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Home My WebLink About830531 RESOLUTION RE : DECLARATION OF OPPOSITION TO THE DESIGNATION OF THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AS A FEDERALLY PROTECTED WILD AND SCENIC AREA WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado , pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS , the 98th Congress has under consideration a proposal to declare that the Cache La Poudre River in Colorado be designated as a federally protected wild and scenic area and pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and WHEREAS, if said designation is declared by Congress , the result would be the inability to construct flood control projects and irrigation projects on the Cache La Poudre River, all to the great detriment of the present and future citizens of Weld County, Colorado. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commis- sioners of Weld County, Colorado , that Weld County declares its opposition to the inclusion of the Cache La Poudre River within the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act as a federally protected wild and scenic area and further declares that their opposition shall be communicated to all appropriate officials and agencies of the United States Government. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 7th day of December, A.D. , 1983. y/J,, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: " 11ututa WELD COUNTY, COL RADO, Weld County Clerk and Recorder and Clerk to the Board Chuck Carlson, Chairman By: ; � t giu 14 ,f ( wriA - net/ T. d/fi,,r/ D"eputy County tlerk Jo T. Martin, Pro-Tem 1�P1�0VE AS TO • (-12) // Gene R. Brantner i$z� / County Atto ey orman Carlson 830531 EXCUSED Jacqueline Johnson DAY FILE: December 7 , 1983 Of f I('.I Of ROAM ) Of COUNIY COMMISSIONERS 1 0.M P /lunge PHONE: (303) 356-4000 EXT. 200 P.O. BOX 758 HREELEY, COLORADO 80631 COLORADO July 24, 1978 Boulder Valley Soil Conservation District 1228 Main St. Longmont, CO 80501 Dear Sirs: The Weld County Board of Commissioners requests that the BVSCD apply under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (PL-566) for a flood protection study of the Coal and Rock Creeks. We understand that in 1963, your district applied for such a study which is now considered an inactive application. Weld County is especially interested in flood prevention on the Coal and Rock Creeks and requests that a feasibility study of such a project be instituted. Thank you for your consideration of this request. If you need further information concerning this matter, please feel free to contact our office. Sincerely, r € i . • Ed Dunbar, Chairman Board of Weld County Commissioners clb r U ( d I It OI I;0,vI. 1 OI ( I Y ( OMMI ,'310N1 IM PI IONL- 13031 356-4000 LX 7. 200 P.O. BOX 758 © Grin LEY, COLORADO 80031 COLORADO March 31 , 1978 Mr. Harlan E. Brock, Mayor Town of Erie Town Hall Erie, CO 80516 Dear Mayor Brock: In the matter of the flood abatement of the Coal and Rock Creeks, particularly in the area of Erie, Weld County has contacted the Soil Conservation Service, the Corps of Engineers through Senator Haskell 's office, and the State Engineer's office through Governor Lamm' s office. If in fact you are interested in this Soil Conservation Service project, I would suggest that you write a letter to Mr. Hammon requesting his office consider re-opening the flood abatement study of the Coal and Rock Creeks. We will keep you informed of any further progress in the matter. Please notify any other residents in your area who may also be concerned about this matter; I have already contacted Sam Little, Russell Reese, and Victor Stertz. Thank you for your help in this matter. Sincerely, ' June K. Steinmark Weld County Commissioner JKS/clb LL 1 I I( I HI I(( )AAllli nl IHNI qqq ¢� i.t. //��_ HWPII . 