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<br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Flood OiImage ReductfonMeasures. <br /> <br />, <br />':_;:.. <br /> <br />Thore lire no existing 01" /luthorfzed flood control reservoirs in the <br />watershedS tributary to the study ara/!. Electra Lake, a power development <br />on Elbert Creek, provIdes Incidental Ilood protection to the Durango area. <br />Two reservoir siTes, one liT Howarclsvlllo on the Animas RIver ./and another <br />near Chapman Lake adjacent to JunctIon Croek, hove been Identified as <br />having potential tor flood dllrnage reduction; however, studIes show that <br />they are economically Infeasible at this tlme.(a) The U. S. Soli <br />COnservation Service has studied Channel modifIcation projects on both <br />Lightner and Junction Croaks within the study area. Their studIes show <br />that both projects are not economically feasible at this time. Local <br />Interests and tl'leU. S. SoIl COnservatIon Service l'IaVG construetedmi nor <br />erosIon control works at several locatIons along tl'le Animas River. <br /> <br />Pig"N 6 - Pnvat!t drive cros8i>1g Lightner Creck adjacent <br />to U. S. llighMay 180. <br /> <br />Residents of Ourango are eligIble for flood Insurance as provided by <br />fhe National Flood Insurance Program. The program requires the city to <br />adopt and enforce land use and control measures tl'lat wI II guide future <br />development of land In flood prone areas In order to avoId or reduce <br />future flOOd damage. l(l Plata COunty has zoning ordInances and sub- <br />dIvisIon regulations to regulate development of flood plains. <br /> <br /> <br />Other Factors and Their Impacts. <br /> <br />FlOOd warning and forecasting. Th~ Natioodl Cce(lnlc and Atmosphorlc <br />AdmInIstratIon (NOAA), through Its National Weather Service (NW$J. maintaIns <br />year-round survlli J lance of weather and flood conditions. Dally weather <br />fore<::asts that apply generally to tha Durango area are Iss\lOd tnrough The <br />NWS office In Salt lake CITY, and dissemInated by tho local news medIa. <br />The NWS River forecast Center at Salt Lake City lssuas fl~ warnings for <br />tlla Animas River as flood sItuatIons develop. General forecasts of <br /> <br />Pigur", 7 - Dp:tlolOOd Al.>enlle cutllQrt, Dry Culeh CMel:. <br />" <br /> <br />(a) The 1I0l>lardJJviltc site has been investigated by the U. S. 8w'e0l< 01 <br />Roel.arr.aUon a8 a 16atu1'6 of the AnimM - La Plata Project and the site <br />near Chapman Lake has been in""8tig"'~8d:'y the U. S. Soil. Conser-JatiO>l <br />Sel'lJice as the key featuI'B of their JW1CtiOrl eNel: Project. <br /> <br />" <br />