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<br />Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - 1999 ==::=-
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<br />supported over 100 mitigation projects since
<br />inception (for a comprehensive list see Chapter 4),
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<br />its , 3.2.3
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<br />'3,2.3.1
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<br />Regional Government
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<br />Urban Draimlge and Flood Control
<br />District
<br />3.2.2 Local Governments 2480 West 26th Avenue,
<br />The chief executive officer of each political subdivision Suite 156-8, Denver, CO 80211
<br />(county and municipality) is responsible for reducing the (303)-455-6277'
<br />vuinerability of people and property t,~ the effects of http://www,uclfcd.org
<br />emergency and disasters, Local governments disaster The Urban Drainage and Flood Control Dist,.,ct was
<br />emergency responsibilities include the following' [ established by the Colomdo Legislature in 1969 for the
<br />(a) Ensure that local government agenGles are capable, purposE' of assisting local governments in the Denver
<br />of efficient and responsive mobilization of resources to , metropolitan area with multi-jurisdictional drainage and
<br />protect lives, minimize property loss, and expedite flood control problems, The district covers an area of
<br />recovery efforts; (b) Ensure, that, an Emergency '1,608 square miles ane! includes Denver, parts of the
<br />Management Office serves the Junsdlctlon; (c) Ensure five surrounding counties, and all or parts of 33
<br />that a Local Emergency Operations, Plan is prepared incorporated cities and towns, There are about 1,600
<br />and based on valid hazards and ns" analYSIS; ane! miles of "major drainagleways," which are defined as
<br />(d) Ensure that the local plan is exerCIsed and kept draining at least 1 ,000 Clcres, The cun'ent population of
<br />current. (Reference, Title 24, Article 32, Part 2107, the district is approximat,aly two million people,
<br />Colorado Revised Statute, as amended) Local
<br />government retains command of an incident unless it is :1.2.4 Fl~deral Government
<br />relinquished to another authority,
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<br />3.2.2.1 Local Government Hazard Mitigation Plans
<br />Several Colorado local governments have prepared
<br />hazard mitigation planS!
<br />. City of Manitou Springs
<br />. Montrose County
<br />. City of Boutder
<br />. City of Arvada
<br />. San Luis Valley
<br />II Town of Lyons
<br />II Town of Jamestown
<br />. City of Canon City
<br />. City of Rifle
<br />. City of Fort Collins
<br />. City and County of Pueblo
<br />. Town of Silver Plume
<br />. Town of Georgetown
<br />. Town of DeBeque
<br />. Town of Wattenburg
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<br />Chapter 3 - 11
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<br />:L2.4.1 Federal Emergency Mal1aglement
<br />Agency (FEMA)
<br />FEMA Region 8 in Denver is responsible for
<br />administering the Hazare! Mitigation Program, such as:
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<br />. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
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<br />i,' Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA)
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<br />. Project Impact
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<br />. National Flood Insurance Program
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<br />. Leadership of Hazard Mitigation Survey Teams
<br />and Inteo'agency Hazard Mitigation Teams
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<br />. Planning activities conducted under Section 409
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<br />In keeping with the National Mitigation StratE'9Y, FEMA
<br />, identifies mitigation measures and successful mitigation
<br />I activities, and it reinforces the traditional long-term goal
<br />to reduce ioss of life, and property damage, by
<br />eliminating or reducing the impacts of naturai or
<br />, manmacle I,azards, FEMA's mitigation proilfams are
<br />I listed in Appendix B,
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<br />3.:!.4.2
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<br />U.S. Department of Agriculture
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<br />3.2.4.2.1 U.S. Forel;t Service
<br />During Hmergencies, th,a Forest Service may install
<br />emergenGY measures on National Forest lane! for runoff
<br />retardation and soil erosion prevention to saf''9uard life
<br />and propHrty on the downstream from wat'arshed lands
<br />suddenly damaged by ere, flood, and other natural
<br />disasters, Where naturai disasters cover National
<br />Forest, as well as state andlor private lands, the Forest
<br />, Selvice works closely with the NRCS, stale, and local
<br />I' government entities in coordination of mitigation!
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