FLOOD07889

• County: Mesa
• Community: Palisade, Grand Junction, Fruita, Mesa County
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Grand Valley Stormwater Unification Feasibility Prjoect
• Date: 6/27/2003
• Prepared For: Palisade, Grand Junction, Fruita, Mesa County
• Prepared By: Grand Junction Drainage District, CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

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Executive Summary

In recognition of the probiem described above, elected officials from ~Iesa County. the
Grand Junction Drainage Di-,>tricl. the City of Grand Junction. the City of Fruila. and the Town of

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Palisade pa"lsed resolutions authorizing a
feasibility ..IUd)' of the potcmial for
unification of common stormwater
activities. The resolution also authorized
formation of a Steering Commillee to
...olicit citizen input and advisory
recommendations on S(Orl11waler and
drainage i...\ues. The objeClive of the
commiuec's work \I;as to determine if there
was a problem and. if ""0. a potential
solution.

Since December 2002. the Steering
Commince participated in monthly working
Illeetings and ...tudled (he repon.. prepared
hy staff of the fi\"c emille... and con...ultanls.
The:-.c repon... describe slormwater
management problems in the valley. "'lOrm\\'aler activities and budget... or the entitie... and
irrigation'i dl...tricts. and pn:senled organizational and funding alternatives 10 improve ...en'ice.

Flnodillg ill Holly Park, Fmila

STEERING COMMITTEE CONSENSUS REACHED

Ba...ed on Iheir work smce December. the Sleering Committee ha... come to COil'>cnsu'i on two
major points:

I. There are signifil'anl prnhlems "ilh thl' slornmater s)"!'ltl'm in the Grand Valle)' and
\\ith the cfHlrdimtlion of tht., different responsible enlitit's.

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A ntlle.'"widt.. Unlinage Aulhllrity is needl'd tu nHmJinate tht.. man) prohlems
associated "ilh \\ater flm\ ing from one jurisdiction tel another.

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