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INTRODUCTION PREFACE Authori:/:atio'1 Th,,, r"port ",<IS .;luthodzed by the Col'Hddo Water Conservation This floodplain information report presents the results of a BOHd in joint sponsorship with Weld County, Colorado. study on The Slough floodplain in the vicinity of Severance, Colorado The Board's po..'er and duty is. . . conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District. The .. . "to devise and formulate methods, means ,HId plans for bringing about the greater utilization of the waters of the state and the prevention of flood damages therefrom and to desi9nate and approve storm or floodway runoff channels or basins, and to make such designations avail- able to legislative bodies of cities and incorporated towns; to county planning commissions; and to boards of adjustment of cities; incorporated towns; and counties of this state" . . Section 37...6e~11l6 (1) (c) of the Colorado Revised report was prepared and published by D. L. BUCknam and Associates of Lakewood, Colorado at the request of Weld County in cooperation with the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Copies of this report are available for public distribution, tor a nominal fee, at the offices listed helow. A Technical Addendum to ". stated in this report is also available for review at the same offices; however, it has not been published in sufficient quantities for public Statutes 1973. The incorporated towns and counties within the study area may distribution. The TeChnical Addendum includes all pertinent data and provide zoning regulations... ',;eld County D..p<<!tm.."t of Pl<mning " Weld County Department of Engineering 915 10th Street Greeley, Colorado Se631 '" stated in "to establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such uses on or along any storm or floodw;;lter 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 t<.> lessen or avoid the hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation of sto rm or floodwaters . . . ~ Sectio-n 3~-28-111 for county governments and Section calculations used in the floodplain analysis. 31-23-201 for municipal governments of the Colorado Revised Statutes 1973. town of Severilnce Town Hall Severance, Colorado Therefore, upon official approval of this report by the Colorado 811546 Water Conserv<ltion Board, the are<ls described as being inundated by 1 the lll~....year flood (Intermedi<l te Reg ional Flood) can be des ignated <IS flood hazard areas and their use regul/lted <lccordingly by the local Colorado Water Conservation Board 823 State Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Color<ldo 8"203 agencies. -----~------------ 1. The terms "Intermediate Regional Flood", "HI0-ye<lr flood", and "o'1e per-cent flood" can be used interchangeably as they are all defined by the same type of flood event (see Glossaryl. However, to avoid confusion the term "li"'''-year flood" will be used exclusively throughout this report. 2