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<br />:1.1.1 Floodplain Management
<br />The Colorado Revised Statutes dealin!, with floodplain
<br />management date back to 1937 with the creation of the
<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board. The Coiorado
<br />Water Conservation Board (CWCB) in the Department
<br />of Natural Resources is the principal state agency
<br />responsible for water resource planning and Under these statutes, the CGS has in the past provided
<br />development. A role in floodplain management has advice and technical assistance to state and local
<br />evolved over many years, starting with flood control as aHencles, completed geologiC hazard mappmg, and
<br />an economically justifiable benefit of reservoir I prepared numerous technical publications, Current
<br />construction, Major flood legislation wall further enacted lJudget constramts predude such work unless cash
<br />in 1966 by House Bill 1007--State approval and I fundmg can be arranged m advance,
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<br />designation of storm runoff channels and basins; in House Bill 1041 of 11)74, CRS 24.65-101 et seq"
<br />1973 by Senate Bill 35-subdivision regulations including. included comprehensive treatment of geoloHic hazards
<br />delineation of 100-year fioodplains; in 1974 by House and charged local governments with legal responsibility
<br />BiIl1041--Land Use Act; and in 1977 by Senate Bill 126-, for desi(lnation and administration of geologic hazard
<br />-State to establish criteria and requirements for areas, The CGS was (lesignated as lead agency for
<br />performing floodplain studies by local, "tate and federal Heologic hazards mapping (identification) and for
<br />governments. i providin~1 technical assistance to local governments in
<br />In 1977, the governor reinforced a concern for sound designation and administration of geDlogic hazard
<br />floodplain management by issuing two Ilxecutive orders areas, The CGS was also charged with preparing and
<br />concerning the evaluation of flood hazards in locating publishing a set of guidelines and model geologic
<br />state facilities and state participation in the National ,hazard regulations and is also assisting local
<br />Flood Insurance Program, (Iovernments in the full process of geologic hazard
<br />management. In 1988, following the landslides and
<br />flooding on the western slope, the CGS prepared the
<br />Colorado Landslide Hazard Mitigation Plan,
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<br />3.1 Legal Framework
<br />Critical aspects of flood hazard mitigation relevant to
<br />this plan are floodplain management, geologic hazard
<br />management, and emergency preparedness,
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<br />State enabling legislation, executive orders and
<br />memorandums adopted and currently In force for eacll
<br />of these critical aspects are listed in the following
<br />paragraphs, and selected authorities ace reproduced in
<br />the Appendix A.
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<br />for More Informalioll
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<br />Appendix A - Includes definitions, acronyms,
<br />and references used in the
<br />preparation of this plan,
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<br />Appendix B - Includes information on financial
<br />assistance programs,
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<br />Appendix C - Includes tips to minimize loss of
<br />life & property in the event of a
<br />flood,
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<br />Appendix D - Includes mitigation strategies and
<br />measures.
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<br />Appendix E - Includes mitigation planning
<br />examples,
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<br />: The fiood control and floodplain management section of
<br />i tile board has developed several programs directed
<br />, toward the identification of floodplains and providing
<br />technical services to Colorado communities.
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<br />3,1.2 Geologic Ha:~ard ManagemE!nt
<br />The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) has both
<br />general and specific statutory authority in the area of
<br />geologic: hazards, Thes" include:
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<br />'. Title :34, Article 1, Ce)lorado Revised :Statutes,
<br />Colol'ado Geological Survey, and Objectives of
<br />the SUMley-Duties of State GeoloHis!.
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<br />" Title 24, Article 65.1, Colorado Revised Statutes,
<br />Govllrnment-State, Areas and Activitlies of State
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<br />3.2 Government Organizations & Roles of
<br />Dilfferent Levell; and Internal
<br />CI rganization
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<br />'3.2.1 State Departments
<br />:! Stat" departments are responsible, witllin their statutory
<br />:1 authorities, to provide assistance and support to local
<br />jurisdictions when they are unable to cope with a
<br />disaster emergency situation, Upon implementation of
<br />the State Emergency Operations Plan (SEOP) they are
<br />~ responsible for the implementation of assigned State
<br />Emergency Functions (SEFs), The operational roles,
<br />responsibilities and intra.organizational relationships of
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