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Home My WebLink About20111460 SN,ENcT OF T =ma!",. ---- '` United States Department of the Interior 9 � $ BUREAU OF RECLAMATION I d• P.O. Box 25007 yc�- ,e 40- Denver, Colorado 80225-0007 r 80 8gnoEFER TO: PRJ-14.10 . JUN 0 6 2011 Mr. Mike Collins Area Manager Eastern Colorado Area Office 11056 West City Road 18E Loveland, Colorado, CO 80537-9711 Subject: Invitation to Emergency Flood Exercises, Colorado—Big Thompson Project Dams,Colorado Dear Mr. Collins: The Bureau of Reclamation's Eastern Colorado Area Office(ECAO) is conducting three groups of functional- level emergency flood exercises for the Colorado-Big Thompson(C-BT) Project Dams. The exercises are a product of prior planning conferences, and numerous coordination activities conducted during the last 6 months. Multi-agency incident management staff representing ECAO, and their respective affected jurisdictions (listed below) are requested to participate in the exercises. The exercises will be held on Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday,July 27, 2011 at the Larimer County Fairgrounds"Ranch"complex located at 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, Colorado. The main venue for all three exercise groups will be at the Thomas M. McKee 4-H building, in the Timnath room(enclosed are maps of the incident area and exercise venue location). Please attend the session applicable to your jurisdiction. The following is the group exercise schedule: Tuesday,July 26 Group 1 —8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — including Olympus, Mary's Lake, and East Portal Dams, affecting Larimer and Weld Counties and communities of Estes Park, Loveland, and Greeley, along the Big Thompson and South Platte Rivers. Group 2— 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.— including Carter Lake, Rattlesnake, and Flatiron Dams, affecting Larimer and Weld counties and communities of Loveland, Milliken, and Greeley,along the Big Thompson and South Platte Rivers. Wednesday,July 27 Group 3 —8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.— including Horsetooth Reservoir Dams, affecting Larimer and Weld counties and communities of Fort Collins and Greeley,along the Cache La Poudre and South Platte Rivers. The exercises will provide an interactive forum to enhance incident management within the ECAO and the other affected agencies pertinent to dam incidents. An orientation seminar will immediately precede the exercise activity to provide background, and instructions to participants. The exercise fulfills a Reclamation agency directive and provides for enhancing participants' understanding of their roles and responsibilities for managing flooding incidents, including detection, operational decision-making, emergency notification,and warning and evacuation of at-risk populations. TIvY1lUUCgievts °U..'. So, A NL, PL, P�- L9— 13 - I IY�'1,(9 IC It 2011-1460 2 cc: Cont'd from previous page The exercise process will involve evaluating the content and application of the existing C-BT dam Emergency Action Plans, and incident management of the ECAO and the affected emergency response agencies. The evaluation will contribute to the development of the After Action Report, including potential recommendations for improvement. Included is a list of invited participants that are essential for an effective exercise. We appreciate your willingness to attend, contribute to and support this effort, and eagerly anticipate working with you. Please contact me at 303-445-2531 to address any questions or concerns you may have. Sincerely, 7fiAr .,,‘104449A-/ Mike Larson Emergency Management Specialist(Exercise Director) Flood Hydrology and Emergency Management Group Bureau of Reclamation Technical Services Center Enc I cc: Cont'd on following pages 3 cc: Cont'd from previous page Lynette Stieb, Communications Manager City of Loveland Colorado State Patrol City Manager 700 Kipling Street 500 East 3rd Street Denver, CO 80215 Loveland,CO 80537 Stephanie Chataignier, Communications Supervisor City of Loveland Colorado State Patrol City Council 700 Kipling Street 500 East rd Street Denver, CO 80215 Loveland, CO 80537 Michael Allman, Sergeant City of Loveland Colorado State Patrol (Ft. Collins) Public Works Department 3832 S. 1-25 500 East 3rd Street Fort Collins, CO 80525 Loveland,CO 80537 John Batka, Dam Safety Engineer City of Loveland Colorado Department of Water Resources Parks and Recreation Department 810 9`°street, Suite#200 500 East 3rd Street Greeley,CO 80631 Loveland, CO 80537 Jeremy Franz, Dam Safety Engineer Pat Miali, Emergency Management Coordinator Colorado Department of Water Resources Loveland Office of Emergency Management 810 9`h street, Suite#200 410 East 5th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Loveland, CO 80537 Treste' Huse, Senior Service Hydrologist Randy Mirowski, Chief National Weather Service City of Loveland Fire Department 325 Broadway 410 East 5th Street Boulder, CO 80305 Loveland, CO 80537 Robert Glancy, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Luke Hecker, Chief National Weather Service City of Loveland Police Department 325 Broadway 810 East 10th Street Boulder, CO 80305 Loveland, CO 80537 Rich Browne, Emergency Services Coordinator City of Loveland Rocky Mountain National Park Community and Strategic Planning Department 1000 Highway 36 500 East 3rd Street Estes Park, CO 80517 Loveland, CO 80537 Dave Hart