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<br />(t"e"i~d ~o"emhc 1'l7~). The Flan of IJot"'< fot" ~h" S~u.-ly ...as pr<,paNd in
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<br />INTRODUCTION
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<br />'1,nt.h, 19~2.
<br />Seteion 37-<Y:>-l'1~( 1)( C), Colorado R.."i."d Seatuees. .3Ue'lorize" the
<br />Coiot"Zlda IJ,,~..t" Conse.."acloo ~o"d "co dest""at" "rid appro,,", "~o,,. ot"
<br />flaod""C"t" t"U"off tha,,"eh or basins, a!ld co ""'Ke ""clldesi""aCion"
<br />avaU"bk to l.."islad..". ""dies of cities aod incot"j>Oeared towns, to
<br />councy plannin" eOlO..i,,,ioo,,. and to ooat"d" of adjWlc","c of dtie".
<br />iaeoepoeacedcowns,alldcounci""ofehisscae"." The aoacdpeovtde.
<br />as.i"eance l'O local "overll"",m:s t" d""..lop"",oe ""d adoption of "ffeeel..e
<br />flood;>lain ot"di"""c"s. In ,,,ddition. ehe Board oriLl provide e..dlnical
<br />""sistancetOlOcal"oticiesdLlt"lngch"OCr-tot"lBaOceoffloodplaio
<br />info~tion "cudies "ithin COlorado. Pres"otly, financial assiscance for
<br />che porlornancc of floodnlain ~tudi.es is no lon"cr,waUabl" fr"tlche
<br />board,
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<br />This flood plain ~ana~e~ent report "as prepared by the V.S.
<br />n..partm..nt of ",,,riculture, SoU Conservacion ""rvi"e, in "ooP<'rac1on IJith
<br />chcColot"ado"'aterCon."rvationBoard,To\JTlsofPara"huceandl)e.Be_que,
<br />Garfield a"d'1e..aCouncie5. Int"rpr..tatio". of ehe flood plainmar.ap:e_nt
<br />~cu<ly alld tec0<il11ler.datioos Co r~duce da'l"""c_" arc included; hO\Jcver, it is
<br />bel'ond the scope of Chis r"port Cel provl"'. sp~dfic proposai. or plans Co
<br />reccifl' rhe floodin~ proble~s.
<br />Objectives
<br />The obj"crive of ehl~ ~rudy ls Co provide flood phin ""'n~~~mMlt
<br />informatlon and map;>i~ Co the COwns of Parachute and ~'Beque, Garfield
<br />aM '1".a Countl"s for uS<' in l,"pl..m~ntir.:.; flood plllir!. ""'r"'-J';~"'''r!.t pro~e"ms
<br />...hi~h ..ill mLnI1!llz" p<rtenclal floOd l"ssi'~. IncLllrl~d in t.hi' report at"
<br />e"4':ir.eeriru; and hydrolo~lc dllta ,,",ich ...ill facL litdt" rh,. dev,.\oprnent. of d
<br />flood ;>Llir!. ma~.a~~_.nc plan, road a"d bdd~.. ;>t"n~ "",I d,.sl"n, .-",d nGn-
<br />stTUntlr,,\ .~nd/o< slrllctural flood control "",asur~" (if ""d,.d),
<br />Aut.horltv
<br />This stud~ ""'S nq"e"t...d bv tll<' Cowng of P~rachute and ~,.~,'qll~, and
<br />GaTfleld Ilnd .Ies., C'o"nti~s chrouo;h ch~ ColoradO Water Co"s~rvar_lon ~oard
<br />(CWCB). ,h,- C'~C~ is rh,. "L~t" {"o()rrlb~t<lt" fot" ,,11 flood oL11" tflfoC1'utt"~
<br />HudI~,' and l~ C<"I}():t,,'hl~ for ~"rt!n~ prl,)rltl~~ MId ~~h"jLllf"" th,'s~
<br />,5C"di~". Th~ CWeB ~r.d tl\" 5"Lt Co"s~rvdclo" s..r"t,.~ ~M,'r..~ Lotn " .In!nt.
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<br />Section ~1-28-111 for cQuney "o",.rnttenes and S~etion ~\-l}-lOl fo~
<br />"rn:ricipal gcoV..""""'flCS of ehe Colorado R~"i~ed Statuti's, ..caCe8: The
<br />dti,,~, inC<>fpnraced COllOS, atld c"un~i~~ ..n.tll!n thoe oclldy area ..,.~ provid~
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<br />.on!"" r~"uhti(}ns:
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<br />... to ~scablt.h, re"LlI3t", re5~ dcc, and U"it su~h
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<br />u.~~~ "n nr "Loo" ""I' g~Onl ot" floorl"ac<,," runoff channel or basiQ chat has
<br />1x-en <l~si!lnaced and "pp<ov~d by th~ Colorado IJa~er CO"3~n'lItion ~oard, !"
<br />ord<,r to t~s,,~n or ,,,,aid ch... ~az"rd~ ~o persoos and d"""~>l" co prop"rcl'
<br />~~sllklOJl fr= ~h,. "ccum<Jl..tio" "f sra"" or f10()d"ac~r5..."
<br />Th~refore, upon "ffield .~pprov.1l "f r.ll's ,""pon '>v elt~ r;oloraJ<l
<br />',1,1["" C,,_"~,'rV~ci"" ~o~t"d, e"~ .He"" d,.sct"i~o><l 'L~ ~i"" h"nd~~~d bv c~~
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<br />Coordi~ation A~tecrner.[ fer flood ha7."rd anaLl"". in JaflLlary 1972
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