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<br />3. Tn~ flood I,lal" LI."'~ge"ef\t rlan should provld~ f<.>r f'<'ri",lJ.~ ""~i'~~li.;.,,~
<br />in the study area to ass~re confor~~"ce with Chaffee County'. .oning
<br />resoiutions In n,~tur"l hazlI.rd are"~.
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<br />to r~ar fish fit ~he Chalk Cre~k f'i5h H,~~chery. HOLl.lf1g devulop"'~"ts.
<br />with the il.uendarlt .~wage disposal ~yst~"'s, c<",ld degraJ~ tho w~ter
<br />qllill1ty and destroy ~ present ooMfl,,-L.t use. Development ',,",<.ltd aiso
<br />cause a~ ln~re.1~e in erosion ",~lch could conceivably dlsrupt or destroy
<br />brv<lntroutsjMwnlngoods.
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<br />4. Several extsting ro"d cro"slni:" obstruH flows during flood "tage.
<br />Remedlal rnea"ure" to existtng obstruction~, and f<.lture road crossing
<br />d~sign and locat1ofl~ sho<.llJ be co",p.~t1ble ,...ah the flood plaln
<br />rnanll.gementplll.".
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<br />5. Oebria flow" (mudflows) have a tende~cy to move wi~hout wlI.rning and they
<br />are not ~uitable sites for construction of per",auent .tructures. Their
<br />unpredl"-tabie nature and oftefl rapid I:IOWOle"t ...ke evcn the lo,,-aUon of
<br />~emi-per""tnent structures ~xtre"'ely hazardous. In general, the more
<br />hazardous [JIudflow are,," should b<,- avoided. In l"ss seve~" cases,
<br />r.areful mitigatlcc, "'easur~s and compat iblc kinds of dQv~iop"",nt .~re
<br />reeomme~ded.
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<br />Potential flood dam"ges to ed"t1ng developments and possible loss of life
<br />can be allevlateJ or lessened through sever,ll nonstructu<"lan dstructural
<br />..ethods,
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<br />6. UnLik<,- """'f fluo,; plai.ns, mLlCr. of tile Chal" Cr~"k fLood pCa in ";lS
<br />r~m"ln"d In l~a nat"ral ~t"te. H"\oI,,"~r, f"r~h~r "~~ro"dllr.,,,t un th~
<br />Ch~lk Creek flood plain will d~stroy many of It" ~~tural II.nd bcncfici~l
<br />nl\\es. It h recom.."cnded that the flood plain be proteucd from
<br />furtlwr d"velopClcnt. Thts C~n be~t h<' achieved thr"ugh zO[ling ti'e "r~a
<br />aHa'U"t deve.lop"lcT\t w\.thiT\ the r'loo<! pL'Hn. Wcttan<l" w'th1.n the Hood
<br />plain sl,o"ld be nalnt"ined to enhilnce th~ natural1\~S~ of th.e area, ~s
<br />w~ll .~~ for their obvious wildlife nlues. Flood plain J~v"l"~"""nt
<br />"ho'~:d be rurt.'11ed to prM"r~ ",,,ter .1u" tUy. 1'1,1" Is lmf'<\rt.,nt hCC.,"'~,'
<br />the Cre..k doe~ ""pply .. heavily [lg~d f1gh~ry ;1I\d ""ltH frOOl It l< ugd
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<br />Nonstructural"",thodsinclude: landtrc"tmcnt, flood w"rningand forecast-
<br />ing systems, flQod proofing, and flood fighting and <,-~rgency evacuations.
<br />I)v~r 92 p,'rc~nt of th,' tot,,1 drcdna.o:" .He" I. within N"tion,ll Forest
<br />boundaries and the U. S. forest Service's ""'nagcmcflt ~ractices arc effective
<br />I"~ reducing erosion snd aedl"",nt on puhlic l"ud. Com,"unication i~ ""tee""ly
<br />irnponant during flood .lIens, aT\d w.unlngs isgued through the National
<br />Weather Service an, dh"c:nln..ted by r..dio to "tate <lnd Loc.11 officials.
<br />~ost of the buildings In the study area. susceptlble to the IOO-ye"r flood,
<br />are in.hallow I'Ortlons of the floodpialn,tnd I'Otential da""'gescan be
<br />le."..ned with flood proofing measures. An "g""'rgency Evacusttonand
<br />Operat1onPl"n" sho\ltd be developed hy Chaffe,' Connty. r",ple",eutatlon of
<br />this plan would provlJe for alerting the public of potcntl"l floodi ngand
<br />conrdln"ting cor.tmuT\lty and county services d\lr1n~ an ei1lergency. I'L1n
<br />lnpl"""'''laLion dutl1\g th~ U_ of "n ,"n~r!l''''':Y r"q"ir"~ co"p,'rill (on of the
<br />~elkr"l pu~llc ,'s ",,,11 ,1~ 1"",,1 v(fI"Lds. This is especially i"port"nt for
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