FLOOD09565

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan for Colorado
• Date: 1/1/1983
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

2.5 Existing Mitigation Plans and Programs ............ 49

2.5.1 Division of Water Resources ............... 49
2.5.2 - Colorado Water Conservation Board ......... 52
2.5.3 - Colorado Geological Survey................ 56
2.5.4 - Division of Wildlife ......................57
2.5.5 Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation .. 58
2.5.6 - Division of Mined Land Reclamation ........ 59
2.5.7 - State Land Board .......................... 59
2.5.8 - Division of Disaster Emergency Services ... 60
2.5.9 - Division of Highways ...................... 62
2.5.10 - Colorado State Patrol..................... 63
2.5.11 Division of Local Government .............. 64
2.5.12 Division of Housing .......................66
2.5.13 - Department of Health ...................... 67
2.5.14 - Department of Administration .............. 68
2.5.15 - Department of Institutions ................ 69
2.5.16 - Department of Education ................... 70
2.5.17 - Colorado Commission on Higher Education ... 71

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3.0

CRITICAL ISSUES

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3.1

Dam Safety

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3 . 1 . 1 - Ag lng Dams ................................ 74
3.1.2 - Hazard Classification .....................75
3.1.3 Inspection of Dams ........................ 76
3.1.4 - Spillway Design Criteria ..................79
3.1.5 Unsafe Dams ...............................81
3.1.6 - Legislation ................................81

3.2 Floodplain Management .............................82

3.2.1 - Dam Failure Flood Zone ....................82
3.2.2 Flood Insurance ........................... 83
3.2.3 - Identification of the Floodplain .......... 85
3.2.4 Development and Enforcement of Regulations. 88
3.2.5 Acquisition of Floodplain .................90
3.2.6 - State Property in the Floodplain .......... 90
3.2.8 - Br idges ................................... 91
3.2.7 - Legislation ................................92

3.3 Emergency preparedness ............................95

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3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4

publ ic Awareness ..........................
- warning Systems ...........................
Integration of Emergency Response .........
- Coordination of Mitigation Activities .....

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4.0 MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS .............................99

4.1 Dam Safety ............................... 100
4.2 - Floodplain Management .................... 107
4.3 - Emergency Preparedness ................... 118

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