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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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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />II <br />I <br />I <br />:1 <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />'I <br />~ I <br /> <br />control has not meet the needs of communities. This is due in part to single purpose issues competing with <br />other local interests and being unable to compete with those interests. By coordinating flood loss reduction <br />with other community needs and goals, a stronger and more comprehensive program results. Community <br />representatives who understand that floodplain management can also improve opportunities for open space, <br />recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, urban redevelopment, housing improvement, agriculture, water supply <br />and water quality improvement are more willing to support such use of public funding and resources which <br />include floodplain management efforts. Further, obtaining local involvement in the multi-objective flood <br />hazard mitigation process can result in cost savings by leveraging and building upon the financial resources <br />and the willingness of the people with interests in the watershed to take action, This local "buy in" creates <br />a sense of stewardship which provides a healthy long tenn relationship. <br /> <br />Funding Implementation Recommendation. <br />State Wide Revolving Fund Loan Program, The program needs to have a state wide revolving fund loan <br />program created to enable communities to address flood mitigation, watershed, and steam corridor <br />management issues. The single, most pressing issue to enable communities to deal with identified <br />floodplain issues is a reliable accessible source of funding. CWCB already has a very favorable reputation <br />for being such a source in other areas of water management and conservation issues through its <br />construction loan program. The state wide revolving fund loan program would add to the options CWCB <br />could utilize to assist communities in addressing one more water resource management issue. <br /> <br />Expand CWCB's Federal Partnershio Authoritv. The existing statutory authority which directs CWCB's <br />daily activities, needs to be expanded to enable the CWCB to sponsor projects with federal agencies in <br />addition to existing authority with the' :orps of Engineers. There are other federal agencies in Colorado, <br />such as the Bureau of Reclamation, U ,So Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management, <br />who also have major interests in wate 'shed management. These federal agencies frequently are looking <br />for a sponsor at the state level who" ould participate with them in projects. By expanding the current <br />authority, CWCB could fulfill that role and enter into programs that benefit Colorado residents in dealing <br />with stream corridor and floodplain is iues. <br /> <br />Create Fund to Acauire PropertY Frea lentlv Flooded. A fund should be established which would enable <br />the CWCB to acquire property that is frequently affected by flooding. For example, a location that <br />presently supports a mobile home pa 'k, and is frequently flooded, would be purchased and used for <br />alternate purposes such as recreationa I and open space. The mobile home residents would be relocated <br />to a safer and less risky location so fut ~re flooding would not cause loss of property or life. <br /> <br />VTI-5 <br /> <br />97-060.001 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />
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