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<br />~ <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />INTRODUCT:ION <br /> <br />This flood plain management report was prepared by the U,S. Department of <br />Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, in cooperation with <br />the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Fremont County, and the City of <br />Canon City, Colorado. Interpretations of the flood plain management <br />study and recommendations to reduce damages are included; however it is <br />beyond the scope of this report to provide detailed proposals or plans to <br />rectify the flooding problems. <br /> <br />A. OBJECTIVES <br />The objective of this study is to provide detailed flood plain management <br />information and mapping to the Fremont County and City of Canon City for <br />use in implementation of flood plain management programs which will <br />minimize potential flood losses. Included in the report are engineering <br />and hydrologic data which will facilitate the development of a flood <br />plain management plan, road and bridge designs, and flood control <br />measures (if needed) , <br /> <br />B. AUTHOR:ITY <br />Section 37-60-106(1), Colorado Revised Statutes, authorizes the Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board "To designate and approve storm or floodwater <br />runoff channels or basins, and to make such designations available to <br />legislative bodies of cities and incorporated towns, to county planning <br />commissions, and to boards of adjustment of cities, incorporated towns, <br />and counties of this state". The board provides assistance to local <br />governments in development and adoption of effective floodplain <br />ordinances. In addition, the board will provide technical assistance to <br />local entities during the performance of floodplain information studies <br />within Colorado. Presently, direct financial assistance for the <br />performance of floodplain studies is no longer available from the board. <br /> <br />Section 30-28-l1l C.R,S, for county governments and Section 1-23-301 <br />C.R.S. for municipal governments of the Colorado Revised Statutes state <br />the cities, incorporated towns, and counties within the study area may <br />provide zoning regulations "... To establish, regulate, restrict, and <br />limit such uses on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or <br />basin that has been designated and approved by the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, in order to lessen or avoid the hazards to persons <br />and damage to property resulting from the accumulation of storm or <br />floodwaters ..." <br /> <br />Therefore, upon official approval of this report by the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, the areas described as being inundated by the lOO- <br />year flood can be designated as flood hazard areas and their use <br />regulated accordingly by the local governments. <br /> <br />Flood plain management studies are carried out by the Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service as an outgrowth of the recommendations in A Reoort <br />bv the Task Force on Federal Flood.Control Policv, House Document No. 465 <br />(89th Congress, August 10, 1966), especially Recommendation 9(c), <br />Requlation of Land Use, which recommended the preparation of preliminary <br />reports for guidance in those areas where assistance is needed before a <br />full flood plain information report can be prepared or where a full <br />report is not scheduled. <br /> <br />1 <br />