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Title
Colorado Landslide Hazard Mitigation Plan
Date
1/1/1988
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State of Colorado
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CGS
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<br />FOREWORD <br /> <br />The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) <br />is pleased to have had the opportunity to sponsor the <br />development of the Landslide Hazard Mitigation Plan by <br />the State of Colorado. Experience in Colorado and <br />elsewhere has shown that it is posSIble to initiate suc- <br />cessful and cost-effective landslide hazard mitigation <br />programs, Appropriately, the prevention and reduction of <br />landslide losses is the principal responSloility of those <br />local governments facing the problem every day, Effec- <br />tive mitigation, however, requires cooperation of federal, <br />state and local governments and the private sector. <br />Losses from landslides can be significantly reduced by <br />such measures as land-use planning and management <br />programs, building codes and practices, engineering <br />techniques for stabilization and control. and monitoring <br />and warning systems. Identification and map portrayal of <br />areas highly susceptible to damaging landslides are first <br />and necessary steps toward loss-reduction. <br />Successful landslide hazard mitigation must overcome <br />a number of serious obstacles-lack of public recogni- <br />tion and interest in the hazard, funding needed for costly <br />mitigation measures, inadequate leadership, and the lack <br />of widely-accepted procedures for ensuring that com- <br />munity development and redevelopment are compatible <br />with the landslide hazard. The need for action, however. <br />is clear, The currently high losses from landslides will <br />only increase if community development and capital <br /> <br />investments continue without recognition of this natural <br />hazard. <br />Key to any successful community landslide loss- <br />reduction effort is the adoption by loca1 governments of <br />appropriate design, buikling, and grading codes and <br />land-use planning and management guidelines. Trained <br />people and "~ent enforcement of site investigation <br />requirements and grading ordinances are critical <br />elements of any mitigation plan. <br />The Landslide'Hazard Mitigation Plan is designed to <br />take advantage of the opportunities that exist today in <br />Colorado's natural. cultural and political environment; it <br />provides a framework for state and local government <br />action in landslide hazard mitigation. Tunely action using <br />the concepts, strategies, and techniques contained in <br />this plan will enable state and local governments to <br />initiate and develop a mitigation process that can <br />materially reduce landslide losses to people, com- <br />munities. the economy and environment of Colorado, <br />This planning process can also serve as an example to <br />other states and localities dealing with landslide <br />problems, <br /> <br />Arthur J, Zeizel <br />Project Officer <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> <br />PROMULGATION <br /> <br />This plan has been prepared to provide guidance and <br />direction for the implementation of landslide hazard <br />mitigation policies and practices. It is designed to <br />reduce the vulnerability to, and high cost of, landslides <br />threatening and impacting many of Colorado's <br />communities. <br />All agencies, departments, and individuals who are <br />assigned responsibilities specifically, or by implication in <br />this plan are requested to lend their fullest support to <br />the planning for, and accomplishment of, the tasks and <br />projects set forth in this document. <br /> <br />~5)t/li <br /> <br />.J6hnP.B " r <br />Division of Disaster Emergency Services <br />Department of Public Safety <br /> <br />~9v:~ J//O/tf,r <br /> <br />fohn W, Rold, Director <br />Colorado Geological Survey <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />iii <br />
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