Colorado Water Conservation Board Flood Recovery Update

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1 Colorado Water Conservation Board Flood Recovery Update Chris Sturm Stream Restoration Coordinator Colorado Water Conservation Board

2 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD Colorado Avalanche Information Center State Land Board Colorado Oil &Gas Conservation Commission Division of Reclamation, Mining, & Safety Colorado Parks & Wildlife Division of Forestry Division of Water Resources Watershed & Flood Protection Interstate, Federal & Water Information Stream & Lake Protection (In-Stream Flows) Finance Section Water Supply Planning

3 Colorado Water Conservation Board Watershed & Flood Protection Section Grant Programs: Colorado Watershed Restoration Program (CWRP) Invasive Phreatophyte Control Program (IPCP) Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund (CHRF) Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund (FWRF) Senate Bill River Restoration grants

4 CWCB Flood Recovery Team Local Stream Coalition Development and Coordination Watershed and Stream Master Planning, Updated hydrology Technical Support for exigent stabilization projects Develop Strategy for Multi-Objective Diversion Design/Construction Program Management- Stream Restoration Design/Implementation

5 Watershed Coalitions Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed Estes Valley Watershed Coalition Big Thompson River Coalition Little Thompson Watershed Coalition St. Vrain Creek Coalition Fourmile Watershed Coalition Left Hand Watershed Oversight Group Coal Creek Canyon Watershed Partnership Middle South Platte River Alliance El Paso County Regional Watershed Collaborative

6 CWCB s mission is to conserve, develop, protect, and manage Colorado s water for present and future generations

7 Colorado s Water Plan Colorado Water Conservation Board December 2015

8 Watershed Health, Environment, and Recreation Colorado s Water Plan sets a measurable objective to cover 80 percent of the locally prioritized lists of rivers with stream management plans, and 80 percent of critical watersheds with watershed protection plans, all by 2030.

9 Stream Hydrograph

10 Multi-Stage Channel 100 Year Floodplain Geomorphic Floodplain

11 2013 Colorado Flood Recovery Phase II NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program Purpose: Implement emergency recovery measures to protect life and property in watersheds impaired by a natural disaster Funding: $63.2 mil. total/ $47.4 mil. federal State Sponsor: Colorado Water Conservation Board Local Sponsors: Counties, cities/towns, watershed coalitions, others Timeline: April 1, 2018 technical assistance agreement ends

12 Program Milestones JULY 2015 Watershed coalitions and communities submit highest priority projects based on master plans APRIL 2015 CWCB/NRCS sign Technical Assistance agreement DECEMBER 2015 CWCB contracts Resilient Watershed Partners to assist with program management and technical assistance NOVEMBER 2015 Damage Survey Reports for highest priority projects complete JANUARY 2017 Complete design and construction documents JANUARY 2018 Complete construction contracts APRIL 2018 Final project documentation and closeout

13 Existing Resources Project Engineering Guidance Bioengineering Manual Revegetation Matrix FAQs Local Match Requirements Fact Sheet EWP Phase 2 Checklist Available on coloradoewp.com Program Information/Guidelines and Resources

14 Opportunities for Multiple Benefits Protect Life and Property Stabilize channel banks Reconnect floodplains with streams Manage sediment Reduce hazards and improve flood conveyance Improve habitat Enhance recreational opportunities

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16 Floodplain at work

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19 100 Year Floodplain More cwcb.state.co.us or chris.sturm@state.co.us Geomorphic Floodplain