FLOOD10262

• County: Alamosa
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Title: Report on Governor's Emergency Funding 1987 Rio Grande Flooding
• Date: 7/15/1987
• Prepared For: Alamosa County
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Documentation Report

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EXHIBIT C

00036 87

STATE OF COLORADO

EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS
, 36 Slale Capitol
Oenver, Colorado 50203-1792
Phone (JOl) B6b-2471

EXECUTIVE ORDER
PROCLAMATION
DECLARING A DISASTER EMERGENCY IN ALAMOSA COUNTY

WHEREAS,

spring snwme1t has
conditions to exist
Colorado; and

cause an imminent threat of flooding
in A 1 amosa County in the State of

,

WHEREAS, efforts are underway to allow diversion of potential
floodwaters into an unpopulated and undeveloped area called
the "Closed Basin Project Area of the San Luis Valley"; and

WHEREAS, these efforts can no longer be sustained because of a lack
of local funds; and

WHEREAS, immediate' ass'istance is required to enable these mitigative
efforts to continue in order to reduce the potential loss
of property and to protect the public health and safety;

NOW, THEREFORE, l, Roy Romer, Governor of the State of. Colorado,
under the powers vested in me under Section 24-33.5 - 704 of the
Colorado Disaster Emergency Act of 1973, DO HEREBY DECLARE that a
state of emergency ex i sts in A 1 amosa County for the reasons set
forth above, and that the aforementioned areas within the state are
entitled to aid pursuant to the provisions of the Disaster Emergency
Act of 1973.

This Executive Order shall expire after thirty (30) days, unless
otherwise ex e ded.

Given under
Executive Seal
Colorado this
June,

my hand

t;1t

and the
State of
day of

Roy Rom
Governor

Roy Romer
Co...ernor