FLOOD05887

• Designation Number: 162
• County: Weld
• Community: Firestone
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Flood Insurance Study - Firestone, Weld County, Colorado
• Date: 6/1/1979
• Designation Date: 5/1/1980
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

Floodplain'
Resol. No. 162

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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
823 state Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

May 7, 1980
R E 2 0 L Q T I 0 N

WHEREAS, a report entitled "Flood Insurance Study, Town of
Firestone,Colorado," which includes floodplain information and
data fOr the Tri-Area Drainageway, dated June, 1979, has been .
prepared by Gingery Associates, Inc., under contract with the.
Federal Insurance Adrninistl;ation; and

WHEREAS, said report describes and outlines the floodplain
data and information for the storm and floodwater runoff channels
or basins of the study area; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Firestone has requested the Colorado
Water conservation Board to designate and approve the floodplain
areas as set forth in the aforesaid report; and

WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1), Colorado Revised Statutes
1973, requires the Colorado Water Conservation Board to assist in
the prevention of floods and flood damages therefrom; and

WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-201 and 30-28-111, Colorado Revised
Statutes 1973, provide that such legislative bodies 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 statutes
1973,' directs .the Colorado Water Conservation Board to designate
and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins and to
make such designations available to legislative bodies of local
jurisdictions; and .

WHEREAS, the staff of the Board has reviewed said report
and does hereby recommend to the colorado Water Conservation Board
that the Board designate and approve as floodplain areas those
areas inundated by a 100-year flood (intermediate regional flood)
as described by the floodwater surface elevations and profiles in
said report;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Colorado Water Conser-
vationBoard in regular meeting assembled in Denver, Colorado,
this 7th day of May, 1980, that it does hereby designate and approve
as floodplain areas those areas described as being inundated by a
100-year flood as described by the floodwater surface elevations
and profiles in said report; and