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<br />eweB ~ecejves AW:1rq (or Excellence
<br />by Brian Hyde
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<br />In June: :!()(X) In Au~tm. T n:lS lhl>
<br />C\\'('B and Roh..:n Kr~hl1id olth\.' Den,!.', enn-
<br />suhmg firm. \lalnx Ik~lgn Group. won Ih...
<br />rir'it--c\'cr JafTlc~ Lee WllI :\w:Jrd for Local b.-
<br />eellt-nee: in I--louJplam \lanagcITk'nlln ,hl'
<br />"plan" CaIC!!or~ FE\1A Director Jallll:~ 1-<<
<br />Will. pn..~cntcd the pl34uc~ 10 Rolx-n Krchbrd
<br />on behalf of lhl.- 1.'n1ITl' proJl.'cllt:am
<br />The project I~ a comprl."hcml\t' water-
<br />shed plannmg stud} focusmg on cornrnunH~
<br />actions 10 prc!.t'I\!,' th....mlrlnslc valueo!'a tner
<br />while prolcclmg thl: communll~ from mOl:rt'nt
<br />!lond hazards
<br />The 1'0\.0 major produ\'h WCll' a relXln
<br />(lndudlng a n\cl prolill: sh<."C1. and a walc:rsho.-d
<br />map I and (;15 maps in hardcop~ and Ch,"ClfonlC
<br />form These products Wc:tl' dt'wlorx'tllo ad.
<br />dress a hlcrarch~ of rih..r issul.'s leg, !loud pro-
<br />leClIon. publK access. hahual protection, pmk"C'
<br />tJon 01 infras!nKlure, IransoasLn dl\l.'r~ions, and
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<br />re-'::Tcalwn ~ "" IIh the- COle i~~ue- tJl.'mg channel
<br />mstabdll~
<br />The- allnhules of lhe- proJl.'('llhal made-
<br />II an award-Winner we-fe-- I) prm IS ion of com-
<br />pldlC'nSI\e- walcrsh.:d mfmmallon,::!) the- mulli-
<br />oOJl."Ctl\e approach slmultanl.-ousl~ addressing
<br />rnan~ r]\~1 Is~ues, _'I lht: dl.'wlopmr.:nI 01' ~lall.'~
<br />of-lhe-an GIS mformation I'm waterstlt'd analy-
<br />sis. alld -tllhe \alue 01 the proJccl as a model
<br />for other "alerstk.x1 planmng e-ffons Thl.' pro-
<br />J\..'Ct ha., led Jifecll~ wa 111llre "Ill.-'Clflc and de-
<br />tailed planning. design and conslrudlon proy.'CI
<br />In ltll.' Town of Basah It ha_, al~o serhxl as a
<br />model for curre-nI waterst'k:d plannmg projecls
<br />on lhe Hw Grandt:, Fountain Clt'e~, and lh..-
<br />''';oTlh Fnr~ of lhe Gunnison Rl\el and a current
<br />n\er restoratIOn deSign and construction projeCI
<br />on the Alaroma HI\er a." wdl a~ pmJel;b nUhide
<br />of Colorado
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<br />Flood wqtch
<br />Web Pqge
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<br />m.!1ntaln~d ""dlpd~l'lhJI
<br />Imk",n"v.,W<itl.rand
<br />""..alh~.f mformatlOn, III
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<br />ilndtlldmv.\'rmiiflyrlnnd
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<br />indmkllnll{!v.all'h.la,k
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<br />iln.... m!'onnatlun, ""..'alhcr.
<br />,tr"ilmdndn\l'rJl""" Inli,r.
<br />md1l0n. _'ur1an' "ala SIIlT-
<br />ag... 'no" pad.....m...'r~l'nl.y
<br />numtll.:rs,rnad.."ndll111ns.
<br />(\.jllradndlmall.'.<indl1o\1d
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<br />IOd'pil~l'dr.. dlTl..'Cl\'dltl
<br />Car\.j~'n l'rll/atnll'I)o;f>(.-
<br />_'.J,.l I, Thl' w..h pil~<' l~
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<br />: hrhe'CWCB Flood Ptotedion 5edion ;;isSion is to ptevent f1o~d j<1mQges,
<br />of life <1nd ptopetfy, <1nd to ae<1te wot/qb!e fUnding p<1c/qges fat
<br />Colot<1do flood conttol <1nd dt<1in<1ge ptojeds, .
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<br />C%rqdo Floods 2000
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<br />Compared tOlhc re..:e01 pre-siden-
<br />lial dtSaSler dl......l:u atHln_' causLxI b~ 'e\ l.'I'"
<br />Iluodml' dunn~ I(N7 and JIm Thl.'f\..'
<br />wa~ relatl\d~ hulc dall1.:l~e rt.'poTltxl
<br />lhrou~houtth..' S1.lIl' IhlS ~e-ar flood
<br />e\enb dunng lhl." 20Cl0 llood sea-"on
<br />\g.cncrall~ \1ay through Seplemt-.erl ""ere
<br />I..olak-d to smalll'eographlc area..
<br />('WCB ~lall pertormcd a hrnllcd amount
<br />ot' llood dOCUll'k.'nlalllln workthl~ ~ear
<br />and was especially surpnsc."d allht: lad. of
<br />major ( lOO-~e:u 01 greal..r) e\C'nl~ The
<br />summc:r ""as \cr~ hot and \e-r~ dr: ....uh a
<br />re-cord number of da~s "" uh hlg.h lempela-
<br />lures OH'I lKJdL'P\'l.'S'
<br />Ttlt' n)l'sl nOlat'>l... e\...01 mH'hed
<br />tht-' unt'onunal\' d..'3th l'l a lirdighter dur-
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<br />By Tom B~nirJ~
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<br />chngm~ 10 a rTll.'lal pOSI ....hen Iknwr
<br />fircflghlel, Roncn Cnnnp. Iml hiS lit'e a-"
<br />he "as SWl.'pllnlO a dramage cuhen and
<br />drowf"II.'d
<br />Ot~1 dfIC:UlTll.'nk-'d 1l00d e\enb
<br />occurn,'d III Elbc:n COu01~ 1-t.6" ot' raIn on
<br />Jul~ 17 near Elizaht,thl and in Brush C,.
<br />.f' of ram on Jul~ I::! m the cityl Fire-
<br />mdlK'ed tloodmg was a maJor concern for
<br />Iht-' bumc.x1 walcrsho.-'ds within the Ili~h
<br />\1e<1dows forest lire lJef!'crson and Park
<br />CountIes) and thc Bobcat Gulch foreSl
<br />fire tLanmer County I areas For informa-
<br />lion on flood e\ems in thc [kmer mc,'lro
<br />area, \'ont;Xlthc l'rhan Dramag.., and
<br />!-loud ('ontrol Dlstnct (1\.1.'\ in Stl'wartl
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<br />ing;) re..cu\' all\'mpl on :\ugU5>l 17, :\
<br />~'\ l.'re thunJe-rslorm dumlll.--d hea\ ~ ram
<br />O\l.'r ponlolb of the: Demer area causm~
<br />slreetfloodmg and other nuisance: 1l0l.x1,
<br />mg :\ flood \l..t]m "a... trapp...-'d In nSlng
<br />waler along Colorado Houk\ard and "a~
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