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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I damages. The CWCB is also the state agency that administers the flood insurance program for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The staff at CWCB maintains a library of floodplain infonnation studies, flood insurance maps and other related reports for flood prone communities throughout Colorado. The Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) was established by the Colorado legislature in 1969, to assist local governments in the Denver metropolitan area with multi-jurisdictional drainage and flood control problems, The District covers an area of 1,608 square miles including Denver, parts of five surrounding counties, and all or parts of 33 incorporated cities and towns. A !7-member board comprised of locally elected officials and two registered professional engineers. District funds come from four different property tax mill levies, earmarked for five programs: Master Planning, Design and Construction, Maintenance, Floodplain Management, and the South Platte River. All but a small percentage of the 1,600 miles of major drainageways have been mapped (for lOO-year floodplain) by the District, and a complete library of flood hazard delineation studies is maintained at the UDFCD office. The District assists local governments in the development of flood warning plans and maintains a special notification program under which over 23,000 informational brochures are mailed to addresses in or adjacent to identified floodplains. Other State and Federal Programs Another research task was to review and summarize existing state and federal programs regarding flood mitigation and floodplain management. This work was assigned to two subconsultants. Robert Kistner of Kistner and Associates researched existing state programs and Clancy Philips of the Mitigation Assistance Corporation investigated existing federal programs. Appendix A of this report lists each state and federal program, its objective, eligibility requirements, and any partnership opportUnities available. SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire Development To assess the floodplain management and stream rehabilitation problems and concerns across Colorado, a detailed questionnaire was developed by MWE, CWCB. and the Steering Committee. The questionnaire solicited data on the following major subjects. . Community Profile . Floodplain Management o Floodplain Related Issues o Floodplain Mapping Needs o ExistinglPlanned Mitigation Measures . Multi-Objective Use of Stream Corridors . Institutional Issues 11-2 97-060.001