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<br />this study to be within areas subject to flooding should <br />consider the purchase of flood insurance. <br /> <br />Additional information on the Flood Insurance Program is <br />avai lable from local insurance agents or brokers and the: <br /> <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region VIII <br />Natural and Technological Hazard Division <br />8ui Iding 710 <br />Denver Federal Center <br />Denver, Co 80225 <br />Telephone 235-4830 <br /> <br />The National Flood Insurance Program used the floodway <br />concept in it's rate stuclies for communities participating <br />in the regular phase of the program. <br /> <br />Flood Warninq and Flood F.orecasti..!l9.....2.:I.stems <br /> <br />The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) <br />through it's National Weathe~ Service (NWS> , maintains year- <br />round survei Ilance of weather and flood condition,,,. Dai Iy <br />weather forecasts are issued through the NWS and <br />disseminated by radio and television stations. A general <br />alert to the danger of flash flooding is one of the services <br />provided by the NWS. <br /> <br />The office of the Colorado State Engineer, Division of Water <br />Resources, in cooperation with the National Weather Service, <br />operates a statewide floed warning system uti I izing 78 <br />stream' gaging stations that are part of the Colorado <br />sate I j te-j j nked water resources men i tor i ng network opera-ted <br />by the State Engineer. <br /> <br />Evacuation Plan <br /> <br />An "Emergency Evacuation and Operations Plan" would provide <br />for alerting the public of potential flooding, and <br />coordinating community and county services during an <br />emergency. Plan implementation during the time of an <br />emergency requires cooperation of the general publ ic as well <br />as local officials. This is especially important for flood <br />fighting, evacuation, and rescue operations. Communication <br />is extremely important dLring flood alerts. Warnings issued <br />through the NWS are disseminated by radio to state and local <br />officials. <br /> <br />15 <br />