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Floodplain Documents
County
Ouray
Community
Ridgway
Stream Name
Uncompahgre River & Cottonwood Creek
Basin
Gunnison
Title
Hydrology Addendum to FIS Town of Ridgway
Date
9/27/1985
Prepared For
Ouray County
Prepared By
Montgomery Watson
Floodplain - Doc Type
Floodplain Report/Masterplan
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<br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />Local Ordinance ReQuirements <br />Communities that manage their floodplains in Colorado do so most often through the local <br />regulatory process. This requires a community to adopt an ordinance or regulation, which sets <br />forth the performance standards by which development will occur in identified flood hazard <br />areas. Nationwide and in Colorado, regulations are enforced within the area of the 100-year <br />floodplain, <br /> <br />The basic requirement of these regulations is that new development and significant improvement <br />of existing development cannot occur in the 100-year floodplain without a floodplain <br />development permit being obtained. Obtaining such a permit requires compliance with <br />engineering standards. In communities that have only approximate floodplain information, the <br />engineering standards have been more general. Structures must be built with materials and <br />techniques that "minimize flood damages", For communities that have detailed floodplain <br />information, more specific regulations would apply. <br /> <br />Flood Insurance <br />Flood insurance is made available to owners and occupants of floodprone property through the <br />federal government's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The federally backed flood <br />insurance is available to anyone in any community that participates in the NFIP. At the time of <br />this study, the Town of Ridgway was a participant in the NFIP and officially joined the regular <br />program of the NFIP on March 18, 1977. Communities become participants by adopting <br />floodplain regulations, adopting an NFIP map (if one exists) and agreeing to cooperate with the <br />federal government in the local implementation of the NFIP. Property owners and occupants can <br />then contact an insurance agent familiar with the NFIP (perhaps their own agent) and purchase <br />insurance through that agent, much like they would purchase homeowner's insurance. Brochures <br />and other information regarding the National Flood Insurance Program can be obtained by calling <br />the Regional Office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Denver at (303) <br />235-4830. <br /> <br />Floodplain Manal!:ement Alternatives <br />In addition to floodplain regulations and flood insurance, there are many actions that can reduce <br />the risk of flood damage in a community. Generally these actions fall into two classes, structural <br />actions and non-structural actions. Structural actions involve the construction of facilities to <br />separate floodwaters from property that is at risk. They include construction of improved <br />channels, enlargement of crossing structures (bridges and culverts), levees and floodwalls, <br />reservoirs and ponds to detain floodwaters and diversion channels and pipes to direct waters <br />elsewhere. Non-structural actions usually involve removing people and/or structures from the <br />risk area without physically altering the floodplain. Such actions might include regulation of <br />new development, the adoption and enforcement of specific building code requirements, <br />floodproofing of existing buildings, relocation of structures to safer sites, acquisition of <br />floodplain areas (including buildings) for open space or other appropriate land uses, public <br />education, flood warning systems and emergency response programs. <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />- <br />
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