130.t; 351: 40011 CXI 200 Ll' � t °� Lu'`1(.Q'Q /` ZP� P. I° p BOX 208 1111 1 ® 1/tG,&z Le11_v COL.ol+ADO 80631,ciCOLORADO March 31, 1978 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Little 5263 Buffalo Road Erie, CO 80516 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Little: In the matter of the flood abatement of the Coal and Rock Creeks, particularly in the area of Erie, Weld County has contacted the Soil Conservation Service, the Corps of Engineers through Senator Haskell 's office, and the State Engineer' s office through Governor Lamm's office. If in fact you are interested in this Soil Conservation Service project, I would suggest that you write a letter to Mr. Hammon requesting his office consider re-opening the flood abatement study of the Coal and Rock Creeks. We will keep you informed of any further progress in the matter. Sincerely, �.t / ;ditty 7/ LIi�J�trl� June K. Steinmark Weld County Commissioner JKS/clb OI ICI OI 1i(11\F( ) 111 ( )I1N I C )MM ISSIONI H 1 PIIUNE. 303)1 3513-4000 EX T. 200 P.O. BOX 75^O ® (WEI V, COLORADO 80631 • COLORADO March 31 , 1978 Mr. Kevin Gomez Senator Floyd Haskell 's Office 1961 Stout, Room 1203 Denver, CO 80202 Dear Mr. Gomez: Enclosed please find information on the Coal and Rock Creek floodings, which I spoke with you about on March 30th. The Board of Weld County Commissioners would appreciate any assistance you can provide to residents in the area of the Coal and Rock Creeks in re-opening the flood abatement study of these creeks through the Soil Conservation Service. I have notified the Mayor of Erie and residents in the Erie area that they should also contact the Soil Conservation Service and that we have asked assistance through your office concerning this matter. Please contact me if I can provide any further information. Thank you for your help in this matter. Sincerely, • June K. Steinmark Weld County Commissioner JKS/c]b • `: .I I . !i 1, I I :III( �j. t 3I:f. . C•1: ) . „ r_,' u2.; W :1 filt;Z 1 [.. ; ' (Q) COLORADO March 27 , 1978 Mr . Carol Ramon U . S . Soil Conservation Service 1228 North Main Longmont , Colorado 80501 Dear Mr . Iiamon : Persuant to our telephone conversation on March 21 , 1978 , I am requesting that your office consider reopening a study concerning flood abatement on Coal and Rock Creeks , particularly in the area of Erie . You indicated the Soil Conservation Service had started this study some ten (10 ) years ago and a lack of sponsorship from area governments and special interest groups caused the project to be dropped . The Mid County Commissioners , Town Board of Erie , and residents of this area are very concerned over this major problem . I am certain Boulder County and the Towns of Superior , Louisville , and Layfayette are just as interested . I realize this letter is only the first step in a process that could provide relief for many people . I will request the Weld County Commissioners forward this letter to a] 1 concerned, and hope strong enough local interest will be created to see an end brought to this reoccuring distruction . I am looking forward to working with you on this matter and thank you for your cooperation . Sincerely , Drew SchelI.ingn Civil Engineer Enclosure? CC : Weld County Commissioners DC : sar III Ill' TO 'nib iTY cOM1lll;,til ( Ts; ('(iA1, C11P;1!K vinolllrl'I AT ( 't'ItN'I'1' RoAU '1:1 rch ^ l ! Ibis The Fngi ne(ori ng Department was r (Hues Led H Ludy the flooding; problem of Coal (;reels :rl il.r; c 'o:;:; iigg with Count Roau 1 , ,; l,rox- ima.tely one mile north of Erie , in response to a letter by Sum and Lola Little , dated .innunry 2 , 11)75 . 'rho Lill le ' .s , accompanie(1 by tither area reside!) were presi'nl. for a °'Limb 30 , Commissioner ' s wr,rlc session and made suloe requests . The resit Its of that. study and comments on the tuisi chin t ' s requests are vontainod herein . Information on the flood flows and the flood plain was laken from the "Flood Hazard Analyses of Coal Creek and Rock Creel; in llou1rler and Weld Count ien , Colorado" , as prepared by the U . S . l)(rpartment. of Ag i culture , Soil Conservnl ion Servil e , Denver . Colorado . An i. vs i of the exi5I iIi' r lu1nn(' l and cI Ivr r l 'a'aCi I.