FLOOD05193

• County: El Paso
• Community: El Paso County
• Stream Name: Jimmy Camp Creek
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Flood Hazard Analyses
• Date: 10/1/1975
• Prepared For: El Paso County
• Prepared By: USDA Soil Conservation Service
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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storms on Jimmy Camp Creek and its tributaries were not known until this

flood hazard analyses was completed. The analyses can be used In deve-

loping a master drainage plan for the entire Jimmy Camp Creek watershed.

The "Co I orado Spr i ngs/E I Pa so County Evacua t I on - Opera t i on s P I an"

dated January 1967, provides for alerting the public of potential flood-

ing and coordinating city and county services during an emergency.

Urban areas and smaller communities could benefit by developing similar

plans.

Primary purpose of this report is to provide maps of the flood.

hazard areas so that local governments can develop flood plain regula-

tions. Flood plain resolutions were passed by the EI Paso County Board

of County Commissioners on February 8, 1973. Colorado Statutes \page 2)

require approval of flood zone regulations by the Colorado Water Conser-

"vation Board. The 10~-year flood line delineation should be useful when

application Is made for approval of flood zone regulations.

Recommendations

Plan implementation during the time of an emergency requires coopera-

tion of the general public as well as local officials. This is especially

important for flood fighting, evacuation, and resuce operations. Too

often, an uninformed public becomes a detriment to emergency operations.

It Is recommended that public information and education programs on

"Flood Hazards" be disseminated through the news med ia and be a part of

the total community effort towards lessening the losses caused by flood-

ing.

Through enforcement of flood zone regulations, new developments can

be protected from potential flooding by keeping the developments out of

flood hazard areas. Potential flood damages to existing developments

and possible loss of life can be alleviated or lessened through several

nonstructural means. Included are: flood warning and forecasting

systems, flood fighting, and emergency evacuation.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through

its National Weather Service (NWS), maintains year-around surveillance

of weather and flood conditions. Daily weather forecasts are issued

through the NWS at Colorado Springs and disseminated by the local news

media. A general alert to the danger of flash flooding Is one of the

services provided by the National Weather Service.