FLOOD06488

• Designation Number: 168
• County: Delta
• Community: Delta
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Flood Hazard Information - Gunnison and Uncompahgre Rivers, Delta, Delta County, Colorado
• Date: 2/1/1980
• Designation Date: 12/1/1980
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

Floodplain
Resol. NO. 168

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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
823 State centennial Building
1313 She!man street
Denver, colorado 80203

Decembe! 2, 1980

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WHEREAS, a floodplain info:emation report entitled "Flood
Hazard Information, Gunnison ana uncompahgre Rivers," dated
February, 1980, has been prepared by the united States Army Corps
of Engineers, Sacramento District, at the request of the Boards
of County Commissioners of Delt~ and Montrose Counties; 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;' ana

WHEREAS, the Boards of county Commissioners of Delta and
Montrose Counties have requested the Colorado Water Conservation
Board to designate and approve the flOOdplain areas as set forth
in the aforesaid report; and

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WHEREAS, the city of Delta has not requested designation
and approval but has no Objections to such designation and approval
being made for those areas outside of its corporate limits; 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 zonin~ 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 lOO-year flood (intermediate regional flood)
as described by the floodwater surface elevations and profiles in
said report except for those Uncompahgre River floodplain areas
within the city of Delta affected by the 100-year floodwater
surface prOfile for the reach extending from station 55+00 feet

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