FLOOD10226

• Designation Number: 70
• County: Adams
• County: Arapahoe
• County: Douglas
• Community: Denver Metro Region
• Stream Name: Westerly Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Flood Hazard Area Delineation - Westerly Creek
• Date: 1/1/1977
• Designation Date: 7/27/1977
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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- PREFACE -

by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the areas described

as being inundated by the 100-year flood (Intermediate Regional

Authorization

Flood) can be designated as flood hazard areas and their use

This report was authorized by the Urban Drainage & Flood Control

regulated accordingly.

District in joint sponsorship with the Colorado Water Conserva-

tion Board. The District has the power to enact District-wide

It should be noted that the terms "Intermediate Regional Flood",

flood plain regulations. At present, the District makes flood

"lOO-Year Flood", and "one percent flood" can be used inter-

plain information and mapping available for local agencies to

changeably as they are all defined by the same type of flood

adopt and administer their own flood plain regulations with the

event.

assistance of the District.

The Colorado Water Conservation Board has the power and duty

"...to designate and approve storm or floodway run-
off channels or basins, and to make such designations
available to legislative bodies of cities and incorporated
towns; to county planning commisions; and to boards of
adjustment of cities; incorporated towns; and counties
of this state..."

as stated in Section 37-60-106 (1) (c) of the Colorado Revised

Statutes 1973. The cities, incorporated towns and counties with-

in the study area may provide zoning regulations...

"...to establish, regulate, restrict, and limit such uses
on or along any storm or floodwater runoff channel or
basin, as such storm or floodwater runoff or basin has
been designated and approved by the Colorado Water Conser-
vation Board, in order to lessen or avoid the hazards to
persons and damage to property resulting from the accumu-
lation of storm or floodwaters..."

dS stated in Section 30-28-111 for the county governments and

Section 31-23-201 for municipal governments of the Colorado

Revised Statutes 1973.

Upon acceptance of this report by the Urban Drainage & Flood

Control District and the designation and approval of this report