BOARD00070 ‎(4)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/13/2006
• Description: En-Bloc Non Reimbursable Investments Flood Response Fund ‎(Revised)‎
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO,

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Shennan Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAJ(:(303)866~74
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

To:
From:
Date:
Re:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Kevin Houck, Engineer, Flood Protection Section
October 30,2006
Agenda Item 11b (En-bloc non-reimbursable investments)
Flood Response Fund (Revised)
November 13-15, 2006 CWCB Meeting

Russell George
Executive Director

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Background
At the CWCB November 20-21,2000 meeting, staff provided the Board with an overview of the CWCB Flood Response
Program. The staff's November 2000 presentation to the Board outlined the objective, discussion, and benefits that the
Program would provide to the State. A $150,000 Flood Response Program was authorized in the 2001 Construction Fund
Bill (SB 01-157) and enacted by the Colorado General Assembly. This legislative action made funds available for the
Flood Response Program on July 1, 2001. The fund was created to give the Flood Protection Section of the CWCB ability
to quickly respond and have program funds in the areas of: flood documentation, flood forecasting and outlooks, post event
floodplain mapping, aerial photography, and flood mitigation.

Discussion
The current request is to revise and increase the fund to $300,000 from the original $150,000 to refresh the fund is due to
the fact that CWCB is using these funds as planned during FY 07/08 for: 1) preparation of individual flood documentation
reports for actual events in Colorado, 2) contracts with consulting finns for Colorado Flood Task Force flood forecasting
and weather outlooks during the spring/summer flood season, plus a web~based daily flood threat bulleting with tailored
regional flood outlook reports, 3) ongoing work and increased demand for evaluating and producing 100-year flood and
debris flow hazards in areas affected by flooding or other natural hazards, 4) develop scopes of work and projects for flood
mitigation activities in communities where flood loss reduction is needed, and 5) develop on-call services for digital and
aerial photographs and mapping for post-flood documentation and flood hazard identification. The justification for
extending the previously authorized $150,000 up to the requested $300,000 is due in part to increasing costs of doing
business since the fund was first authorized over 5 years ago. More importantly, additional capabilities have been added to
the program including a web-based Daily Flood Threat Bulletin for statewide use that enhances National Weather Service
products and provides tailored regional flood outlooks. We have also seen an increased need to re-evaluate flood hydrology
and hydraulics for use in floodplain studies that become part of Colorado's Map Modernization program.

Staff Request
The CWCB Staff requests that the Board consider revising from $150,000 up to $300,000 the Flood Response Fund and
refresh the Fund to an amount not to exceed $300,000 for Fiscal Year 2008.

Recommendation
Staff reconnnends that the Board request the General Assembly to revise c.R.S. 37-60-123.2 to increase the continuously
authorized amount of $150,000 from the Construction Fund up to $300,000 to be appropriated to the Colorado Water
Conservation Board for the Flood Response Program.

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning