FLOOD09060

• County: Statewide
• Community: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Statewide River Rehabilitation and Flood Plain Management Needs Inventory
• Date: 2/18/1998
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: McLaughlin Water Engineers, Ltd.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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CHAPTER V

DATA RESULTS

GENERAL

The results and analysis are summarized in Tables 5-1 through 5-5.

SUMMARY

The one hundred thirty five community responses to the Community Inventory Questionnaire and the
twenty four organizational responses clearly indicate the Colorado Water Conservation Board is focusing
on an area of considerable interest and need. The community profile ponion of the responses reflects a
keen interest by local residents to better understand floodplains, stream corridor and watershed
stewardship, through technical assistance and to enforce current floodplain regulation to preserve the
unique attributes of this ponion of the watershed without placing human life in danger during flooding
events. Management of existing development in floodplains requires additional effons, including (I)
identification of floodplain development and determining if it should remain or be relocated based on the
history and frequency of being flooded, (2) improving available floodplain data including mapping of
previously unmapped areas and updating existing maps. Survey respondents also identified the need to
construct single and multi-purpose projects which would enhance and optimize floodplains for uses which
can accommodate flooding regularly. It is possible, in practicing stewardship of land and water resources,
to incorporate multi-purpose projects which will convey flood flows when necessary, but also enhance
community open space needs and environmental appreciation.

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