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<br />I <br /> <br />Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan -1999 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Executive Order 8491 (page 1 0131 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />.J'.~- <br />..)~-2._ <br />",::(~ZW,~'(- <br />~<~i~)T.; <br />11 "'._,....) ~, <br />~"..c <br />.'.'--''''~\'l'' <br />,~-.. <br />,'si~!fi' llf([nlnnrihT' <br />.-. '....'-... ,}" '. -.... <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Rle_Hllle. D_ L.\f.1\!o <br /> <br />EX.,ilCU"rIVE CHAMeF.ns <br />nt:::~''\.'l'';t~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />G,,,,...,,,,. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE OltDgR N" '$41/ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />F.'I^T~UAT!ON" OF FLOOD HAZARD' IN LOCATING StATe tmlLDINCS, ROADS. <br />A},"D OTHER FACU... rrn:s. AnD iN RttVIE~11NG ~\ND A?PROVnm SEt.fAGE <br />AND ~ATER FACILIT1ES. ANn suaorvlStONS <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />i,m~RE^S~ hazAn[Olt8 ttS(~;$ or Cot.ot'ado. flood ptnins ;):r€: oc.;:utcing and pot-entlal <br />ftood losses .1.ml ~I)S$ or; life. are: incre.asin~ d~gpitc substantial <br />eEfl)r:c$ ~o .::oncrol floods:; .1nd <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />lolHEREAS, econollrir: tosses due t~j flood.,'; tn Ci)l-onu.lo during the t.'15C tfl1l,~l""e <br />years pla~e ~olo~~dQ near thQ top of. the Nation's list fo~ pee <br />cap~~~ los8cs; and <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />WHEREAS. pt1.~t inadequate l,'\ll.d use poll~y and controls led t,') r;:::hc major <br />dlsasCer ttl l:h.o IHg thumps-on Canyon Oft July J1. 1976; and <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />'h"HE'REAS. minimum flood p.hd.n a.nd fl:ood'Ml.i1Y t'agt.d,.:)t:!,(I~ criteria have h~en <br />promut8.~l,r.:l}d by the Colora.do ~"'.<ll;{!r C(Jn$,e'['...~ati.on Roar-d and c:he Colo- <br />rado t.4ml Uso Commission on the p~emis{! th~).t ~.is.e uS,e of our St~t;;l}'$ <br />flood plains ::is tOof:'! k~y to c.ontl:olling -and min'imi?:Lng fututo <br />economic. lus.s'E!:s and 5-ut'fet'1ng of out' clti~ens~ and <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />WUr-:REASt ,~ise ~~!'lC of our fll1Q(] r-1atns 'will promote vublic ,health. so"lfot)" <br />and w(':lfil['"e~ rot\t.tee !ul;t.r;l';(! J)ublic costs fOl. Tel:in.f and rehabin~ <br />totion lu~d ~Qntt"ibute t,!) the St~r:c's oI)conomY'~ and <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />WU'EREAS. t~u~ State of Colot'ado has ext.e.nsivp.: mlcd continuing prog~(lfll.s fot' <br />tlle f:onstruct:Lon oe ouiId"ingst roads. and other- fac:ilitia.~ .and <br />furtheL~~ St<lt{~ Agcnci.es are involverl ;ifl the Le..,i~fl1 ,md, iJpprov~! <br />of W.1tl..~::' imo sewer t"(Ci:t(::1'J(~l\t rliH\ts. subdivi.siorts~ trailer !jHlrks, <br />C./1f1l'pg:~"OUllds. <lnd m.'1ny oe:he~ f'ncilltie,$ throughout the St.ate of <br />Colot'ado; and <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />mrt:RE^S. bcHh Fad~t:',1] ~lnd St':lto. ^gencie~ have cOflipilcd signiftc;1nt data arid <br />studit.'!~; r;QllceL"ning the fruqu.Conc:y of float\$ und C,lle loc.;ltloll. .of <br />.flood plod ins and .'1:('c -expert at e:st;i,m,J.t1nt:; fhlod ha:;::.1nb:q <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />NOH~ THERE-FORr.:. br virtuf! of the authorit.y vested in rn~ ~l.s {:ovc-rTIor of <br />ColoL".arlo. 1 t is hereby olt'dc~ed 010 Ecllo"'s~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Appendix A -16 <br /> <br />12/27/99 10:03 PM <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />