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<br />Flood H~z~~d Mitig~tion PI~nning
<br />Workshops """"'''''0
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<br />A IOlal 01 ()(J
<br />f'\:Oplt. al\~nd<:d lour
<br />\\or"~hop~ In Seph:mbt-'r
<br />2000 In Aurora. Grand
<br />Jun.;tl(ln, Durango, and
<br />Canon Cit} on Ill'OJ lIal-
<br />ard .\lni~atlOn Planmng
<br />Worhhop 11'Clull'r~ ""...'e
<br />('Janq Phillp~h(lm, I'll'SI'
<br /><km 01 the \1ll1gatlOn ,\s,
<br />sistan..:c CorporatIOn. and
<br />.\lar" \lawll"- \1rIJgalinn
<br />Coordm:l1ll1 IOJ Ihe
<br />CWCB-Flo..'llll'wh,-'(.'lIlln
<br />Sl'ellon
<br />Worhh(,p tOpiCS
<br />mduJ,,'d' t'\nIUllt.n 01
<br />Iloodplam managl'lTl<'nl
<br />....lIh emphasIs on 11lltlga.
<br />\Jon. the Slalu~l1flht.. \3-
<br />lional flood InsUT;JOl'C
<br />I'rog.ram.lhI:ll:n slt:p
<br />flood rnillgalwn planmng
<br />pr(ll'es~, h:lIard IllIllgalllln
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<br />]ncasures and re~un:es,
<br />and condud.:d "nn a dl~
<br />cusslOn o'-ca'>l:' sludu:s
<br />'Tnt'techmcal
<br />aSSI~[an('l' ....(lr\..sh{lp~
<br />were dt'\do~d [{1 shlfl
<br />manaf'l'lTk:nlle'chm4ul'S
<br />01 local Iloodplam manag.
<br />t:fS trom reaCIIOnar}
<br />measures [0 planning and
<br />mllJgallun I-.\amp]~~ 01
<br />good flood lTIJllg3ri(ln
<br />plam w\-'r.: abo IlkntJ fiL"d
<br />and pr~~t'n1etJ In tht:
<br />worl..Shl1P II ~('u would
<br />Iil..~ a cop~ 01 tht' \loork.
<br />shop n(lt~s .:ontat't \1a]k
<br />\Ialulil..aI311,l.Xtltl-.U-t]
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<br />wildfires qnd
<br />Flood Hqzqrds
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<br />CGS and L'.SGS prt'pared a
<br />hazard a~SC'ssmt;'nt for loca]
<br />r~sld~nt~ and a!!.:nci~~ 10 u~
<br />In lhL'lr rL"\:nvCT) cffon~
<br />ThanHull}, tlt.'a\~
<br />rainstorms lil..~ th~ on~s Ihal
<br />t'auSC'd Iht' Buffa]o Cr~d
<br />flood m 19'J() did nor OCCUTT,
<br />Sl'\wal smalkr. but hL'a\}
<br />Slonm did hI! oolh area;" but
<br />rht' rcsulllng runoff and d~bns
<br />!lows caused \w~ Iluk darn.
<br />agt' lI(1w~\~], rcsl(knt;. will
<br />ha\e to I..l"\-'p Ihelr guard up for
<br />lhe llo.'XI ~\~ral ~ean for su.:h
<br />hazards untillhe..' ground co\'~r
<br />ha;, recovcred enough 10 kn-p
<br />ltlt.' soil In plac~_
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<br />Ihl'n..I,lnhill
<br />Ahhough 't'~k dldn',
<br />tmng l]x' apoca]}ptlc d]Sa.st~fs
<br />man} for~casred, t~fl' wert'
<br />localized e\~nls In Colorado.
<br />thar 101 reSident;" probab!~
<br />M,,"\-'nlCd thar wa}
<br />L(l.... ;'rllw,pacl.. and
<br />hllle spnng and sunUTk.'r ffi{ll;,-
<br />turt' ;,\-'t rht: qage lor sL'\'~ral
<br />largt' IA.lldfir~;, along ,he..' From
<br />Rang~_ Appro\lfIliltcl} ~OJXX)
<br />acres of w()(>Jland burn~d In
<br />lhl' lwolarge Fmnl Range
<br />fires; rilL' lilgh \kadl'w;, lilt'
<br />near PlfIL'JunCtllln and rhl.'
<br />Bolx:at lire Wl,'st of Llndand
<br />]n Jddl\lOlllo In... Ims
<br />01 pro[lL'n~ and sceni.: \ ICW;"
<br />lando\Hk'rs and rt's]dl.1l1~ wnr
<br />riLxI ahnur llnod halard~ Cft'-
<br />ah."d b~ the..' lo;,s 01 ground
<br />cmcr \lL'mhcrs nllhe ("0]0-
<br />rado Gcotngl,'al SUln'~.111I.'
<br />CWeB Jnd rhe t'Sr.S l'On-
<br />ducI~d fll'td sunt'};, llTIrTk.'dl-
<br />all.'l~ alkrtht' lilt.'s and lhe..'
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<br />Irrigation Canals as Flood Conhol
<br />fi.om a Jclt~, ry Edwa.d 1("10', Colo.aJo ~~o'tleV
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<br />r]x. (as(,' ot UIlr/lII'onh I Adami (',,/tIIf\, X~(o. F'2d 2M~ l("nto
<br />:\pp 1'1<,) I J rhl' coun hdd that AJarn~ COUnl~ did nor ha\t' gO\.
