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• Board Meeting Date: 11/18/2007
• Description: CF Section - En-bloc Non-Reimbursables - CWCB - Colorado Floodplain Map Modernization Program
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
wuu-. c~vcb. state. co. us
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
FROM: Dawn Gladwell -Floodplain Mapping Coordinator
Dan McAuliffe
Watershed Protection and Flood Mitigation Section Acting cwcB Director
DATE: November 1, 2007
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 16i, November 14-15, 2007 Board Meeting
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section -CWCB -Colorado Floodplain
Map Modernization Program
Introduction and Discussion
In early 2003, Congress approved a substantial funding package ($150 million) to provide
updated foodplain mapping nationwide. Similar funding levels have been allocated by Congress
in subsequent years. This level of funding represents a five fold increase in amounts seen during
previous funding cycles, and has presented an outstanding opportunity for Colorado and other
states to make a concerted effort to update and revise aging floodplain maps. In preparation for
increased foodplain mapping efforts and to provide a source of non-federal matching dollars for
the cost-share program, the CWCB approved and the General Assembly authorized anon-
reimbursable investment of $500,000 in the 2003 Construction Fund Bill with annual funding
amounts in all subsequent Bills. Staff is now requesting a total of $500,000 for program funding.
Beginning in August 2003, Colorado has received over $6.7 million in federal grant dollars for
foodplain mapping activities as part of the foodplain Map Modernization program initiated by
FEMA. The FEMA funds are being matched by CWCB and local cost-share dollars to
implement the map update work that includes engineering and GIS to create new digital
countywide maps. The initial Map Modernization Program funds authorized in the 2003 and all
subsequent Construction Fund Bills have provided the required non-federal matching dollars
(80/20 cost share program). The State funds are further leveraged by local cost share dollars and
in-kind services from many communities thus far. The total funding amounts have been
instrumental in keeping Colorado as a lead state within FEMA Region 8 and will continue to
benefit a variety of Colorado communities in the months and years to come. Without the CWCB
matching dollars, Colorado could miss out on millions of dollars in federal grants. It is fully
expected that high levels of FEMA funding (millions of $) will stream into Colorado during the
next several years and beyond. Additionally, the Map Modernization work will become part of
the proposed Flood DSS system to increase data capture and enhance Colorado's decision
support tools.
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