(, based ou field survey in forma ion gatlured by ISirld County survey crews during February 1978 and a. hydrae ic. sl.udv pro formed hy the We 1d Coinl.y Engineering Department hydrau1 is (adapt' t it ions . • survey in forma l. i ('n , photographs and the "Flood Hazard Anirlysc-•:;" are not included in this report , but are available at the Engineering Department . The existing channel capacity was determined by the stage • — • discharge method using ^tannings liquation to determine t'c loci Iy . An "V" value, of . 098 was assigned to account for debris , irr'i'gill ;lrity , and poor alignment of I he channel . Cross-secti <nr S , located ± 1.22 feet south of the culvert , has the lowest capacity . At, a depth of Flow or 5 . 1 ,fact and velocity of 1 . 1 feet per second , it can pass 226 cubic feet per second . When a greater quantity of water is present , the channel will be over-topped and flow wi 11 run overland to the north between Road I and the Bur ington Nor thorn Railroad . A 16 foot span by ± an 8 foot rise mu I tip late arch structure carries the channel under Road 1 . its fl.owline is somewhat silted and the head wall configurations , particularly down stream , have some detrimental effect on the flow. However , a hydraulic analysis of the culvert indicates its maximum capacity is 368 cubic feet per second at a velocity of '1 . 1 feet per second . The upstream and downstream channel veloc i Lies are more i ❑ Lhe area of 1 . 5 to 2 . 5 feet per second . If the slower velocities Lire used to- vellum to culvert. cn.pacitties , and hydraulic losses for I riciton <enlrnnne and upstream cons ( ricLion are taken into account , the st 111( 1 lie can easi ly handle the ± 236 cubic feet per second maximum Id ow of Section 5 at. a velocity of 2 . G fuel. per second . Therefore , the multi p1 ate structure is not repsons ii, he for flooding to the north . According to the "Flood Hazard Analyses" , the 1.0 year flow in the area under consideration i.s ± 6 , 120 cubic feet per second . The existing channel is capable of handelinp only •1';1 of that amount . Flooding experienced by residents oi' Erie and Wes Lv ii'w Acres is simply because t.hev are located iin the flood plain . Fit rt.hermore , the anal ysi-s indicates a flood as frequent as 10 years would cross 1 1 in the vit• anily of '1'osl.vi w Acre:: ❑ 1. n dlepllt .. I 'I I nrhes . A Imo yt occntanye a1. I hatl local vGmultl flow :lc vol.,. Road 1 ail a I ', int'li dip) ! II and be in exec:::: ttl one halI lit a iii lec': itlt • . 'I'lic• re:; idc•nl .. of �fe:: l �• it'w A,.rect Bug:get:Led raising the ele . af intl Ihr,ul lo '. , rep la,. Hit Ilia• exist Nig Bond 1 st rue lUrn wilh and possihly Irnrcrillg Road I in I-;ie area ul Lht• culvert su w;ilei WOO Id floor' alone, the channeI to thy west t . Because the "Mood Hazard Analyses" deals l a rlsel y wi tit a 100 yea r I' I ood i t. i s diILIcult to access shat effect any of Liaise WWI Id have . As fur as placin!, a major structure on goad 1 or I ewer in;' Road 1 , I i LLIo or no improvement. woo Id be made Is•carurtt' ul LIa, downstream chaninoI condition . Tr the up and downs ( ream chn any I were Lobe cleaned and rata Iie;ned for ❑pp lac; imaitely '". miler , a new structure could be ,justified . Cleaning the exist lug channel could bring its capacity to ± 1600 cubic feet per second . That represents only 200. of the 10 year flood . This would he a. major undertaking on the part of both Weld and Boulder Counties and still the residents 1youId be .subject to major damages on :r frequent basis . If a new channel were to be constructed to protect. ❑Iraiust 0 , 7.5 , or 100 YIar Clouds it would require widths of app rexi mat ely no , 75 , or 90 feet respectively . Palsing Road ..10 from Road 1 west to the railroad colt Id have some minor effects in preventing flow to the nor Lb . The "Flood Hazard Analyses" shows a 10 year flood will f1o1" on both sides of the railroad ,lust. nor Lb of Erie . Water on the east side will run north crossing Road 10.', at a depth of ± 12 inches , and continue north for t 390 Feet to a second railroad bridge where il. then crosses to the west side of t.he tracks . A 100 ' car Flow IVI II inundate the tracks ❑ t: (toad )10.', for 1200 feet . 