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::;It.1""" e:::c:: '::J ( 14: i:::::b W A TTENIlERG. COLORADO FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN "~U~ WcLU LU ~H~RIFF OrC I-'Hl:d:.. 1d1d4 INTRODUCTION Purpose of Study Colorado residents continue to lose thousands of dollars in public and private investment due to flooding each year. Wattenberg. Colorado is a small Front Range unincorporated community of Weld County, that is vulnerable to flooding. The purpose of this Flood Hazard Mitigation 'Plan is to identify and discuss critical flood hazard issues faced by the community and to present oppOltunitics for concerted action. It is a' plan that seeks to accomplisb two , specific goals: First, it brings together tbe many diverse elements of flood hazard research and floodplain analysis that have been completed over the years for Weld County and its major river 'basin, the South Platte; 'Second, it provides specific flood mitigation opponunities (structural and non. structural) intended to reduce tbe se~erity of future flood events.in Wattenberg. The Wattenberg Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan has been prepared with the generous help of many people including local community members and County officials. It will require the continued cooperation of these individuals to ensure that the hazard mitigation proposals presented in this plan are carried through. Scope of Study This Flood 'Hazard Mitigation. Plan is focused primarily upon high flood areas within the unincorporated limits of the community of Wattenberg (See Figure I). The h~ard analysis is not, however, limited to the floodplain of Wattenberg, comprehensive mitigation studies must take into account the geographic setting of the AUGUST 1996 community under investigation and the larger region. Both shOrt-term and long term opportunities 'for Flood Hazard Mitigation are considered. Wattenberg Flood Vulnerability The community of Wattenberg is vulnerable to flooding, as it has been demonstr ited in the past - 1965, 1973 and 1985. Juring these historic flood events, 'reather conditions, topography, hydrolog:' and geography have combined to create hazardous and damaging situations. It i; crucial, therefore, that Wattenberg take ~ steps, today, to lessen the effects of future floods tomorrow. This can b<:st be accomplished through a combination of increased community awareness, flood preparedness and mitigation planning Effective flood mitigation planning relics upon an assessment of the', natUl al and physical environment along wit'\ the u CR Figure I .