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<br />O~J~28 <br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />The numbers of structures and people occupying the Region's <br />flood plains are significant in total and in most communities. <br />A flash flood warning system is a necessary component of wise <br />flood plain management within the Region at this time. It <br />would not significantly reduce property damages during a <br />flood, but it could help save hundreds of lives. <br /> <br />The Pikes Peak Flood Hazard Task Force recommended on <br />September 12, 1986 that local jurisdictions cooperatively fund <br />the development, implementation, and operation of the proposed <br />flood warning system. (See Appendix 1.) The formula for cost <br />distribution suggested was based on the residential occupation <br />of the Region's 100 year flood plains as substantiated in this <br />report. On October 8, 1986 the Pikes Peak Area Council of <br />Governments also gave formal approval to the recommended <br />system and cost distribution formula and encouraged member <br />communities to contribute to its initial and ongoing funding. <br /> <br />It should be noted that the warning system proposed is one <br />element in a region-wide planning, warning, and response <br />approach to threats posed by flash floods. Once it is in <br />place, there will still be a great need for local <br />jurisdictions to cooperate in all phases of region-wide <br />disaster preparedness and hazard mitigation. As a first step <br />toward cooperative, comprehensive flood plain planning, <br />however, the development of the warning system now would be <br />the best policy for all jurisdictions in the Region. <br /> <br />9 <br />