1 C Road 10., was aise•d to sI.op that Clow , flood wators won Id certainly lug redirected over private land not presently effected . That would put Weld County in a li n'lous position . IC must. also he remembered that neither Weld nor Boulder County have changed the elevations of Road 1 or 10'; since the doveLopement of' N'estview Acres . 'There are posiLive measures I:hat can be undertaken at this time . A Boulder County memorandum by D . j . Gallaway , acted February ]_ , 1073 , :indicates a new culvert instal Iation under Road 1 is scheduled For this year . It wiII have very lit lc imita cn floodint to the north and is seen as a mai.n Len: ace project to reduce erosion . Fedora I ly sl,onset'ud insurance programs are avat i Lail) I e through private insurance (toinlranies for people living in flood plain:.: . These residents ❑ re urged to contact Hint it present carrier . If the agent is riot familiar with the program he should cont.:1cl the Velvet' F . I . .A . Insurance representative Pt' . John C7ninn at )12,1- S'.)ll . lu this manic lies i den t .s can protect themselves nt;ainst, ;n'cperLy damage thal seems inevitaNLe . On March 3.'i , 1078 , Mr . Carol ila.non of the B . S . Soi I ConservaI. ion Service was contacted concerning this matter . lie indicated the S . C . S . was addressing this problem some ten ( 10 ) years ago and that a lack of local sponsorship caused Ihe- project to be dis- continued . A IeLtor has been drafted to Mr . Harlon requesting his officc consider reopening the project . The Commissioners are urged to Corwurd that I et, ter to I,he Town of I{r' ie , TPesLv' icic Acres r� •:. iilrnl ;: :rill I' Hui" nly Ilia •, Ili Tr i ;; r�'a Li ll I I la. ;i . C . ti . n :i I i ii;i I I h' o v'''mnliL a I,, • I hv rra u hr. i ;in ' • il In Ilin nl ; !my ! Hui . Drew Sche1 tinga Ci v i i Eli?: i n('('r DR : sar UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 1228 Main Street, Longmont, CO 80501 July 31, 1974 Mr. Glenn K. Billings, Chairman L` S Ar Weld County Commissioners I-- COUNTY OF WELD ss. ` orlCo n'th the Clerk of the Board Weld County Services Building Greeley, CO 80631 Y C°mmfssloners AUG 12 ism Dear Mr. Billings: �j- � +b The Soil Conservation Service has begun the field survey on the Coal and Rock Creek flood hazard analysis and delineating of the flood plain, and we take this means of giving you a progress report. The contract for placing the aerial markers and flying the aerial survey has been let, and technicians from this office have been measuring bridges, taking cross sections and locating bench marks, and the actual survey will begin August 5th. We will be using a new electronic distance measuring device in this survey, which might be of interest to you and the other commissioners, and once we get it into operation, I will keep you informed of its location as the survey progresses in case you would like to observe it. Sincerely, Carrol E. Hamon District Conservationist cc: Director, Weld County Planning Department / / F ' ' J / / ilt 4239 landa0 ./' A9 aAaa OD3a ax,NY IJ uxnos #16l9Iinr OQONTRO,O rauolsslwwo0 A3uno0 fo Q /S 'meow a41 Jo 'Bolo sot U lM pall] 4Q ltii6.t'ti.�1 9 '— I Cl3M ,10 A±N1103 0 0 L.Scott Tucker,Executive Director 000100 dQ 31V' ��'tba�� aJJ$M June 28, 1974 Executive Committee: Mr. Burman Lorenson John J.county ry Weld County Planning Department NIcholl Arapahoe County m o P.O. Box 758 Irvin . Hook City Denver D Greeley, Colorado 80631 City of Denver < Paul C. Beck 9 City of Aurora o Dear Mr. Lorenson: 0 James J. Richey w City of Lakewood w I would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Weld County for your participation in the flood Charles S. Robinson Engineer o plain information study of Coal Creek and Rock Creek. I have en- closed a fully executed copy of the study agreement. Members: w D Hal Anderson We have selected an aerial photography firm and given Jefferson County > them notice to proceed. The scheduled completion date for the Tom Carrillo = aerial photography is July 18, 1974. Field surveys will begin City of Thornton approximately one month after receipt of the aerial photos. I David A. Curtis w will keep you fully informed as