FLOOD05486

• Designation Number: 254
• County: San Miguel
• Community: Telluride
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Flood Insurance Study - Telluride, Revised San Miguel River
• Date: 4/1/1986
• Designation Date: 5/1/1986
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

FPR 254

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
721 Stat. Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver. colorado 80203

May 9, 1986
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WHEREAS. Camp Dresser and ~cKee Inc.. under contract
Federal Insurance Administration, completed in March,
"Flood Insurance Study. Town of Telluride"; and

to the
1978.

WHEREAS,
requested by
adopted July
described in

the Colorado Water Conservation Board. as
the Town of Telluride. by Resolution No. 108
II, 1978. approved and designated the floodplains
said report; and

WHEREAS, a' new report entitled "Revised San Miguel River
Floodplain Study, Town of Telluride." dated April. 1986. has
been prepared by Simons., Li & Associates. Inc., under contract
to the Town of Telluride; and

WHEREAS. sa id new report descr ibes and out 1 ines the
floodplain data and information for the storm and floodwater
runoff channels or basins for the San Miguel River only of the
study area; and

WHEREAS. the Town of Telhlride has requested
Water Conservation Board to designate and
floodplain areas as set forth in the aforesaid new

the Colorado
approve the
report; and

WHEREAS. Section 37-60-106(1). Colorado Revised Statutes,
requires the Colorado Water Cooservation Board to assist in the
prevention of floods and flood damages therefrom; and

WHEREAS. Sections 31-23-301 and 30-28-111. Colorado Revised
Statutes, provide that such legislative bodie$ of local
jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses on
or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin only
after designation and approval by ,,'the Colorado Water
Conservation Board; and

, WHEREAS. Section 37-60-106(1) (c), Colorado Revised Statues.
directs the Colorado Water Con$ervation Board to designate and
approve storm or floodwater rllnoff channels or basins and to
make such designations available to legislative bodies of local
juriSdictions; and

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