FLOOD05309

• Designation Number: 270
• County: Adams
• Community: Westminster
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Resolution - FPR 270 - FAHD - Big Dry Creek & Tributaries
• Date: 11/1/1986
• Designation Date: 12/1/1987
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Resolution

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FPR 270

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
721 State Centennial Building
1313 Sher~an Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

January 23, 1987
Revised October 1, 1987

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WHEREAS, a floodplain information report entitled "Master
Plan, Major Drainageway planning, Big Dry Creek, Volumes One.
and Two, City of westminster, Adams. County, and Jefferson
County," was prepared by Wri.ght-McLaughlin Engineers under
contract to the Urban DrainagE; and Flood control District in
March, 1973; and

WHEREAS, the Colorado Water
requested by the Urban DrainagE; and
Resolution No. 23, adopted July
designated the floodplains desctibed

Conservation Board,
Flood Control District,
11. 1973, approved
in said report; and

as
by
and

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WHEREAS, a new report. entitled "Flood Hazard Area
Delineation, Big Dry Creek, Tanglewood Creek, North Cotton
Creek, Middle Cotton Creek, SO~th Cotton Creek, Airport Creek,
NO.r..th Branch Airport Creek, NOrth City Park Creek, South City
Park Creek, South Branch Hylands Creek, Middle Branch Hylands
Creek, North Branch Hylands Creek, Walnut Creek, countryside
Creek, North Branch Walnut Creek, Westminster Area," dated'
November, 1986, has been p~epared by Greiner Engineering
Sciences, Inc., under contract to the Urban Drainage and Flood
Control District; and

WHEREAS, said new report describes and
floodplain data and information for the storm
_I'Jl.!l9_ff__channels or basins of the portion of
upstream-of Inte-rst'ateUHignwaY-25 ;-'ana-w-

outlines the
and floodwater
the study area

WHEREAS, the Urban DrainagE; and Flood Control District has
requested the Colorado Water Conservation Board to designate
and approve the floodplain areas as set forth in the aforesaid
new report; and

WHEREAS, Section
Statutes, requires the
cassist in the prevention
and

37-60-l06(1)(C), Colorado Revised
Colorado Water Conservation Board to
of floods and flood damages therefrom;

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