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<br />3.2.1.2.5 Division of Wildlife :3,2.1.2.7 State Boalrd of Land Commissioners I
<br />DOW Headquarters 1313 Sherman Street i
<br />6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 Denver, CO 80202
<br />(303)-297-1192 (303) 866-3437
<br />http,f1www.dow.state.co.us http,f1www.dnr,stale.coledolsoiLhlml
<br />The Division of Wildlife (DOW) owns and controls a 1 The State Board of Land Commissioners manages
<br />number of properties throughout the state, It has an three miliion acres of surface land and four million acres
<br />ongoing inspection and maintenance pmgram for all o'f of mineral rights that were given to Colorado at
<br />its 74 lakes, 215 wildlife areas, and 14 fish hatcheries, statehood by the federat government. State trust lands
<br />It has prepared an emergency action plan to be used in are leased for a variety of activities, including grazing
<br />case of dam failure, which conside,,; four potential , and crop production, mining, and oil and gas production,
<br />flooding scenarios, The primary involvement of the and recreation, such as hunting, In 1996, board income
<br />Division of Wildlife in floodplain manag'l!l11ent decisions totaled around $23 million -- most of which went to
<br />is in the administration and protection of wildlife habitat support public education in Colorado,
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<br />areas that happen to be in floodplains, The land board also leases some land in urban or
<br />There are other cases where wildlife values and , urbanizing areas, Clearly some of this land will include
<br />floodplain management values can coincide, In some I floodplain areas, The most likely places for such
<br />urban or urbanizing areas, protection of undeveloped I development will be the Front Range area and the I
<br />npanan lands for Wildlife areas can also seNe to 'Western Slope energy and recreation development,
<br />preseNe those lands in their undeveloped state and areas, The leases on these properties are long-term i
<br />eliminate flood hazards by keeping oul structures that leases where homeowners would own their 110mes and I
<br />would be subject to such hazards, Dbviously there lease thE' land on which they sit.
<br />would still be a balance between preseNing riparian
<br />vegetation and maintaining adequate channel capacity, 3.2.1.3
<br />but the opportunity exists to preseNe the same area for
<br />two purposes, Fountain Creek in Pueblo is an example,
<br />One limitation on the Division of Wildlife's role is thm
<br />they have to justify the acquisition of lands on the basis
<br />or current wildlife values, not potential values, Where
<br />those current values indicate its appropriateness, the
<br />division can act to work with communities on the
<br />condemnation or other means of acquisition of
<br />floodplains or on their management for wildlife values,
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<br />Department of Local Affairs
<br />1313 Sherman Street
<br />Denver, CO 80202
<br />(303) 866-2771
<br />htlp:f1www.de.la.slate.eo
<br />The Executive Director's Office of the Department of
<br />l.ocal Affairs (DOLA) provides budgetary and policy
<br />direction and supeNision to the various divisions and
<br />operational units within the department.
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<br />3.2.1.2.6 Division of Minerals anld Geology 01313 ShecrOma8n02S0tr2eet
<br />1313 Sherman Street enver,
<br />Denver, CO 80202 (303) 866,2156
<br />(303) 866-3437 I hlip:f1www.dola.slate.co
<br />http,/Iwww,dnr.slate,co/edo/parks,hlrnt I Field S""vices coordinates the work of the DOlA field
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) is representatives and administers five programs, The field
<br />concerned with flooding as it relates, to successful representatives work with local clients to identify their
<br />operation and reclamation of mining operations, The needs; develop response capacity; coordinate delivery
<br />interaction of the mining and reclamation operations of deparlment seNices, including financial assistance
<br />with surface drainage is considered during the review of program seNlces; prOVIde follow-up With evaluation of
<br />mine permit applications, inspections of ongoing i seNlces and project effectiveness; and serve as
<br />operations, and evaluation of final re<:~amation, The I, advocates for both local government clients and, for
<br />major floodplain problems and potential hazards departmE!nt agenCIes, pnmary clients Include counties,
<br />associated with mining are located primarily in urban mUI1lClpalitles and speCial dlstncts, The follOWing
<br />areas where gravel is mined along major drainages, programs may be used:
<br />Adverse effects of mining on flooding occur less The Enemv/Mineral Impact Assistam:e Prooram
<br />frequently in rural and mountainous an,as, due to the i provides, grants and loans for planning, construction,
<br />sparse population. The DMG, howevel", is concerned and maintenance of public facilities and th~~ provision of
<br />with the re-establishment of stable geomorphiC public smvices, Eligibie recipients are municipalities,
<br />landforms and drainage regimes in all an,as of mining, counties, school districts, special districts, and other
<br />i political subdivisions socially or economic311y impacted
<br />: by the development, processing, or energy conversion
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