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<br />August 11 ,2000 <br /> <br />Mr. Butch Knowlton <br />Building Official <br />La Plata County <br />1 060 E. 2'" AYe. <br />Durango, Colc'rado 81301 <br /> <br />Dear 1\1r. Knowlton: <br /> <br />I would like to take this opportunity to inform you about the Colorado Water Conservation Board's (CWCB) <br />Floodplain Designation and technical assistance programs. Designation and approval of the existing floodplain <br />mapping for your community would enhance your ability to regulate the lOO-year floodplains more effectively. <br />State enabling law for local zoning and subdivision regulation requires that technical infommtion used for <br />regulation of Iloodprone areas be designated and approved by the CWCB. Designation and approval of the <br />floodplain ma~ping by the CWCB would provide benefits by helping the community to exercise its zoning <br />powen and to help reduce flood risks to new development in tbe;c'entified floodplain. <br /> <br />The "Flood Insurance Study, La Plata County, UlJ.incor]lOr.at"d An,,,s, March, 1995" that was prepared by <br />the Federal Emergency Management Agency includes approximate and/or detailed floodplain information for a <br />"umber of streams in the county. On your ""half, the cweB is proposing possible designation and approval of <br />t1e Flood Insurance Study at its September 2000 Board meeting. <br /> <br />The CWCB nay consider the designation and approval of floodplain information either by request of a <br />community or by acting on its own initiative. The first methcd, which is more preferable. requires that we <br />r,eceive a letter of request from you prior to the scheduled Board meeting. We would appreciate it if you could <br />send uo; a request letter using the attached "sample request letter" as a guide. <br /> <br />The engineering consulting firm of Montgomery Watson in Denve: will be assisting CWCB with the floodplain <br />designation process. Eithe:r I or an engineer with Montgomery WaJsol1 will be calling you soon to talk about <br />the designation process and to answer any questions you may have about your floodplain infonnation. Please <br />call me at (303) 866-3441 if you have any immediate concems:eg>,rding this issue. Thank you. <br /> <br />Sincere:ly, <br /> <br />Thoma, W. BfJwning, P.E, <br />Flood Control ,md Floodplain Management Section <br />