9 "nd hyd ~ 0 I C9 i!: d at.. ",h i c... "' I I I f..e i I i tat e t h II
<br />d..v" '''~m''nt of a f lo..d i> I.. i n ma"agl!ment pi"",,, ~o,,"d ,,"~d br j d'le
<br />d..si9ns, and flood ~ont~pl ~..a5u~"s (if ne..ded).
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<br />"it'" th.. 9tudv lI~e.. ~..v p.ovide z..nl"9 regulati..nSI
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<br />Ca I ,,~ad.. Wa te ~ Cen 5" r v"" tiC n Soa ~ d (CWCS)
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<br />The CWeB is th. stat..
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<br />.. 5 t..b i j S..., r egu i ate, r II 5 t ~ i <: t, and I j m i t sue'" u 5e s C n c. a I tln9
<br />..nv stc~.. pr flced"'ate~ ~unoff ~h",nol a. basin that "a5 b~en
<br />des i 9nated ..nd apprpved bv t"'e Co I prold.. Watlil'r Cons..rvat i On 8..a~d,
<br />I" order tC i essen c~ ,,"vc i d th,. haz..rds to ""r'lons and da.."o;op tn
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<br />A"'J.hcr1ty
<br />Th;5 study ""5 '''~ue5t"d bv Rio Grande County tfo.rOu"h the
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<br />,,"o~n;n""'~ fn~ "II 'I.."," ",,,I~ ;~fnr..,"~;o" 5tud;p~ "r<, 's
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<br />n'"po~"ible f,,~ ""'~~:n= c:"r"~ t'".. "nd "'r.....rl,,':ng .hc",c "'.,,,';..~
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<br />T h" ewes and ~ "" 5e
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<br />CC-r,5;!rvat,,,,, S..r":,,.. "nti!r...d :ntc.. J"int
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