FLOOD06470

• County: Weld
• Community: Weld County
• Stream Name: Platte River
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Five County Flood Control Commission River Maintenance Program
• Date: 12/19/1969
• Prepared For: Weld County
• Prepared By: Eagle Engineering
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

In 1965 Weld County, as a public entity, received $136,791.56 from
O.E.P. These funds were distributed in six catagories as follows:

1. Debris Removal 17%
2. Preventative Health and Sanitation Measures 2%
3. Emergency repairs and temporary replacement
of streets, roads, and bridges 32%
4. Emergency repairs and temporary replacement of
dikes, levees, and drainage facilities 20%
5. Emergency repnirs and temporary replacement
of public buildings and related equipment 5%
6. Emergency repairs and temporary replacement of
pub Ii c ut i I it i es 23%

It should be noted that the percentage figures used are based on state.
wide totals and may not necessarily reflect exact amounts in ~eld County,
but these wi 11 serve for purpcses of i llustrat i.on.

Damage costs, as illustrated in 1350.8, which were a~apted from Corps
of Engineers data, are more complete, as they encompass the total flood,
. not merely the publ ic entity. These figures are taken from the "Brighton
to Bijou Creek" totals, 78% of which I ies in Weld County and only the 78",1;
will be used.

1965 Total Damage

$ 19,500.00
3,861,178.00
5.250,960.00

$9,131,638.00

Urban property
Rural property
Transportation

The figures for 1969 are not nearly as complete since participating
branches of the Federal Government have just recently been given permission
to make flood loans to individuals. However, individual losses to land
and crops were estimated at $600,000.00 by a local agent of the Soil Con-
servation Service. For Weld County as a public entity, ditch companies and
towns in Weld County, a detailed summary of funds granted under PL875 tot-
aled $508,532.00, therefore the total damage for the 1969 flood Is estimated. .
to be $1,108,532.00.

Equipment:

It Is felt that the equipment necessary for a project of this size
as previously outlined, would cost far too much for the County to undertake
on its own. The initial equipment list and cost would be as follows:

Total

$t.09 ,800.00
200,000.00

$609,800.00

4 D9-G or equivalent
2 - 2t yard capacity Drag Lines

The county's portion for the initial program is estimated to be
$15,530.00 per mile, or $1,242,400.00 for the entire eighty miles of the