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Watershed Protection & Flood Mitigation
The Watershed Protection & Flood Mitigation Section is has the duty and authority among other items, to “devise and formulate methods, means, and plans for… the prevention of flood damages… and to designate and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins…” [37-60-106(1)(c) C.R.S.]
The CWCB provides funding and technical assistance, where appropriate, for new and updated hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, flood hazard mapping, levee inspection compliance, watershed restoration, and weather modification activities. The role of State Coordinating Agency for the National Flood Insurance Program is also part of the CWCB’s responsibilities. Many of the strategies and measures implemented by this Section result in long-term flood protection for the overall health, safety and welfare of the general public in Colorado. Other plans and projects result in long-term protection of riparian ecosystems and water supply delivery mechanisms in the state.
The Watershed Protection & Flood Mitigation Program conducts the following activities:
- Review and approve new maps and updates and revisions to current maps to designate floodplains.
- Produce and review floodplain studies to identify floodplains and clarify flood-related issues for CWCB and other state, federal, and local entities.
- Prepare for and respond to flood events including conducting field and technical activities (e.g., documentation of the flood, providing technical guidance and support) in response to significant floods in Colorado.
- Provide technical services to support recovery from and mitigation to flood and flood hazards.
- Participate in partnering with federal, state, and local entities for the management, marketing, and administration of flood and flood related programs.
- Participate with partners to plan and undertake multi-objective projects designed to reduce flood hazards, stabilize and restore stream channels, provide habitat, reduce erosion, and increase the capacity to utilize water.
- Administer the Watershed Protection Fund and the projects approved by the Board and the Colorado Water Quality Control Division.
- Serve as the regulatory and permitting agency for weather modification activities in Colorado for commercial projects.
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