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| Meeting Agendas, Summaries & Presentations |
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| Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement Project |
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| Weather Modification Grants |
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| Floodplain & Storm Criteria Manual |
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| Frequently Asked Questions |
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Based on historical information extending over 100 years, Colorado averages $54 million (in 2006 dollars) annually in flood damages.
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Flood Hazard Mitigation
Flood Hazard Mitigation is anything that can be done to minimize future economic losses and eliminate public safety threats resulting from flood hazards. Examples of flood hazard mitigation include, but are not limited to, the following general types of non-structural and structural activities:
- Purchase Flood Insurance
- Purchase undeveloped floodprone property for open space like parks and forest preserves.
- Relocate, elevate or flood-proof homes, building and other structures.
- Build reservoirs, wetlands or regional stormwater management facilities
- Build or rebuild infrastructure to withstand flooding conditions.
- Build levees, channels, or diversions around valuable, but easily damaged areas.
Two grants are available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for reducing flood risk in local communities. One of the grants is the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Assistance Program, managed through the Colorado Division of Emergency Management. The other grant is the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMAP), managed through the CWCB, which offers grants for developing a local Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan and for completing Flood Mitigation Projects to reduce flood risk in your community. Listed below are the requirements to be considered for these grants. Depending on the federal allocation, the CWCB requests applications for FMA funds from local governments in early to mid winter every year. For an application or further information contact Thuy Patton.
Purpose: Grants to states and communities to develop or update local Flood Hazard Mitigation Plans.
Requirements: Community must participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Community must match 25% of the total grant (half of which, or 12 1/2%, must be cash). Must have at least one public meeting to gain community consensus about the plan and its objectives. Plan must be legally adopted by the community.
Purpose: Grants to states and communities to implement measures to reduce flood losses by completing minor structural projects.
Eligible Projects: 1) Acquisition of NFIP insured structures and real property, 2) relocation or demolition of NFIP insured structures, 3) elevation of NFIP insured structures, 4) dry floodproofing of NFIP insured structures, 5) minor, localized structural projects that are not fundable by State or other Federal programs.
Requirements: Community must participate in the NFIP. Community must match 25% of the total grant (half of which, or 12 1/2%, must be cash). Community must have an adopted local Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan which identifies the proposed project as the community’s number one priority for a flood hazard mitigation project.
Colorado’s Funding Allocation: Funding amounts average $13,600 for planning grants and $132,000 for project grants. Examples of Past Successful Planning and Project Applicants
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