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I I I I I I I :1 I :1 I 'I I II I I ,I il I DeveloD Broad Based Stakeholdel S~DDort. The CWCB stewardship program should support projects/planning that include diverse stakeholders in multipurpose projects to maximize opportUnities and benefits to stream corridor and watershed projects. Building consensus among all affected stakeholders, however diverse, best provides an opportunity to establish mutually supportive partnerships and offers the obvious benefits of commitment to b !Sic goals and objectives and more meaningful implementation. A community approach is needed that involves various, diverse stakeholders in planning floodplain use and management (e.g., land owners, reSJurce managers, local government, envirorunental advocates, and agricultural and business interests). Under current federal, state, and local authority, most if not all of these stakeholders already have some kind of input, approval or permitting authority. This allows their involvement and input in the initial stages of a program will to be more effective than involvement towards the end of the planning or implemenlllion phase of a project. Public Information/Technical Assistance Recommendation Develoo PrOlrram for Floodolain ?Vapoinl!. The CWCB should establish an ongoing program for floodplain mapping. The first step ill watershed management is to identify the physical features of the watershed. While some Colorado watersheds have had mapping completed in the early 1970's, and others are still awaiting flood plain mappirg to be completed, nearly every watershed or portion thereof is experiencing increased development l'ressure. Population growth led by a very positive perception to life in Colorado has created development pressures on existing infrastructure which seriously affects the ability of local communities to properly mar age their floodplain areas. One vital component in this effort is to have accurate, up-to-date floodplain mapping information available to communities, developers, and interested parties. Such information i:an be effectively used to assist in decision making efforts to direct man's activities in combination with, lather than in opposition to the functions of the floodplain and stream corridor. This investment will pay hl ge dividends by preserving the natural resource function of stream corridors. Develoo Statewide GIS Coveral!e fO! Floodolains. The CWCB, in cooperation with private and other local, state, and federal entities should establish a statewide GIS coverage for elements of floodplain management and stream rehabilitation. New technology in the form of GPS coverage as well as the more traditional mapping coverage which i; being digitized for use in GIS applications can be very useful in evaluating subtle but significant chang es as streams and floodplains respond to flooding events and man's efforts to protect his investment in the floodplain and stream corridor. By making GIS coverage available to the public and applying current and new hydrologic modeling efforts to this data, a new level of information can be made available to local decision makers and stakeholders to facilitate their efforts in wise stewardship of the floodplain and stream corridor portions of the watershed. VTI-6 97.()6().o:n