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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />.1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />721 State Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />!)enver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX (303) 866-4474 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />I) <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br /> <br />James S. Lochhead <br />Executive Director. DNR <br /> <br />Daries C. Lile. r.E. <br />llirec'.or, CWCB <br /> <br />FROM THE DIRECTOR <br /> <br />Historically, floods have occurred in Colorado, and given the state's current growth <br />environment, it is highly likely that the state will experience major flood losses in <br />the future with greater frequency. <br /> <br />As we approached the 1993 snowmelt runoff season, the state's snowpack was the <br />highest it had been since the 1984 flood season when a $31 million presidential <br />declaration was declared in Colorado. This report provides a record of the flood <br />events which occurred in Colorado during the spring and summer of 1993. It <br />describes what occurred and how government responded. It identifies those <br />innovative actions that evolved such as the integration of mitigation techniques to <br />reduce future flood damage. It further identifies lessons learned an provides <br />recommendations for future flood preparation and recovery operations. <br /> <br />I offer it to you for your professional understanding of flood disasters, their <br />impacts and the mitigation opportunities that follow in their wake. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~;d <br /> <br />Daries C. Lile, Director <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />