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<br />~'rom Gr~n(l.runclion l)'lily ~entin~l:
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<br />FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
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<br />Wl~inC'",j;~v. .rune 5,19;;7
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<br />Rivers Rising;
<br />May Peak Over
<br />This Weekend
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<br />We".rn Co"".<io ~"""COOlin",,<ilo,i,c
<br />th,.mo,oing,O)<,tIMfew..apo...ibill'y''''Y
<br />wo~'d feooh "..." ""... <i"nOQ the coming
<br />weekoM,
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<br />The<"Vtw)',;rl(jth;,predi<tioni,'Mtwilh
<br />tem"",."'"., hig. ",'h.y.",'hi. ".0',
<br />"""mv"" ,,'e 01 ,nowm." would be reached
<br />
<br />Gun",,,,nRiy.rno,mallype,"inM.y,
<br />CO'Of,,<I<>inJuno.llb-ot"ohouldb<lnoo,c,."",
<br />''''' .am~ 'im., llOOOing would gre",ly excoed
<br />tn.,in1952
<br />
<br />Colorado RivOfat Rivc",,'e Park,t>elow
<br />conllucnoe wi'h Gun"i",n, is .oout a, hig~ a,
<br />Ire 195~ pe.~, but the ...,ep ." ,"" Olke Road
<br />are. <>as! Of CO""""""'" lak.' I, no'"
<br />~"e",,,e " on '952. A 1uw """ 01 n'~h w.l~',
<br />"Ow...., ,,,II prob.~I, 1:>00<' 'ho '''''p In lho low
<br />placu.
<br />C"o,"ooR;ve'""yl)Oove'OIlele'''^,OnQ
<br />tr., w..l "d~ 01 to~ fl'W ~"".ct'nQ t~. !<>w'.na,
<br />e"'ofC""t><lOtlC"tl.'"O"."~itml<Jht'J\",.rfiow
<br />",ong 'h~ '<>U'"~"'""II" of tho Olty, ..""Olally
<br />".a, R,v,"~Ido P.,. an<i "p"'o,,"'. Tho ""."
<br />""o"t."oqohiq'w'ntovocmolhom",",oM
<br />RMO'.'" Road tMn il<ii" In 1952. R"oof 18
<br />,""h~, would put w.,., 'nto 0"" co'n'" 01 ,"0
<br />ci!yyord,inC..w'Pr<i',Ad<l;h()n
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<br />Cloudbur"l ,tnrms OVt'r tributary
<br />,1rai1I"'~~" ~r~ kntlwn w hav~ ,,,,euned a,,,j
<br />undnub\t'(II,' ('auowd flood;ni1: many tLm,', em
<br />lrilmtary stre'urns. Hmn"'(,r. .!,'tail"d :nfor-
<br />
<br />Fr:uay. ,Jun~ 7, 1~57
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<br />In order to [mwide ellwr~eney pro"'~tion
<br />tn tk" Conned;cut Lak~, ari'lL, ),>wes were
<br />conslrud,'<:1 by local inler~:;t.~ on th(' south
<br />hank of thl' Colorado RivE'r <lown,trl'am from
<br />tho Grand Avcn\lebridge, Low dikcsha\'~al"o
<br />l).),'n ~onotru~l~d on th~ north bank of th<'
<br />Colorado River upstr"a.m from the Grand
<br />Avenue bridl':e in the Riverside Park area.
<br />J}urin"the!9;;7f1ood,aleveewa.,oon<trUCled
<br />alon" the east bank of tbe Gunniwn Riwrby
<br />the U,S, Atomk En~rgy Commission to afford
<br />proledioo to its in<tallation. Tk""", worb,
<br />bowewr. are nOI adequate to containtnc 100-
<br />year flood, whicb would be "onsiderably
<br />Iaq.(cr than the 1957 flood cv~~t.
<br />Y!ostof the re,;ervoirs in the basin, of the
<br />Colorado and Gunni<<m Rivers above the ,tudj'
<br />area are operated for walt'r ec>n,€r\'ation
<br />purpo><cs and eon,equently pl"<lYide only
<br />incidental flood protection W th~ (!ra"d
<br />,Junction area. In the Gunnison River
<br />drainagt'. however, r<'gulationg for joint
<br />conservation-f100d eontrol operation of I'aonia
<br />Re,,~rvoir have hl'en prepared by the Corp.s{lf
<br />E""in,,~r3 and th<' BureaU of Reclamation,
<br />The enn3ervation o[K'ration of B1u~ ~"mm
<br />R,,,~rvoir pt'ovide>\ H,b,;tantial flood contrul
<br />be'wfit" butfnrmalop"ratin~rt'!(ulat,;on3for
<br />flood control have nnt h~~n flreflar~r1_ Th~
<br />incidf'n!<1IsWrali".limiw,jl1,x>dc",,,troIN"""',
<br />tn",,-muuntain dive,.",o)).;. and irri>:ation
<br />li"€8ha"e~rveJandwilllJro\x,blyeoJltinu"w
<br />j"rvt' in r<.ducinl': p<,ak flow, for very larj1;e
<br />flood,;n the study r~~h.
<br />FI()(>(ll'hin "<,~ulation' ha",' o.,,'n ~"I"]1t~d
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<br />lillie Damage Done
<br />So Far By Rivers;
<br />Some Seepage
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<br />Food oO"'Jil;on, in the G"nd JunW""
<br />.ceacoo,,"ue'o'ecpcltyaNlc<>unlywo""'en
<br />ont""io~~ut"""'t".Gun"''''n""dCo'o'OdO
<br />n.".". "'''' ~O"" lit'''' d.m.ge
<br />
<br />C,tytrud~o,~dump"'Q,od'nd<i"'''ong
<br />tMins'ooofthe,oc",w.llatRi,c,:liooP"""ond
<br />tho flow of w,le"he'o h.. l>eend;,""edi>l<:'
<br />;nWI".",~,.w.\"'w;lIh.'.to'""""",lh",I",,'
<br />be'o"" hQ""" ," ,oe ."'. .'~ ~"d~"9"ed,
<br />.'l'ougn "'''"' """",",,,01, In C'"W'O'~ Ad<>ill""
<br />M.e"",o'''''''''dl'''1
<br />.~,<o,. 'he "vcr an<i n<>rt' of tho G"n~
<br />Me.bfld<JO.coon<ye'ow,.ro""alnatwo",<>n
<br />thed...e belw,,"," tho ,."."""C""MctiC,,"
<br />'-".....e.. W",.r "..e'''ll,ngtwOl..t*'o",
<br />,hOd,..,<>p, '~""'t""arTIQunt'M'theC(\OJn',
<br />r.i"," t.... <iliw
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<br />A"OlMICfOW...du",pingl.ilrq.,ock,.n.,
<br />'no 'outh app'o.,ch to ".., Gunnl""" H,,",
<br />"'idq., wno,. a '.r~g whorlP<lol woo was~Ing
<br />.w.ytMI>.,"k. A..,.",ch """" Ihg'N~'"Ou'''
<br />11(>O~ tho ,aa<i ," 'po,", ~""h<! AECcompound
<br />..com~lototyw.Ile<l,n"""'.M"O(Mfi<-",lty;.
<br />C'POC'&d'ho'o
<br />"bg~l "",i;o'<>"'I\QI'~IecQm",,"I<<""tho
<br />CM"O'''u'f,ko,placo,,,,1o(oonrinuO<ttotlo,,,
<br />t""'ugh Lt>. <>echO''' and l>ol.to 'h~ '.OJ"".M
<br />sM<i, on on isf.n<!
<br />
<br />by Mcoa County, D~si~naled fl"od p!:<in,.
<br />indndin~ I"", nar,ard and f1,,',dways lOne" lLn'
<br />incoqx)rated into Cllunty ",,"Lng map'.
<br />^pplicati"n, for new d('vclopmentor revis;nn
<br />ofexlstin"devd<Jpmcntinthe8€art'asmuslbc
<br />ajJpr')\'L~J hy IIw County C,mlmission. and
<br />wehneworrevi,eddevelopmcnti'"lJbjedto
<br />provision,desi"ned W prohibit:
<br />a, Stora.....eofmaterialsthalarefloat.1ble
<br />"r may r.e detrimental W human, animal. or
<br />plant life,
<br />b_ Di'\posal of >:arba,o:<, or oth~r solid
<br />Wa"t~ mawr;ak
<br />e, &",irlentialu>l€,
<br />d, Creation nr dt'rrn<iti~n uf additional
<br />drbri~_
<br />e. f'lacemcntoffill, installationofstruc-
<br />ture~. Dr ottlra!(e of matO'r;als that could
<br />advcrsclyaf!ectfloodflo", and lX'"iblycau,;e
<br />additionlllflnodin",.
<br />The City "r Uranu Jundion ""nin"
<br />ordinanee providcs that, if proposed con,tru~-
<br />tion may be rlamal(ed by flOC>ding, or may
<br />caLl,eexi,tjngbuilrlin~ u, bed..mag,'ll hy
<br />fhxlin~.thelx'l'm;tfor<t)ehstrtlc_turCllmu'\t
<br />be approved in writing by the City Enl(incur,
<br />If the City En"int'~r w;11 n01 apIJco\'e ..
<br />location for builrlin" blXaU"e of itsflood;n",
<br />]If\tO'ntial, h,' must ,tlLtt' hi, ",':\son' 00 thc
<br />"flpl;ea'lt ;~_ writ;nr:, Thr apph~~t m~:' h3\'~
<br />recourse w the City C<!uneil to ~rant the
<br />p<'rmit. bU1. only Rft~r eomirleration by the
<br />City Ph<nninKand Zoninl(Commb;ion,
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<br />FUTURE FLOODS
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<br />100- AND 500-YEAR FLOODS
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<br />mation on fl,,,,.-j en'''t';s n,,! Rt'ail",hl~ ri,l<'
<br />"l<Linly to tht, ru,.,,1 I\"tltn' llf tli\' rej(ion and
<br />tn~ ["ct that fl(~){linj( of fnrm and orchard
<br />lan,l ..v", f,,'ldnm m:ulp:;. malu,"of rl'eord,
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<br />Th~ IOO.yenr flood is 01\(' with a p<~ak now
<br />n'~j(nitud,-' th~t hH' '" I 1It""''nl ehancr.' or
<br />l",in>: ~qllall~<! 0" ~~,.t',~lt'<1 in any v.i\'t'n y,,,u,
<br />nr.d a fre(ju<'ncy uftlC~urrt'lll'e()fabolltont'e in
<br />l(){)Yl'a,.,.onthel"n>:-tf'rmav~ra"e.~imilarly,
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<br />c.
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<br />the 500-YC<lr fl,1Ot1 has a O.~ pcreentehanc~{)f
<br />b";nl(<'qualkdurex<'eed('rlinany,,iwnyrar,
<br />and It fr~qu~ney"f"e<,urr<,''''''of"I."'t'' <.\ne~ ,n
<br />"O(l y""rs on the lon~-t~rm awral<:"_ A_,
<br />prev;,)",ly indie~tl'd. '''o\\'"wlt "'Lnuff from
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