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City of Coltmulo Springs Flood Ha::a,d Mit/gat/DtI Plan Flood Mitigation Activities Opportunities There are many alternatives available to help reduce future impacts of flooding in Colorado Springs. These include improved land use planning, structural improvements, emer- gency preparedness and flood warning, and increased public awareness. W...h Out Damage. Will Roge,.. Shrine Road above Cheyenne Mtn The Colorado Office of Emergency Manage- ment has prepared this Flood Hazard Mitiga- tion Plan with the intention of offering concrete, realistic suggestions that the City of Colorado Springs can initiate to help mini- mize the flood hazard. Community educa- tional activities will continue through the City Office of Emergency Management under the direction of Donna Fair. Request for presen- tation and lectures are welcomed by this of- fice. Organizations and schools present prime opportunities to teach mitigation. To lessen the severity of an event is everyone's goal. This storm should serve as a glimpse of what a 'major event would cost homeowners and government. The cost of damages on June 17 is estimated at $1,000,000.00. Of the esti- mated eighty reports returned, one person had flood insurance. Flood Insurance The EI Paso County Regional Building De- partment estimates over 14,000 people live in flood plain areas. These areas contains about 4,300 buildings concentrated along Shooks Run, Sand, Monument, Fountain, and Cotton- wood creeks. CLIMB TO SAFETY! IN FLASH CASE OF A FLOOD Flood insurance policies are not offered by all insurance companies. Only designated Na- tional Flood Insurance Policy companies write flood policies. In 1968, the U.S. Congress established the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFlPis designed to benefit both individu- als and the communities in which they live. It enables all individual property owners to pur- 12