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<br />New eWeB Director Roc! Kuhqrich <br />I' ~," J Rod K"hamh ""po <br />~...., .....orl.a~O\;'....Itk- dl- <br />.~, fe-elm of the Colorado <br />Waler C(1n~t'r\atl(ln <br />. Board on Dee, -l Rod <br />has a Ba~'h<.'lor~ l,k- <br />pCt' In Pollllcal Scienn.. lrom Sl Amtlrosc <br />Lnl\WSll~ In f{hlllk Island. a \1;b1C'~ tko. <br />grl."C In Emlronmcnlal Planmng (r(lm <br />Southern 111mllis l'm\Cr~II~. and studIed <br />under Hu~'hmlnstcr J-'ulll.'r Ih... m\enlOf of <br />lilt... !'t.'lxk'SlC dmT"': Rod. a lather of three. <br />h\<.'s wlIh hl~ .... ill.' \lanh;J. a second grade <br />sl'hnoltcach!.'[ In Colorado Spnngs <br /> <br />lie slaned hIs car"....r as a prOject <br />manager lor the '.bIOSphcrl:'. projCd. a so- <br />lar h~llOg dCt1)onslrauon plOjccl Und<.'1 OJ <br />grant Irom the .'al]onal Scicncl' Founda- <br />tIOn_ Ill' has s~nt ~ears workmg for Colo- <br />rado Springs l'[llmes In Rl'sourcc Planmng <br />and DI.'\doprncnl. forcc3Mmg and In:clmg <br />natural gas. deelrls' and walt..'! demands <br />Ik aho ~nt.'d as [hI.' manag:t:r of gO\c:rn. <br />menl alta]r~ <br />I{nd I~ t'\I,.'llt>d to h:l\e a rllk m <br />,he Sla[t:~ \loa,..:, poll{'~ and plannmg. !>a~- <br />mg.. "II I!> !:ntlcal 10 COnlmut' punUIn.c <br />flood and dwught planmng:, and jlfondt' <br /> <br />lc:chmcal a~sis'ancc: and funding. IOf waler <br />u..cr~ lookmg. 1'01 !>OlullOn'> The: construc_ <br />tIOn loan, imlleam nO\lo, flood/drought and <br />watt'r suppl~ protecllOn s.c:ctions all play <br />\ Hal role!> In sl..:" ardmg. and d",'\e1oping. <br />our Walef resourcc:s Onl~ lhrough dill. <br />gt"n.:e and prog.re~SI\t' thinking. will ....t. <br />emurt' lhat Colorado's prt'-.cnt and lulurt" <br />"atel nt'l:ds aft' met'" <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Flooc!'plqin M~nqgementReview <br /> <br />Until a Il(){ld (X't'UP., Ilo(xl. <br />plJin mJnJgt'menl is an ah~trac[ Jnd <br />Iht'orellcal di~Clpllnt.'. A Ilood <br />t.'\,clll demon_'trates tht' Il,,:cd for hy- <br />drology "ludIC"" Iloodplam mappmg. <br />Iloot..! pro[t.'cllon pmj{'c[..., mlll}:alli1n <br />mcasures. and rl'C()\'l'ry dollar,. <br />Tht' proCt''''' of rt'ducin~ <br />Ilood m..,\ hcglll~ \.\ ilh 1l0odpl;lIn <br />lIlfOnnal101l Ihal cornmunll~ re\l- <br />denl\ and OI'fiCI:}I, aen'pt. Oflen a <br />Ilo(xl I~ unfOnUnJlely the he~t wa~ <br />10 delermirll' l'\act]~ where lht' <br />Iloodplalll t\ and ho\.