FLOOD08745

• County: Statewide
• Community: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Date: 12/1/1999
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: Kistner and Associates
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

Colorado Flood Hazard MItigation Plan -1999

state departments are desaibed in detail in the
assigned State Emergency Function Annexes to the
plan,

3.2,1.1 Governor's Office
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
[phone]
E.."ail: [e-mail]
Governor's Offlce. "CoIontdo Disaster Emergency
Act of 1992" (Part 21 of Article 32, Title 24, Colorado
Revised Statute, 1988 as amended) states the
govemor, as the executive head of state, has the
inherent responsibility, cx>nst~utional and statutory
authority, to comm~ state and local resources
(personnel, equipment, and finances) for the purpose
of .... meeting the dangers to the smte and Its people
presented by disasters. This responsibility is exercised
through the director, Office of Emergency Management
(OEM), Department of local Affairs (DOLA). The
Govemor's Disaster Emergency Council serves as an
advisory council to the governor and the director of
Office of Emergency Management on all malters
pertaining to Declarations of State Disaster
Emergencies, and on the response and recovery
activities of state government, The Governo~s Office is
responsible for making state disaster declarations,
usually at the recommendation of the OffICe of
Emergency Management, and for the request to the
president for a major disaster declaration, as necessary.

3,2.1.2 Department of Natural Resources
1313 Shennan Sl, Room 718
Denver, CO 80203
[phone]
http://www.dnr.state.co.us/edo/edo. him I
The Department of Natural Resources has the mandate
to conserve, protect, promote the development and
regulate the use and enjoyment of the stale's natural
resources, The duties of the agencies in DNR are
related to water, minerals, mineral fuels, soil
conservation, reclamation of mined land, management
of state lands, wildl~e, parks, outdoor recreation,
geological features and mine safety,

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3.2.1.2.1 Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Shennan St., Room 720
Denver, CO 80203
[phone]
http://www.dnr.sta\e.co.us/cwcb
The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCS) was
created by the Colorado State legislature in 1937 for
the expressed general purpose .. , . , to promote the
conservation of the waters of the State of Co/ora do
In order to secure the greatest utilization of such
waters and the utmost prevention of "oods . , . . .

The Colorado Water Conservation Board provides
engineering and technical assistance to local
governments in the development of floodplain
information studies, The board is the state coordinator
of all floodplain management activities wrthin the State
of Colorado, The Colorado Water Conservation Board
has developed a computerized database showing the
availability of floodplain information in Colorado, The
database should be available online at the Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) homepage, The board also
maintains a library of completed floodplain information
studies,

Through ~s designation and approval function, the
Colorado Water Conservation Board certifies the
technical a=.oracy and appropriateness of floodplain
information to county and municipal governments, It is
then up to these local governments to make wise land
use decisions based on that infoonation, Since 1967,
over 500 studies prepared by various government
agencies for a total of approximately 8,000 stream miles
have been designated by the board,

The board's flood control and floodplain management
programs are listed below:

a, Prescribe standards for flood hazard, flood control,
drainage, flood m~igation, and flood insurance
studies,

b, Assist review, and perform studies for approval
and designation as required by 24-65,1-403(3)(b)
and 37-60-106~)(c), CRS, as amended and to
ensure compliance w~h the board's rules and
regulations for delineating 100-year floodplains;

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