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<br /> <br />State of Colorado l276-DR-CO <br />Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team Report <br /> <br />July 1999 <br /> <br />ISSUE: Maintaining the integrity of potable water/wastewater <br />systems <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: During the April-May 1999 flooding event, sewer systems, <br />especially in Colorado Springs, were overwhelmed with storm <br />water drainage, which caused sewer backup into over 180 homes. <br />The Colorado Springs utility company estimates damages totaled <br />over $1,000,000 to homes and the system. Water/wastewater <br />treatment plants are expensive to build and maintain. Many water <br />treatment plants/lagoons are built in floodplains because they are at <br />the low point for gravity flow, and land in the floodplain costs less. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Floodprooftreatment plants and/or lagoons <br />Relocate treatment plants/lagoons where possible <br />Elevate critical components of treatment plants <br />Build new treatment plants outside the floodplain <br /> <br />LEAD AGENCY: Colorado Department of Health (Water Quality Control Division) <br /> <br />PARTNER AGENCIES: Local jurisdiction <br />Water and sanitation districts <br />Colorado Department of Transportation <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />U.S. Department of Agriculture (Rural Development) <br /> <br />TIME FRAME: Begin immediately to identify floodproofing projects and identifY <br />relocation/elevation needs and locations. <br /> <br />IMMEDIATE STEP: Determine systems throughout the state that are at risk and require <br />mitigation. <br /> <br />PROGRESS: Update progress in six (6) months to State Hazard Mitigation Team <br /> <br />FUNDING: Federal Emergency Management Agency (HMGP) <br />Colorado Department of Local Affairs-General <br /> <br />19 <br />