the study progresses. Douglas County Jerry Grant If you have any questions, please feel free to call me Adams County ' w at any time. Kenneth M. Macintosh City of Denver q Sincerely, William H. McNichols w City of Denver w Arlen E. Patton Z Engineer Bill DeGroot, Administrator J. Ivanhoe Rosenberg w Flood Plain Management Program City of Denver w Penfield W. Tate, II BDG:jw City of Boulder enc. Wally Toevs Boulder County .269Cf FLOOD PLAIN AND FLOODWAY DELINEATION ON ROCK CREEK AND COAL CREEK THIS AGREEMENT, made this .3o day of /1iV y between the URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT (hereinafter • called "DISTRICT"); BOULDER COUNTY (hereinafter called "BOULDER"); WELD COUNTY (hereinafter called "WELD"); and the COAL' CREEK WATER USERS ASSOCIATION (hereinafter called "ASSOCIATION"); WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, DISTRICT has previously established a Work Program for 1974 (Resolution No. 20, Series of 1973) and desired to delineate flood hazard areas; and WHEREAS, DISTRICT, in a policy statement previously adopted (Resolution No. 14 , Series of 1970) , expressed an intent to assist public bodies which have heretofore enacted flood plain zoning measures; and WHEREAS, DISTRICT has heretofore instituted an Urban Systems Engineering Demonstration Program (Resolution No. 19 , Series of 1970) , to identify drainage basins and sub-basins and the drainage problems connected therewith within the District; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service through the Colorado Water Conservation Board has agreed to provide a flood plain information study of Coal Creek and Rock Creek, and WHEREAS, the Department of Natural Resources , Colorado Water Conservation Board acting on behalf of the State of Colorado has agreed to contribute a sum not to exceed Six Thousand Five Hundred ($6,500.00) Dollars or Fifty Percent (50%) of the sponsor's cost for the Coal Creek and Rock Creek flood plain studies, whichever is less, and WHEREAS, DISTRICT, BOULDER, WELD and ASSOCIATION have agreed to provide the remaining portion of the sponsor's cost; - 2 - NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 1. DISTRICT agrees to function as clearinghouse for all sponsor contributions; 2. DISTRICT agrees to provide aerial photographs and targets for the study area in accordance with Soil Conservation Service speci- • fications; 3 . DISTRICT agrees to contribute a sum not to exceed Three Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty ($3 , 250 .00) Dollars for sponsor's costs; 4. ASSOCIATION agrees to contribute a sum of Two Hundred ($200 .00) Dollars for sponsor's costs, to the DISTRICT; 5 . BOULDER agrees to furnish in-kind services in the amount of One Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-five ($1,325.00) Dollars to consist of: (a) All necessary rights of ingress and egress for the placement of targets and engineering field surveys; (b) M aps showing estimated location and density of future urbanization and upstream watershed development; (c) A search of news articles to develop a flood history for Coal Creek and Rock Creek. 6. BOULDER agrees to contribute a sum not to exceed Nine Hundred and Fifty ($950 .00) Dollars for sponsor's costs to the DISTRICT; 7. WELD agrees to furnish in-kind services in the amount of Seven Hundred Seventy-five ($775.00) Dollars to consist of: (a) One man for survey crew assistance for approximately twenty-five (25) workdays; (b) Land ownership data required by BOULDER to obtain rights of ingress and egress as listed in Item 5 (a); and (c) Maps showing estimated location and density of future urbanization and upstream watershed development. - 3 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement. DATED this a D day of A(,¢:e , 19 74 . BOU . R COUNTY, COLORADO SEAL • A ST: By COAL CREEK WATER USERS ASSOCIATION SEAL ATTEST: Ott aster ¢e ht B� ute0 cotkoCommtuten a fresJa.14,1975 WELD COUNTY, COLORADO SEAL ATTEST: By Cfcrri zala- 6/47 '7 THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT SEAL ATTEST: �� ee-1 ya-n-`- -I By �4y Commission expires April 4, 1978 Hello