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<br />CoJorndo Water Conservation Board
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<br />percent (15%) of all federal dollars
<br />allocated for a disas1er declaration
<br />are dedicated to flood hazard
<br />mitigation projects that will reduce
<br />future flood damages, Projects can
<br />be structural or non-structural in
<br />nature although FEMA encourages
<br />non-structural approaches to flood
<br />hazard mitigation, Currently, there
<br />are six (6) Hi\1GP projects underway
<br />or about to start in Colorado as a
<br />result of a presidential flood disaster
<br />declaration on August 1, 1997. The
<br />program is jointly administered and
<br />delivered by the CWCB, the
<br />Colorado Office of Emergency
<br />Management (OEM) and FEMA,
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<br />Project Impact
<br />Project Impact, FEMA's newest
<br />initiative, challenges the nation to
<br />take action to protect families,
<br />businesses and communities by
<br />reducing the effects of natural
<br />disasters, At the heart of Project
<br />Impac1 is the formation of active
<br />partnerships among businesses, civic
<br />leaders and individual citizens, This
<br />effort is an investmen1 that will
<br />enhance and strengthen the
<br />economic structure and long,term
<br />stability of communities, regardless
<br />of when disasters strike, FEMA
<br />provides "seed money" for selec1ed
<br />Colorado communities each year to
<br />achieve the following objectives:
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<br />, build community partnerships,
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<br />. assess risks,
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<br />. prioritize needs, and
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<br />, build support and
<br />commtulicate what is being
<br />done,
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<br />The program is jointly
<br />administered and delivered by the
<br />CWCB, OEM and FEMA
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<br />Colorado's 1998 PI communities
<br />are Morgan COlmty and Clear Creek
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<br />County Fort Collins was designated
<br />the state's first PI community in 1997,
<br />See article later on this page for more
<br />information,
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<br />users. There are thirty-six (36)
<br />program objectives for improving
<br />the NFIP and its map products,
<br />Colorado's program involvement
<br />comes primarily from its
<br />participation on the Technical
<br />Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC)
<br />where it holds the only seat
<br />dedicated to a state governmental
<br />body, The CWCB requests any
<br />infonnation you have about
<br />electronic mapping successes in your
<br />communities. Please contact Brian
<br />Hyde at the CWCR
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<br />Map Modernization
<br />Program
<br />The Map Modernization Program
<br />is a nationwide initiative designed to
<br />improve the National Flood
<br />Insurance Program's (NFIP's) map
<br />products, The program was
<br />developed in response to years of
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<br />constructive criticism from NFIP map
<br />
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<br />~i:.,,1 .. ~~ ,'_ _ _~~' '''-- _ :.;'i:~ <i::? _ '_ . :,<.~ t$' _ _" <'i __fr/t1.,
<br />Project Impact is a FEMAiniiiative which provides "se~[ money'~ to'assist.,
<br />com,munities in b~oming disaster resistan,t; Inpe.~ember 1Q?8, FEMA named'
<br />Clear Cree\< County and tI10rgan County aslhls year's Project Impact (PI)
<br />communities, Eacl1 coInrriunityifdeveloping a mitigation str~tegy that is" ~,
<br />implemented through a par1l1er~hip between business lea<;lers,community ~"
<br />officials and the genera)public. " 'ii' .,/'." (,.. * a 0 .'R
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<br />Morgan COWlty will undertaJse: k' .!!I"!!',~
<br />tf"; ii:iii
<br />.fl~?dproofin~?ctiViti~~: ~tll, . 'i'" "'.J. ~ I>
<br />. education! awareness, ana ". ill iii." ",!\\ """~ ~
<br />Iff~ _ ,:<' ,,' _ ,', _ -_--,/~ _ ." Ii>, .;' . ;". . i!Jl"
<br />.re~~rse 911 calling; to ipa1<t)~e'coUIlty and ilijI1un;cip~litie~mpre disas.~er"
<br />'resIstant ,,<, ,", "
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<br />Clear Creek Coiihty intends IS: ~fti . ,,>, ~'" ~ ,,! ~ ~
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<br />. elevate structures prone to flopding;,l ~,,,,;f;\l;'~~i,.l!jl ":,,' " "
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<br />. increase the channel capacity of Clear Creek and SOuth Clear Creek in
<br />Georgetown, '
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<br />. more effectively address hazardous materials spiIlson the 1<70 corrid9,f, and
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<br />. increase public awareness about natural hazards to make the coUIlty and its
<br />municipalities more disast~r resistant . .
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<br />For more information contact PI Coordinators Laura Oman at 303-679-2300
<br />Ext 382 in Clear Creek County or KeVin Kure*h at 970-867-8506 in Morgan
<br />County, . " ", 'II
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