FLOOD08628

• County: Costilla
• Community: San Luis
• Stream Name: San Luis area drainageway
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Title: Master Drainage Study Town of San Luis
• Date: 12/1/1988
• Prepared For: San Luis
• Prepared By: WRC Engineering, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

A. AUTHORIZATION

This study was authorized by the Town of San Luis in cooperation with the
Department of local Affai rs (DOlA) and the Colorado Water Conservation Board
(CWCB). Specific tasks were performed according to the terms of the contract
dated May 17, 1988, between the Town of San Luis and WRC Engineering, Inc.

The cities, incorporated towns, and counties within the study area may
provide zoning regulations:

". . . to establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such uses on or
along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin, as such storm or
floodwater runoff channel or basin has been designated and approved by
the Colorado Water Conservation Board, in order to lessen or avoid the
hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation
of storm or floodwaters . . ."

as stated in Section 30-28-111 for the county governments and Section
31-23-210 for municipal governments of the Colorado Revised Statues 1973.

The Colorado Water Conservation Board has the power and duty:

". . . to devi se and formul ate methods, means and pl ans for bri ngi ng
about the greater util ization of the waters of the state and the
prevention of flood damages therefrom and to designate and approve storm
or floodway runoff channels or basins, and to make such designations
available to legislative bodies of cities and unincorporated towns; to
county pl anning commissions; and to boards of adjustments of cities;
incorporated towns; and counties of thi s state . . ."

as stated in Section 37-60-106(1)(c) of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

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