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<br />and approve the floodplain and flood-prone areas as set forth in
<br />the aforesaid report; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the United States Ar~y Corps of Engineers,
<br />Omaha District, has completed floodplain information reports
<br />entitled uSpecial Flood Hazard Information Report, South Platte
<br />River, Volume I," dated April, 1977, and uFlood Plain Information,
<br />Cache la poudre River, Colorado, Volume II, Greeley, Weld County,"
<br />dated March, 1974, and
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<br />WHEREAS, the Colorado Water Conservation Boa~d by
<br />Resolution Number 82 adopted November 15, 1977, Resolution Number.
<br />41 adopted February 26, 1975, respectively, approved and designated
<br />the floodplains described in the aforesaid reports; and
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<br />WHEREAS, certain reaches of the south Platte River
<br />floodplain have been revised and updated by the Flood Insurance
<br />study, which reaches are known as Reach 1, beginning 700 feet down-
<br />stream of the confluence of the Cache la poudre River thence
<br />extending upstream to the East Section line of Sec. 36, T5N, R66W,
<br />6th PM, and Reach 2 beginning at south line ,of Sec. 30, T2N, R66W,
<br />6th PM thence extxnding upstream to the south line of Sec. 7, TIN,
<br />R66W, 6th ~M'j ~ '
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<br />WHEREAs, Section 37-60-106(1), Colorado Revised statutes
<br />1973, requires the Colorado Water conservation Board to assist in
<br />the prevention of fioods and flood damages therefrom; and'
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<br />WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-201 and 30-28-111, Colorado
<br />Revised statutes 1973, provide that such legislative bodies of
<br />local jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses
<br />on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel Or basin only
<br />after designation and approval by the Colorado Water Conservation
<br />Board, an~
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<br />WHEREAS, Section '37-60-106 (1)'(c), Colorado Revised
<br />Statutes 1973, directs the Colorado Water Conservation Board to
<br />designate and approve storm ,or 'floodwate~ ~unoff channels or basins
<br />and to make such' .designations available to legislative bodies of
<br />local jurisdictions; and
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<br />nnEREAS, the staff of the Board has reviewed the flood
<br />insurance study and does hereby recommend to the Colorado Water
<br />Conservation Board that the Board rescind Reaches 1 and 2 of
<br />Resolution 82, adopted November 15, '1977; designate and approve
<br />as floodplain areas those areas inundated by a 100-year flood
<br />(intermediate regiOnal flood) as described by the floodwater surface
<br />elevations and profiles in said report for Reaches I and 2 for the
<br />South Platte River, the U. S. Highway 34 Levee Overflow Channel,
<br />Sheep Draw, Eaton J;)raw, the Tri-Are~ ,:qra,ip.,ageway, and the Tri-Area
<br />Drainageway Overflow Channel; and I4i-e.gg.ni.ze-the--f.lood---p:r:oae ar-eas-
<br />(ilene-A)....as ,areaspo.f"'identi'fi-ecr-fleod-'hazard; ,J' __
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