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<br />l'ubHc ""co,'~~ ., detdl'lcnt to e"cfgcncy opcc~ncns.
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<br />It Is rcc"",,"cn.<:!cd ~hat
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<br />,~~OD I:;S";I.",~CE
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<br />public il'\forOl8.tion and educaUon progra".., on "nood Ha.~rd'" be dlsee.,ninHed
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<br />througl, the ""ws media ~nd be a part of the total co",mun.Uy df"n t"wards
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<br />The "nincorporated arc"," of Chaffee CO\lnty 'ire participating in the Federal
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<br />lesscninBthe los.ee ca\lsed by flooding.
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<br />E~ergency ~'nagement Agency's National Flood In'\lr~nce Pro8ra~.1 The
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<br />""ncrs ,lnd occupants of all buildLnga <Hd OlobUc homes Ln the enUre co~m"n-
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<br />Since "",st of the flood plaLn has re""incd 1n a natural condLelon, with
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<br />ity are eligible to obtain flood insurance coverage. It ts reco~ilIended that
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<br />cOillpatib.te uses suchae recreati"nandpasture, flood control atructures are
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<br />buildings and mobile Iw:oes within or ~djac"nt to tl\e detineated flood ha~ard
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<br />not recommendedwhich"'ouldenhancefuturedevelopillCnts.
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<br />a"d mudfio" areaS carry flood ina,,~ance on the structure contents.
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<br />Of special concern is the ass"rance of ""dntaining aegthetic values and
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<br />nat\lral strea~ integrity in the Chalk C~eek Study area. Compatible
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<br />9trLlctu~al changes such as i,"provIng road and bridge crossings would
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<br />~llevlste sOille of the channel const~tctLon problems ~nd reduce the si~e of
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<br />the flood ha~a[d a'[ea.
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<br />Ilebrig flows (mudf1o"'sl c0011d bechannelized,divetted, or in sOIO"caaeS
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<br />da",med; howc'wf, the practicality or "dvlsKbl lity "r such ~tr\Jctur~l cont~ol
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<br />i.~ 'lUe~llo[\"ble. '1,,, f\"t,,~~l ,,,,,.In<i~,in~ chat"cl.nl~tics of Jeorio [''''b
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<br />would have too be provided fo~ In the engineerIng design and con9tr\lction of
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<br />structuul ::>ea9ur~9. Ad~'1uate qtruct\lN~ and "nnllal <o;'1ntenancp ~eed~ "'o\lld
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<br />be very costiy. Of "tmost i",portance h the avaUabiHty of a detour route
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<br />ar,,"nd the "",dElo", ct(}~~tL\ll ""uth"e"t of :1ount l'dLlceton !lot Springs. ...~"
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<br />~afety fc,,<"rc, It b n'co",;n,;:ndcd lhac lhe Cou"cy Road Z90 ",iJl;~ ~t',,~,I"!I
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<br />and CO<lnty Koad 28~ be "",intained and kept opcn in the event of an
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<br />e"",rge"~y.
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<br />',or1'llCrly under IlUO-Thc function. of the Federal Insuranee
<br />'\<lminI6tratjon, U. s. o..p"rt"'ent of !lou"lng ,'nd Urb~n D<)v<,jop""nt, "'e.."
<br />or.'ln"ft'rct'd to th_ lll'''ly eSl.lbHsl\>'d Ped",.,l !(mergcllcy 'fun";;C,,""'"t '\~c,,~y.
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