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<br />E~aCllation Plan <br /> <br />RECOmlEmlATl<mS <br /> <br />An "Eo",rgency Evacu,Hton ""d Op"ra~1on PIa,," should provide for <br /> <br />The f<lllowlng recom"":mdatlons arc included for consi<leraUon in <br /> <br />alertin~ ~hc public of potential floodin~, and coordinating community and <br /> <br />reducing ootent1"j flood da~ag,,". <br /> <br />county services during an emeqW<lcy. Plan implementation ,jur1n~ th" Ume "f <br /> <br />\, <br /> <br />The T"wn of UrnOrl should suh'1\it this flood Phin f'.ana"p"",nt 'ttldy t() <br /> <br />An ~,""ro;('ncy r"qulres co<>p"ration of the general public as well as loc1lt <br /> <br />the Color1ldo Water Conservation ~oard f<>r designatinn and approval. <br /> <br />officials. Thig is eapecia11y important for flood f1ghtin~, evacuation, and <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />The Town of Lirno" should i",pl"ment a flood pL11nmanag'elllent plan. <br /> <br />rescue operation~. Communicatio" is extremely important during flood <br /> <br />3, <br /> <br />Perlodlc inspections shouid be co"ducted in the flood plain~ to assure <br /> <br />alerta,eapeciallyslnce the Ume frol'lthe beginnin!\, of runoff "ntil the <br /> <br />conformancerlththefloodpla1n"",nag"me"tplan. <br /> <br />peak flood "tage could be less than 1 hour for the Limon Waterahed. The <br /> <br />4, <br /> <br />$e~eral existing road crossings obstruct flows during flood stage <br /> <br />response Ume for Flig Sandy Creek is likely to be several hours. Warnings <br /> <br />(Chicall'o Rnck 1aland and Pacific Crossing very critical). ~xhtinfl <br /> <br />issued throuo;h the National Weather Service are disseminated by radio to <br /> <br />cul~ert and bridge Inadequacies ahould be corrected. ('!.efer to <br /> <br />state and local officl~ls. <br /> <br />Floodplai" I"formatio" Report by William P. Stanton, Colorado Water <br /> <br />Conservation 8oard, October 197~). Future road croasl,,1': desi~n and <br /> <br />locattons should be cornpatiblerlth the floodp1.1in....nagement plan. <br /> <br />'i. The Town of Limon is participnttng i" the Federal Emergency Manag<""'"nt <br /> <br />Aj!;en"y'~ ~Hional Hood Insura"r" Pro!>:r""" It h recommended that <br /> <br />(}"""r~ <lnd occupants of all I\uilrlinf(s and mol,Ue ho",es, withi" "r <br /> <br />adjacent to the delineated flood hazard area, carry flood insllra"ce on <br /> <br />the ~tr"cture ~nd co"tent~. <br /> <br />6. It is reco_ended that pUblic information and education programs on <br /> <br />",'lood lia.ards" h" rlhsellin"ted throl1~h the <Ie"", m"rlts ~nd 00 a pan of <br /> <br />en" tot"i c<'!m"'''ntty e[f<'!n to,"ards t"-ss"-nin" th" losses caused bv <br /> <br />floodi,,!!. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br />