<br />~rnnlt.'nlallmmllOlI~ \\.h~'n It rdo(alt.'d a dram on rht.' landowner's
<br />PWPt'rI} l\hlCh dam.:.Igt'J lhallandtl....ner.~ pmp..'n} Th~ courl
<br />hdd Ihal a srorm dram O! surla':t' walel drmn i~ a s~wagel
<br />~afll'allnn f;k'dH~ a~ dd-1I1t.'d In Iht' (\ltorado GO\t.'rnlD.'n1a] Im-
<br />mumr} :\,'1 Thu~ lht' counr~.s Ilnll1Uflll~ for a(!ion~ arl~lllg our
<br />of rht' O!ll'rarlOn and nlillnl,'nann.' {)IIhe..' slOrm dram was walled
<br />In I<.:nlOf's {'pIllWn, rh~' 1I~1" or 1TT1!,allnn cana]s/dJl.:ht-s
<br />a~ a means 01 dl\l'rtHlg Iltl\.>dwar~'f hom {In..' !la, In 10 an,'rher ex.
<br />p,l'-'t.~ !,ol~.rnfTlt.'nt;Jt ,'ntlllt.'~ Il' kga! hJhilll} 101 dama,gt'~ thaI 01.'-
<br />,'Uf a' a It'..ull 01 rha! dl\L'rsj,'n fOI lhe foltowlIlg rea"Olh hasln
<br />hI balm dl\erswm IA.tluld ,'au"t' danlilge~ m e\Cl'SS 01 whattn...~
<br />had cauS\.-d III rht' pa~r TheIl' l~ n,' \\. a~ to control and !!auge rht.'
<br />JIllOUnl I.j Imgalwn I1I'w \ mlhllse ,'anals and Iht-~ CJnn,1l hI,' rt'-
<br />lwd Uplllllo carr} a sp..'l.'lli,' Ill'\\. Ditch compaOll'S would nOI be
<br />IA.I1tlng II' accl'pt the tlat>dll~ and ';Oflllllll r(1 rnanlla1t~ dosmg Ihl'
<br />headgall';' II)! Ih.od n.ntrol lit.' concluded b~ slal'"g lhallrans.
<br />t>aslIl dlll'rSl(ln~ e\p11se.'lho~t.' ml(>hcd 10 a It.'gat IhL'(lr~ lhar l~
<br />I..m'wn a.' .'stn':l tlJhillr~ n, llll.allln~ Ihal if darnagL" occur~ a~ a
<br />rt'sulr ollhal dlletslIln, Ilabllil~ Witt artach no l1Iall~r .... har pr,'-
<br />caullon, I\t're lal..t'n
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<br />In a l,'('l'n! kUel Edward 1 I<.:nlor, a Coloradn anollll.'}.
<br />~\pfL';,\t'd hi, kgat ,1pmll>n rL"galdlllg Iht.' uS\.' 01 Irrigation canal!>!
<br />dllcht:~ as a 1Th.'an~ of drll'nmg tlo.:>d\\.alt'] Irom on,' basm III Jll-
<br />orl'l<', Ill' Sl:rled Itll..' Colorado SUprl"nlC C(lun ca'\l" oil/link/Ill ~
<br />8M{lIml. -t_\1 I' 2.1 I(XI07 IC{I]lO 1%7), ~~lahhsht.'d ,he..' ('1111 taw
<br />ruk' rl.'gardmg dralll:rgt' and ll_' :rllt.rallon t>~ upp..'] land owner;,
<br />ThiS mlt.' contmLl~~ Itl hot' followed h) Col,'raun coun;, and IA. a~
<br />r~affirlTk."d m lh~' case.' 01 Ultt/'r.I\in'l f'umn, {II( I 71I/lht'/mllll,
<br />7(0. p ~d )~(o. (("nl(' :\pp I l)<)X I Thl.' C(lun ht:ld as j'ollo....~
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<br />l '"dt'r Colorado laM, lht' OM1'er (if upslTt'tJm
<br />propert." pO.Ht'Ht'I a "arural ('ast'mt'''' on la"d
<br />dOM'tHlrt'am ft" drainu!i:t' of sur/at'/' M'aler
<br />floM'in!i: iI/ iu natural courst', Tht' up,llrt'am
<br />propaty I1M'rlt'r may aller natural drUllla!i:t'
<br />condllimu so lon!i: as lhe M'Ula is IIl1t It'tlt
<br />dOM'1I in U mantlt'r or quutllily to do more
<br />harm 10 lht' dOM-nurt'um land lhun fomurly
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<br />l nut rt'Cenlt~. gll\~rnrn"flIat l'flIl\ll'~ had rdll'd on rtll.'
<br />CO](l]ado r.(l\~mnlt.'ntat Immunll} :\':llllr prolL'.;tllln "h~.n 'ucd
<br />for dama!!t' cau'-'t'd n~ dramagl.' Ifllrroll.lD.'flI~ Ihl'~ had ,'on-
<br />strucrl'd \\.h]ch rl'sUllt"d In dalTIa,g~ 10 dl\lA.n'tream tand"Wlll.'f~ In
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