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B-3 Department of Houslnq and Urban Developmer~: Water and User Faci 1 1- ties Proqram: This program Is designed to assist and encourage the pro- vision of adequate storm sewer assistance for collection, transmission, and discharge of storm water caused by rai nfall or "round water runoff. Grants of up to 50 per cent of eligible development cost may be pJ'Ovided for projects that are consistent with a program for a unified or officially coordinated area-wide system as part of the comprehensive planned develop- ment of the urban area, In Boulder many of the creeks originate within the urban area and can be des I gnated as parts of an urban draI nage system and therefore the cost of constructIng nE!eded draina'ge Improvements could conceivably be shared with the Department of HousIng and Urban Development:. Corps of Enqineers, Section 212 Floc~d Control Proiects: Section 212 of the Flood Control Act permi ts the Corps of Engl neers to expend up to $1,200,000 for local flood control projects wi thout specific Congressional authorization, These projects must be shown to be economi cai ly justified, using Standard Corps Benefit Cost Analyses, Since the Cor'ps in many larger flood control projects has taken full responsibIlity for bridges, it is conceivable that the Corps could become an active partner in thIs draInage project, Soil Conservation Watershed Projects.: Si It and sediment which washes from the watersheds causes problems in downstream drainage facilities, Therefore, in conjunction with the drainage improvements called for in this study, appropriate watershed treatment should be provided in upstream areas, Conservation and land treatment measures could Je financed by the Soi 1 Con- servation Service, Needed rights-of-way Y/Quld have to be provided locally, These expenditures are not included in the drainagE! estimates, but necessary steps should be taken to expedite proper land treatment in the upstream draIn- age areas, DepartmE,nt of Health"Education and ~~lfan~ Solid Vaste !emonstratlon Grant: The operation of sediment deto3ntion basins on Bear' Canyon Creek provides an opportunity to demonstrate ho., drainage faci 1 i ties and solId waste disposell facilities could be Integrated into a progr'am which would provide new benefits, A Demonstratioll Grant conceivably y/Ould deveiop pro- cedures and methods for removing si It and debris from nood detention basins and incorporclte them as fill and cover materiai in a solid waste disposal operation to construct desIrable topographic features, Flood water deten- tion and retention on alluvial fans is difficult to achieve because of the rapid siltation which depletes the facII ity of I ts storage capacity, By joining such features with solid waste disposal lew opportunities may be developed, If such a Demonstration G,'ant is developed. the federal govern- ment would provide $2 for every $1 of local money to demonstrate the work- abilIty and benefIts of such an approach, State of Colorado Sources States are becoming more aware of an urban responsibility, and state pro- grams throughout the country are being formulated to permit a closer relation- ship of the state and its cities, In Colorado, however, little progress has been made by the State along these lines, There appear to be only two State programs from which funds could be realistIcally made avai lable for the project, Each is dIscussed below,