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DAMAGE ASSK'i:SMENT The lower Buffalo Creek basin and the lower reaches of the North Fork sustained major damage as a result of the July 12 flood event. Flood damages to date have been estimated to be over 6 million dollars, That damage estimate does not include the cost of all clean-up, debris removal, bank stabilization, new flood warning measures, engineering and study efforts, volunteer mitigation assistance, emergency assistance, and other costs that are directly or indirectly related to the flooding, The damage categories have been provided in the following table, and some preliminary numbers have been included where known Of estimated, These preliminary estimates will be updated as more information becomes available, DAMAGE CATEGORY Residential Structures: . Homes/Outbuildings/Appurtenances . Contents and personal articles AMOUNTINUMBER EST. COST ($) 40 Not Available 1,300,000 100,000 Public Facilities: . Fire station . Conununity center 100,000 100,000 Water, Sewer, and Utility Systems: . Individual water and septic systems . Community Water Supply Line . Other Utilities Not Available 5,000 feet Not Available 50,000 175,000 100,000 Roads: . Public . Private NOll\ vailable Not Available 500,000 50,000 Bridges and Culverts: . Public . Private Not Available 7 b:idges Not Available 350,000 Clean-Up: . Sediment/gravel removal . Debris removal Not Available Not A vailab1e Not A vailab1e Not A vajlable Vehicles: . Public . Private 2 firelresc.ue apparatus 15 cars and trucks 100,000 200,000 Watershed Restoration: . Forest Service and public lands . Private lands Not Available Not Available 2,000,000 100,000 Denver Water Department: . Road Repair/Loss of power operation . ChannellStrontia Springs Reservoir Cleanup ),3 miles of roadway Not Available 100,000 1,000,000 19