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<br />IX. MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />Mitif!ation Requests and Measures <br /> <br />There will be opportunities for flood mitigation plans and projects following the <br />1995 flood events. The Board and the Colorado Office of Emergency Management, in <br />cooperation with the Department of Local Affairs and its divisions, will be meeting with flooded <br />communities in an effort in develop viable flood hazard mitigation plans. These plans will <br />examine a variety of measures from floodplain regulations and policies to structural flood <br />protection projects. All of these measures would be examined with an eye as to how they could <br />make things better for the next flood. Applications for funding for these measures will be <br />submitted to State and federal agencies that have programs which can address the particular <br />concern or area/regional problems. The Board staff in cooperation with OEM is presently <br />assisting the following communities: <br /> <br />Community <br /> <br />Tvpe of Problem <br /> <br />Weld County (Gilcrest) <br />Weld County <br /> <br />Relocation of a floodprone subdivision/flood proofing measures <br />Agricultural levees, overland flooding and update of floodplain <br />information <br /> <br />Logan County (Merino) <br />Logan County <br /> <br />Reconstruction of agricultural levees <br />Reconstruction of roads and bridges <br /> <br />Lyons <br /> <br />Overland flooding and update floodplain information <br /> <br />Georgetown <br />Idaho Springs <br /> <br />Silver Plume <br />Clear Creek County <br /> <br />Overland flooding and restudy of their floodplain information <br />Overland flooding, streambank erosion and water plant intake <br />siltation <br />Overland flooding and restudy of floodplain information <br />Bridge and culvert failures and overtopping, overland flooding, <br />ongoing floodplain study <br />