\ a Iloodplalll <br />1Il1paC[S [he COr11l11Unlly. <br />ThIs prCX'e\, ha, unfo]dcd ill <br />tht' Ik!1\er area_ Colnrad()., flr'l <br />Iloodp]am mformatlOn 'lUd~ 1Il <br />IQoO was for Iht' S(luth Plalle R1\t.'r <br />through tht' [)t'n\er '!elm Rq:!lOn. <br />The l100dplaln repon oulllllt'd the <br />1100d fI~ks [hfllu!!h Dt'n\er. <br />In Jun{' 1(6) nnt' Colorado's <br />010\[ destruc!I\t' 1100d, hl! lh{' South <br />Plath:' Rl\t'r. Ikcaust' ChatfIeld <br />Rt'~t'f\Olr had nOl tx't.'1l fundt'd or <br />eonstruclt'd. tht' dal11a~e In Ihl' Den- <br />\cr area wa' 't'\ere. The dehnt'all'd <br />l100d paths pf(l\]dt'd cfllleal data for <br />emergem'~ {llnnab 10 conducl ft'~ <br />spon,t' 3CI]\I[le' dunng Ihl' "\t'nt. <br />T od;:l~, much !low Illill~a- <br />lion has hl'en Impkmt'nlt'd In lhl' <br />South PlaUt' 1l001dp]:l1ll lhrou~h <br /> <br />I-yWfryLar'l<J <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />i\.>I\nt......- Pcn~. 1%5 AooJ ,... <br /> <br />Den\t'r. :-':t.t'dll.'~s 10 say. work h('- <br />~an a]mo't Immt'dlal"ly on Chal- <br />field Rl"t'f\'olr. suhslal1liall~ reduc- <br />Ifl~ lland f1'),.s ontht' ri\er. r-;ulTlt'r- <br />(lU' Ililod prolet"tl(ln projecls, (lwr- <br />St'en t'>~ tht' n{'\.\]~-crt';lIl'd Urhan <br />Dramagt. and Hood Control [)ISlrlCI <br />(;Jnolht'r re,ult of lhe 1965 ll(lodl <br />haw madt.' 11 pn"lhlc to rt'\ lIall/e <br />Ihe S\luth Plallt' \'a]]t'~ \.\l!h Ill'V. <br />t'('orhlmIC proje{'I... IIkt' - SI.\ Fla~~- <br />Elllch Gardem. Coor... Field. thl' <br />Pt'P'1 Ct'lller. and man~ OltWf South <br />PlaUt' pmJt'ct\, The Conllut'ncl' <br />Park ar{'a I' ;) ~ood l'\ampk of ,]_ <br />rnultan{'ou,l~ addrt""lng f"eft';]- <br />[]ona!. t'n\'ironmt'lllal. and (ltht'r Wa- <br />ter ha't'd 1IlIert'~b. <br />Tht' ('WCB I' ;1ll('l11ptlllg 1(1 <br />prom pI '11I1I1ar planmn~ other aft'a... <br />01 Color:ldo, In C{)Opefallon with <br /> <br />;' <br /> <br />P'e<.efllq,IVConi'lue",ePa.l.. <br /> <br />mUIllClpallllt..... count I"... and dis- <br />Incts, lht' C\\'CB has made pro,gres... <br />]n lht' iden[rfying 3nd deslgn~l!jng <br />the '[al".' lloodpl;]ins. FEMA. th{' <br />US Arm~ Corp~ of EIl,gllleers. lht' <br />Colorado Offict' of El11t'rgcn(~ ~1an- <br />agt'll1t'n\ and l11an~ olht'r feder;}1 and <br />'tate agt'nclt.'s ha\\'" het'n helpful <br />pannef' HI Iht' rl'dUC[lOn of Co]o- <br />rJdo'~ llo\xl n,k~. The~e local. <br />'latdft'dt'fal a,gt'll(']t.... ha\t.' u't'd a <br />lloodp]alll mapplllg 10 guide [he <br />plannlll~ and deSIgn of ll(l{ld risk <br />rt'duellol1 projt'(ts, The CWCB" s <br />hopt's Ihal lloodplalll marpin~ and <br />hellt'r undt.r...tandlllg can COI1\ 1I1(t' <br />olT]ciab 10 Impkmelll /l(lodplalll <br />Illanagl'melll proJt'CI'" :md progr3m~ <br />hdNt.the next ll(l{ld t'\el11. <br />I Conlinllt'd p.,\1 <br />