<br />Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - 11199 :=:___
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<br />Preface
<br />Table of Contents
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<br />1.0 Introduction ____________________________.m.'___._.m..___.._________.._____________m__..m_._ 1..1
<br />1.1 Purpose ................,.. ,...................., .....,. '........,......,.................. ,..,.,.......,..,.,........, .....,. 1-1
<br />1.2 Scope... ....................,.. ..., ..............,... ,."..... ....,...,...,... ..... ...... ,...,.................,....,. ..,..".,.1-1
<br />1.3 Authority and Resp'onsibilities.....,.....,.,.........,., ..,...............'....,...,.............,.....,."...' ...1-1
<br />1,3,1 Federal. ..1..1
<br />1,3,2 State.. ..,1..2
<br />1,3,2,1 State Mitigation F'lanning.. '" ..,1..2
<br />1,3,3 Local Government.., ",..1,2
<br />1.4 Goals and Objectives ......................".,.,.......",,'.,...,...............,....................."..,.....,..1-2
<br />1.5 Methodology Used in Data Collect;on,.,.............,.,.................,..................................1-3
<br />1.6 Definitions ..........................................'., ........ ...,...",..,.........,..' .............,.....,......,....,..1-3
<br />Hazard Identification and Evaluation -----.,----------..-.-..-----..--,----,--,.-----..----,-- 2..1
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<br />2.1 People and Hazard';.......................,....,..........",....,.......,....",..,......,....,....,..,..,.......,..,2.1
<br />2.2 Types of Hazards............., ................, .,..,....... ,...,. ........, .......".....................,...., ..........,2-1
<br />2,2,1 Floods .................., ,,2.1
<br />2,2,1,1 General Rain Fioods",......,.." .. "..,,2-2
<br />2,2,1,2 Thunderstorm Floods" ....................".., .." ,....2-3
<br />2,2,1,3 Snowmelt Floods,,2-7
<br />2,2,1.4 Rain on Snowmelt Floods..,..........".............."......,............2.7
<br />2,2,1,5 Ice Jam Floods, 2-7
<br />2,2,1,6 Dam Failure Floods" , ..",..,..,.., ,2-8
<br />Geologic Hazards Closely Assoclatecl with Flooding, 2,9
<br />2,2,2,1 Mud and Deb/is Flows.. ""......,2,9
<br />2,2,2,2 Catastrophic L.andslides.. ......,..,..........,.......... ,2-9
<br />Historic Damages .. ........., ......... ............. ......... ... ... ........... ........ ,.... ...........,.,..,.,.,......2.10
<br />2,3,1 Flood Damages,.. ,..",2.10
<br />2,3,2 Mud and Debris Flow Damages" .."..,2.11
<br />2,3,3 Catastrophic Landslide Damages.. ,.."........"..", """"..,..2-11
<br />Buffalo Creek Flood Event (1996).. ""..,,2.11
<br />1999 Landslide Events.., ........,..,..""", ..2-12
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<br />Risk Information .... ,.....,................. ...'...............,......................,..............,'.'..,.,.., ,...,2-12
<br />2.4,1 Loss Potential............".."......"........, ..,..",....", ..,....2-13
<br />2.4,2 Colorado Floodplain Management., '" ",2,13
<br />State Capabi lity Assessment _______..__,._.___.,__'..._..mm__'m_______________...______,___,--- 3..1
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<br />3.1 Legal Framework... ,..........................,..............,..,.... ...,...........,.......,......,..,.........,.., ",3-1
<br />3,1,1 Floodplain Management , , ..3-1
<br />3,1,2 Geologic Hazard Management.. '" .., . 3-1
<br />Government Organizations & Roles 01" Diffemnt Levels
<br />and Internal Organi"ations ................,.., .......... ...,...,.............,...,................,..,.,..,.........,3-1
<br />3,2,1 State Departments, , 3,1
<br />3,2,1,1 Governor's onice, 3-2
<br />3,2,1,2 Department of Natural Resources.. ,3-2
<br />3,2,1,2,1 Colorado Water Conservation Board, ,.."......",3-2
<br />3,2,1,2,1,1 FMA Eligible Project (s) ................,,3-4 !
<br />Colorado Geological Survey.............,',.................3-4 J'
<br />[~jvjsj~n of ~~ater Resou~ces ............ ,.............. ... ...3-5
<br />C.olorado Soil Conservation Board..",..,.., ,....",.....3-6
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