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1998. ColDradtJ FIotnI Haanl Mitigation Plan (ID9) e with federal and state agencies in the Colorado Hazard Mitigation Team process is crucial. Recommendations on alleviating or eliminating a repet~ive problem often focus in local ass'essment as to the cause of damage and depend on a local applicant for implementation. 3.3.3.1 Local Government Hazard Mitigation Plans . Since 1983, local governments requesting state assis- tance for relief of ,flood damages have been asked by OEM and CWCS to prepare a flood hazard m~igation plan for their jUrisdictions. This is a logical extension of the mitigation planning process in~iated on a na- tional scale by the federal government. A carefully made plan can be an extremely valuable resource to formulate annual work programs, budgets and policy positions. As a result of the snowmelt flooding on the Western Slope in 1984, the CWCS began a program designed to bring the mitigation process to the local level where ~ will have the greatest benefit. Each applicant for disaster relief assistance was asked to develop a flOOd hazard m~igation plan tailored specially to the c0m- munity. A suggested plan outline and a detailed questionnaire were developed by the CWCS to assist in this process. The purpose of such a plan is to articulate those specific local issues which, if resolved, would help reduce future flOOd damages which will have an Im- pact on the community. Those local issues, in tu.m, could also provide the basis for input to the statewide annual mitigation program review. Several Colorado local governments have prepared hazard mitigation plans before and after flOOd events (see Appendix C for more information): . City of Manitou Springs . Montrose County . City of Boulder . City of Arvada . San Luis Valley . Town of Lyons . Town of Jamestown . City of Canon City . City of Rifle . City of Fort Collins . City and County of Pueblo . Town of Silverplume . Town of Oeorgetown . . Town of DeBeque . Town ofWatlenburg 3.3.3.2 City of Fort Collins Hazard Mitigation Planning Land-Use Planning The City of Fort Collins stormwater utility conducts studies on channel stability and delineation of erosion buffer zones along certain channels, The purpose of these studies is to: 1) characterize the stability of the stream on the basis of evaluation of hydrologic, hy- draulic, geomorphic, and sediment transport charac- teristics of the stream basin and develop practical improvements for mitigating adverse impacts on the streams; 2) develop design criteria and construction standards for improvements in drainageways, with regard to reach stability, within the City of Fort Collins; and 3) establish erosion buffer zones to restrict devel- opment along the floodplain. This will help to m~igate the effects of flooding along unstable reaches of the stream. The stormwater Utility has a . Watetshed Approach- to address environmental impacts associated with urban runoff. This integrates water quality mitigation with water quality control in the City's watersheds. M~igation objectives include: preventing the introduc- tion of environmental pollutants onto lands within the watershed; treating runoff contaminated by Urban land uses in the tributary system; and protecting receiving waters riparian, wetland, and aquatic habitats from deterioration. Advanced Planning ACtivities The stormwater Utility has a City Plan that establishes core community values, an overall vision, and broad planning goals to the year 2015. This plan addresses city structure, principles and policies, land-use OOde, as well as implementation procedures. The stormwater utility has developed and main1ained Master Drainageway Plans for all streams within the Urban Growth Area The plans specifies the regula- tory flood elevation data as well as m~igalion plans to address flooding problems (more informalion IS diS- played in Appendix G, Figure G-f, page G-12). ~-3.pub Chapter 3 . 29 1128198 10:51 PM