WSP01880

• File Number: 8030
• Description: Section D General Correspondence-Other Organizations
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 8/19/1974
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Title III Planning Act - US Water Resources Council-FY 1974 - Annual Report - Fiscal Year 1973-1974
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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Mr. Warren D. Fairchild
August 19, 1974
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study Area

Type of Pro;ect

Cooperating
Aqency

Steamboat springs, Colo.

Emergency Protection U. S. Corps of
Engineers
Project Study U. S. Corps of
Engineers
Flood Control U. S. Corps of
Engineers

Wiggins, Colo.

Bear Creek Dam & Lake

Flood Prevention Proqram

The Board has a program of direct financial assis-
tance up to, but not exceeding, 25 percent of the total local cost
of the construction cost of flood prevention works. Projects
qualifying under this program usually are sponsored by organizations
other than the Board. In FY 1974 the Board provided financial
assistance for flood prevention and improvement projects on Boulder
Creek and Little Dry Creek, both of which were sponsored by the
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, headquarted in Denver.

Flood Insurance

The Board is the state coordinating agency for the
National Insurance Program and is charged with the responsibility
of assisting communities and counties in qualifying for flood
insurance.

Interstate Compacts

Special studies were conducted relating to the
Arkansas River Compact, the Rio Grand Compact, and the Costilla
Creek Compact. These studies were designed to evaluate the impacts
of compact operation on Colorado water users. In addition, adminis-
trative functions, i.e., preparation and distribution of annual
reports. minutes, etc., were performed for the Arkansas River
Compact Commission.

3. Coordination Activities

Staff members of the Board served as members of, and
cooperated with, the Pacific Southwest Inter-Agency Committee (PSIAC),
the Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency (AWRBIAC), the Missouri