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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />'721 Stale Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />:)enver. Colorado 80203 <br />'?hone (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX (303) 866-4474 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br /> <br />James S. Locbhead <br />Execmive Director. DI'o'"F <br /> <br />Daties C. lile. P E. <br />Direaor. CWCB <br /> <br />Dear Members and Participants of the Colorado Flood Task Force: <br /> <br />The 1995 Colorado Flood Task Force proved to be a very effective and efficient vehicle for <br />providing unified technical information to the public. In particular, much of the information <br />provided by one member was extremdy useful to other members and users in making flood <br />forecasts and in implementing flood preparedness activities. <br /> <br />As we approached the 1995 snowmelt runoff season, the state's snowpack was at a record high <br />on many snow courses and the highest sinc,' the 1984 flood season on others. That year, a $31 <br />million presidential flood declaration was declared in western Colorado for 17 counties and their <br />associated municipalities. This report provides a record of the flood events which occurred in <br />Colorado during the spring and summer of 1995. It describes what occurred and how <br />government responded. It identifies those innovative actions that evolved including mitigation <br />techniques to reduce flood losses. It further identifies mitigation recomm(:ndations for future <br />flood preparation and recovery operations. <br /> <br />It was my profound pleasure to work with Task Force Members ,Old others. I look forward to <br />working with you in the future to better serve the State of Colorado. You should feel proud of <br />your participation and accomplishments as a member of the Task Force and especially the <br />mitigation opportunities documented in the 1995 Colorado Hood Report. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />Larry F. Lang. P.E., Chair <br />Colorado Flood Task Force <br />