FLOOD05505

• County: Gunnison
• Community: Gunnison County
• Stream Name: Gunnison River, Tomachi Creek
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 12/1/1976
• Prepared For: Gunnison County
• Prepared By: ECI
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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INTRODUCTION

Authori'l'ation

This report was authori'l'ed by the Colorado Water Conservation

Board jointly with the City of Gunnison and Gunnison County. Specific

tasks for this study were performed according to the terms of the con-

tract dated December I, 1975 between Engineering Consultants, Inc.,

Denver, Colorado, and the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

The Board's power and duty is.

"to devise and formulate methods, means and

plans for bringing about the greater utili'l'ation of the

waters of the state and the prevention of flood damages

therefrom and to designate and approve storm or floodway

runoff channels or basins, and to make such designations

available to legislative bodies of cities and incorporated

towns; to county planning commissions; and to boards of

adjustments of cities; incorporated towns; and counties of

this state". .

as stated in Section 37-60-106 (1) (c) of the Colorado Revised Statutes
1973.

The cities, incorporated towns, and counties within the study
area may provide 'l'oning regulations. . .

"to establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such uses

on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or

basin, as such storm or floodwater runoff channel or

basin has been designated and approved by the Colorado

Water Conservation Board, in order to lessen or avoid

the ha'l'ards to persons and damage, to property resulting

from the accumulation of storm or floodwaters. . . ."

as stated in Section,30-28-lll for county governments and Section 31-23-201
for municipal governments of the Colorado Revised Statutes 1973.

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