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<br />CWCB's Multi-Objective Studies >y',","""
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<br />\1ulli-obJt:clI\l' managt.'mcm ha~
<br />be..'n dcfiTtl'd b~ Iht- Association (lr Slall'
<br />l=1oodpl.:un \1anagt.'rs IASFP\1) as a
<br />process thai Inlt.'grak's the dl\cr!'>c \alut.'~
<br />of stream corndor lands, the 'anel~ of
<br />[meres-Is in those lands. and the needs and
<br />goah oll~ 1000al communil' In Its
<br />Whll... Pafk.'r on \1uI1l,oDJe'cmc managc-
<br />IlIl"nl. AS!-ll\t ,(atl"d thalltk' pnxcss
<br />llldcnllfieslhc local ncuh and
<br />,eoah:
<br />~) Idenllfl!.', numcrous sfk.'clal-
<br />purpose program.'> and resoun:t's lO ..up.
<br />pori tho'>t' Ttl't.-d.. and goals;
<br />Jllk\dops a plan 10 ~Sl rt.'sol\'c
<br />the OlXds and achit.'\e the goals; and
<br />~) COOrdlnales and utilizes mulllpk
<br />programs and resources 10 lmpkmcnllht.'
<br />plan and dirlXh strt.'am reslOrallon pro-
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<br />\1ulll-obJt.'cli,c SludJt.'s gt.'l1erall~
<br />approach ri\cr corridor management on a
<br />regional hasis, crossinf jumdicllonal
<br />boundaries lookinf al sIH:alll~ and thclI
<br />walC'rshcd~ cornprehcnsl\c1~
<br />The eW(,R ha~ alread~ tunded and
<br />participall.'d in S(.',cral mulu OOjt.'CII\e
<br />studies Thc~ studies ha~e aJdres-.cd
<br />slrcams In Ihe enlmad,ll-l:i~el tla'<'ln uh..
<br />R"arinx F(lr~ RIl'l'r tmJ tht' ,\lor/h F/lr~
<br />f~r rht' GUflIli,\OIl R1I,t'r), slre<lms In IOc
<br />I-l:io Grande ba.,in 111It' Rill Grand.. multi
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<br />\/t'm mul Ihl' A/lillZO,1'II Ril't"rl, and
<br />streams in the Arkansas Ri\er tlasin uh..
<br />IJ,....t', ArkIlfHU\ RII'''' u",1 FIIUllfllit,
<br />rfl't'kl
<br />1-1oodpl.:nn mana,gcITlCnl has lfadl
<br />Ilonall~ \,]ewt.-d Iloodplams s'mrl~ as
<br />areas with !lood prob1em~ and ha.<. fo-
<br />CU\l.'d almtlst e:\c1usi,c1~ on pro~ram..~
<br />and ao:ti\lI]t.'s to prevent and h.>duo:e 1100d
<br />11Isl>ei., \lana~ers neg.lectthe nunwrous
<br />other compclm~ inlerests In Iloodplams
<br />like hotrll:s. busmt'sses. recn:alltln !.ltes.
<br />!ish and wildlife hahnars. commercial
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<br />Floodplain Management in Review":"",,,,,,,,,
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<br />Through a Stalewidt.' t-lood
<br />Need., A~"es...ment... conducted in 1999
<br />and :!OOO. the C\\'CB found Ihat Iht'
<br />uses of the "tates 11000--.dplains I" mlt'n..].
<br />fYlIlg, !-loodplalO net-d sum:ys pcr-
<br />fomll.'d as pan of that proJt't..'1 identi-
<br />fied a numtx-r of l100dplalll concern..
<br />Thcse concern... IIlcludt'd netter l1ood-
<br />plalll mapping. ek'clroni(: acCt..~.., 10 In-
<br />fOnTIation, fa'lt'r llo{:x1 reco\el) opera-
<br />tions and "tream reo;,lOratH'n prOjc('t".
<br />SUf\e~ rc~ults demonslr,lIed
<br />thaI flood pro.1t'Cllmp!t'mt.'nlati(lIl fund.
<br />ing ].., the lllo,t cnllca] concl'ro. The
<br />findlllg<. of Iht',e "uf'\ey' are IIldudcd
<br />in thc "StaIC"ldl' R]\t'r RehaMlhtal10n
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<br />&. Hoodplalll ~1anagell1enl Necds In-
<br />\enlol) .. and the .'Colomdo F--lood
<br />Hazard \111]gatlon Plan 199(,)'".
<br />DUring :!OOl.lhe eWeR"...
<br />!-lond Pwlt'ction SI.'CllOn. In COllCen
<br />"nh local. ...tale and federal t'nltlit'...
<br />will tit, dc\eloplllg ,tf;llt'~les for ad.
<br />drco;,slllg Ihe concern... rdi,cd in tht.' sur-
<br />\ey.... Idea....o far lIlc1ude tx-lIer
<br />funded panners.hips for Ilrl(XiplalO
<br />map.... o;,treamhned rt'spon..e pr()I..'es..cs
<br />after ll110d dl..aster.... collar.oratl\e
<br />multi-onjt'ClI\e watef\hed planning
<br />prnJt'ct... throu~houl lht' 'talc. and pro-
<br />gram... 10 ]mplemC:1ll Ilo(xi ]0...... rc:du(-
<br />lion project... III an affordank' and en".
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<br />mleresb, economIc c~ntcrs, historic dis-
<br />tncts. sources of poWCI !!cncratlOn, and
<br />umque nalura.llt.'alUres A!!enc~ acti\'i-
<br />ties and pro!!rams ma~ nOI coincide wilh
<br />the ]n\t.'rests and !!o<lls of propen~ owners
<br />OJ communil~ officials,
<br />lit-cause of their dl\er~e \alues
<br />and UM:S, t100dplain~ arc lht.' lar!!t.'ts of
<br />numerous !!O\emmenl program;, and
<br />n:gulaliom A single parcel of tloodplam
<br />land ma~ be- suhjt.'Cl 10 ItlCaJ. regional.
<br />Slale and \Tlf' regulatIOns: weiland de.
<br />veloplTk.'n\ restnetions: historic preserva-
<br />lion rules. and "aler lJualll~ slandan,f;,
<br />l'nfonunald~ man~ ri\'er {'orridof pro-
<br />gra.ms and rt'gulalions do nol a..kqualel}
<br />consldt'r a stream corridor.s flood hazard
<br />or lIS unique nalUral tealures and hcnefi-
<br />cial ccollomJ( \alucs,
<br />The ('W('B';, enon al encour-
<br />agmg mulll-oojcni\c ;,Iudles hcgan after
<br />the flood!> of 1995 The sludu:;, thai
<br />ha\c ~""n cornplcl~d ~o fat and those
<br />lhal arc underwa~ ha\l' ha:n well r~-
<br />cej\ed There ha\e Ot."Cn numt'wus in-
<br />qUiries abOullhl' p{lssibihr~ of such slud,
<br />le~ III nlhc] waler~tk.''(b In fUlure edi-
<br />tions of Ih]~ ne"s1ellel. 1001\ Idual pro-
<br />jl-'CIS will be spollifhled 10 shar~ details
<br />of Iht'H slrugg1e~ and su,"Ccsses,
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<br />ronmenta!!y "t'llsltin' m:mner.
<br />We look forward to working
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