City of Loveland Colorado Division of Emergency Management Community and Strategic Planning Department 9195 East Mineral Avenue, Suite 200 500 East 3rd Street Centerra, CO 80112 Loveland, CO 80537 Robyn Knappe, Training Coordinator City of Loveland Colorado Division of Emergency Management Public Information Office: 9195 East Mineral Avenue, Suite 200 410 E Fifth Street Centerra, CO 80112 Loveland, CO 80537 U.S. Forest Service, Forest Supervisor City of Greeley Arapahoe Roosevelt National Forest Headquarters Boards and Commissions 2150 Centre Avenue, Building E 1000 10th St Fort Collins,CO 80526 Greeley, CO 80631 4 cc: Cont'd from previous page Erik Nilsson, Emergency Manager City of Greeley City Council Larimer County Sheriff's Office 1000 10th St 2501 Midpoint Drive Greeley, CO 80631 Fort Collins, CO 80525 City of Greeley Robert Cook, Lieutenant City Manager Larimer County Sheriff's Office 1000 10th St 2501 Midpoint Drive Greeley, CO 80631 Fort Collins, CO 80525 City of Greeley Dale Miller, Director Parks Department Larimer County Road and Bridge Department 1001 9th Avenue 2643 Midpoint Drive Greeley, CO 80631 Fort Collins, CO 80525 City of Greeley Chris Fleming, District Manager Public Works Department Larimer County Department of Natural Resources 1001 9th Avenue 1800 SCR 31 Greeley, CO 80631 Loveland, CO 80573 City of Greeley Dan Rieves, Visitor Services Manager Community Development Department Larimer County Department of Public health 1100 Tenth Street 200 West Oak Street Greeley, CO 80611 Fort Collins, CO 80521 City of Greeley Doug Bjorlo, ESF-8 Lead Police Department Larimer County Department of Public health 2875 10th Street 200 West Oak Street Greeley, CO 80631 Fort Collins, CO 80521 Steve Blois, Emergency Manager Larimer County Greeley Fire Department Board of Commissioners 919 7th Street Suite #103 P.O. Box 1 190 Greeley, CO 80631 Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 City of Greeley Devin Davis, Facilities Supervisor Emergency Dispatch City of Loveland 1000 10th St 105 West 5th Street, Suite #201 Greeley, CO 80631 Loveland. CO 80534 Weld County Tom Friar, Emergency Manager Department of Public Health and Environment Northern Colorado Water Conservation District 1555 North 17th Avenue 220 Water Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Berthoud, CO 80513 City of Fort Collins Manager Geographic Information Services Northern Colorado Water Conservation District 215 North Mason Street 220 Water Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 Berthoud, CO 80513 5 cc: Cont'd from previous page James D. Kenney, Sergeant, Weld County Planning Department Support Services- Emergency Management 1555 North 17th Avenue Estes Park Police Department Greeley,CO 80631 P.O. Box 1200 Estes Park, CO 80517 Kate Rusch, Public Information Officer Weld County Sheriffs Department Town of Estes Park 1950"O" Street P.O. Box 1200 Greeley, CO 80631 Estes Park,CO 80517 Eric Rose, Commander Weld County Department of Paramedic Services Estes Park Police Department 1121 "M" Street P.O. Box 1200 Greeley, CO 80631 Estes Park, CO 80517 Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Weld County Department of Public Works City of Fort Collins 1111 "H" Street 300 LaPorte Ave. Greeley, CO 80632 Fort Collins,CO 80521 City Manager Weld County Board of Commissioners City of Fort Collins 915 10th Street 300 LaPorte Ave. Greeley, CO 80632 Fort Collins, CO 80521 Roy Rudisill, Director City of Fort Collins Weld County Office of Emergency Management Engineering Department 1950 'O' Street 281 North College Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Fort Collins,CO 80524 City of Fort Collins City Manager Transportation Planning City of Estes Park 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 1200 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Estes Park, CO 80517 City of Fort Collins Estes Valley Planning Commission Transportation Planning 170 MacGregor Avenue 281 North College Avenue PO Box 1200 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Estes Park, CO 80517 City of Fort Collins June Richard, Physical Security Specialist Chief, Police Services Western Area Power Administration 2221 Timberline Road 5555 E. Crossroads Building Fort Collins,CO 80524 Loveland, CO 80537 ` Enclosure 1 — Incident Area and Exercise Venue Location Maps — page 1 of 3 Incident Area East Slope NORTH POUDRE O_ DIVERSION .. SUPPLY POUDRE TUNNEL 4 Distribution , I SUPPLY CANAL we Systeni PLEASANT VALLEY PIPELINE HANSEN SUPPLY CANAL ► DIXON FEEDER CANAL a HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR Fort Collins ,i .70. _ f Rocky HANSEN FEEDER CANAL •- • a Mountain \-___.---- DILLE DIVERSION National TUNNEL Park OLYMPUTUNNELS POLE HILL PINEWOOD • ' Rry "eland SI orrit reeley TUNNEL RESERVOIR V 7% _� Esiiites Park a// : a; " _ aOso'l River h LAKE ESTES �� ` FLATIRON RAMS N �► RESERVOIR TUNNEL a- ‘ PROSPECT MOUNTAIN RATTLESNAKE on River k TUNNEL TUNNEL * o' MARY'S Berthoud Th •,. 10 CARTER �� East LAKE `'� to ADAMS Portal NORTHERN WATER •-�QLAKE TUNNEL SAINT VRAIN HEADQUARTERS ' 'v SUPPLY CANAL .- I CC �� SOUTHERN WATER North -St• 6'ruin Rimer L one °'s SUPPLY PROJECT PIPELINE l ---------�f - y ► to Fort • ,,zst 7' More.: vlev i- — - mont tit( 0) �.. s t BOULDER #. � ti, Spy FEEDER CANAL IM' I O 7 Fort t d: BOULDER BUOU LDER RSLYAELK SOUTH PLATTE Lupton -RESERVOIR SUPPLY CANAL N ■ E 'e m, W E Boul er , 1► k 1' ''a. 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