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<br />2.5.2 Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board was legislatively <br />created in 1937 for the expressed general purpose " to <br />promote the conservation of the waters of the State of Colorado <br />in order to secure the greatest utilization of such waters and <br />the utmost prevention of floods. . ." <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board provides technical <br />ass istance to local governments in the development of floodplain <br />information studies. various programs developed within the Flood <br />Control and Floodplain Management Section of the Board are shown <br />in figure 2.12. The Board is the state coordinator of all <br />floodplain management activities within the State of Colorado. <br />The Water Conservation Board periodically issues an index map <br />showing the availability of floodplain information in Colorado. <br />This map shows reaches of streams in Colorado for which detailed <br />floodplain information is known to be available and where studies <br />are in progress. A library of completed floodplain information <br />studies is maintained by the Board. <br /> <br />Through its designation and approval function, the Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board certifies the technical accuracy and <br />appropriateness of floodplain information to county and municipal <br />governments. It is then up to these local governments to make <br />wise land use decisions based on that information. Figure 2.13 <br />shows the progress of designated floodplain information studies <br />by state fiscal year which begin on July 1. Since 1967, a total <br />of 209 studies prepared by various government agencies for a <br />total of approximately 2800 stream miles, have been designatE!d by <br />the board. <br /> <br />Flood COlltrol Slid FloodplaIn Mallagemellt Sectloll <br /> <br />,Lerry F. Long. ChillI <br /> <br />_ J ~ <br />GmmunitY Assistance Programs ____..1 <br /> <br />1_ <br /> <br />Floodplain Information Programs <br /> <br />----,.--- -p ---r-- ----.-_..., ~.~._. ^----,. <br />I I I I <br />Floodnlain Flood NI'IP Olsasler <br />Uaneg('menl HlIllHd Coordlnallon Rosponsll <br />!ir.r~lccs RlIlvi(IWS <br />AuthorilleS fedelal SIMerlan <br />Zonll'lo Slale Warning Plans <br />Oe';Qnallon L<tC.1 <br />P\lbliC Ro:lal~ <br /> <br /> <br />FlOOd DaUI <br />Collection <br />and Documentation <br /> <br />floollplaln <br />Inlormation <br />Reporls <br /> <br />FlOOd ConHol <br />and Dral<laoe Plans <br /> <br />Mflpn1nQ <br />Ilydloloqy <br />Hydraulics <br />Reporting <br /> <br />AlIcrnaljvfJ$ <br />EconOl;llc~ <br />HJ9..t:!!_O_'__~_ <br /> <br />,Technical Reports <br />~rdS--;;;~ <br />Flood Docum;'!ola\\on <br /> <br />Figure 2.12, CWCB Floodplain Management Programs <br /> <br />-52- <br />