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John W. Hickenlooper
APR 2 3 2014 Governor
April 14, 2014 WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Office of the Weld County Commissioners
1150 "O" Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Weld County Commissioners:
Thank you for your time on Tuesday. I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy
schedules to meet with me. Your updates on Weld County's spring runoff preparation were very
informative. I valued the feedback and questions that you had in regards to how the State can
help with some of the issues your communities are facing after the flooding in September. I have
done my best, below, to help answer questions and guide you to the right resources in response
to your concerns:
• Following the meeting, I received an email from Weld County Director of Emergency
Management Roy Rudisill with a follow-up question to the issues raised during our
meeting regarding Weld County's seven sites that were affected by the flood that are
covered by the Federal Highway Administration ER Program (FHWA-ER). Weld
County has been working to secure contractors to complete the additional emergency
work to prepare for spring runoff but learned that, due to what appears to be a
technicality, is not able to proceed with the work. I appreciate the follow up from Roy.
It is our understanding that Weld County was very responsive in request for additional
information regarding resiliency work covered as emergency response. However, time
expired before approvals could be given. I spoke to the Colorado Department of
Transportation (CDOT) and learned that Johnny Olson and Kyle Lester from CDOT are
working to find solutions with FHWA. It is my understanding that Roy Rudisill has
additional details that he is following up on with CDOT. The State will continue to do
whatever we can to get closure on these issues quickly so as to not impede important
work that needs to be completed. The contact for Roy on this, as well as reimbursement
questions, is Aaron Greco at CDOT, Aaron.Greco@state.co.us.
• Some general comments came up about preparedness and evaluations that may have been
done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Colorado Department of
Natural Resources. We are happy to coordinate with the local contacts to be sure that
you have information you need in your preparedness efforts. Tim Gouger with the
USACE has been in contact with Roy Rudisill and the Weld County Flood Plain Manager
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this week regarding pre-flood survey documentation covering the Big Thompson River
(e.g. specifically near Milliken, Johnston, Loveland, and Evans). Clay Kimmi, Weld
County Flood Plain Engineer, will be providing the USACE with pre-flood LiDAR data;
the USACE will provide the comparison results to Mr. Rudisill to assist with stream
hazard evaluations. Clay can be contacted at ckimmi@co.weld.co.us.
• There was a question regarding river capacity and debris impact. The Recovery Office
suggests the best way to determine the river's capacity and debris impacts is to participate
on the Big Thompson River Restoration Coalition. The Coalition has hired a consultant
to develop a master plan from the outfall of Lake Estes to the confluence with the South
Platte River. Milliken is part of the Little Thompson River Coalition, and they are also
engaged in master planning. Finally, Evans is contemplating master planning from the
St. Vrain Confluence to the Poudre Confluence of the South Platte. The primary contact
for the Big Thompson River Restoration Coalition is John Giordanengo. John can be
contacted at john@wlrv.org. Please visit their website at http://bigthompsonriver.org.
Also, please find the attached document with coalition lead contacts.
Once again, thank you for your time last week. Please feel free to contact me with any questions
or concerns you might have. The best way to reach me is through my Assistant, Diana Downard
at Diana.Downard@state.co.us.
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Chief Recovery Officer
Colorado Recovery Office
Enclosures: Coalition Lead Contacts List
Cc: Aaron Greco, CDOT
Scott Cuthbertson, DNR
John Giordanengo, The Big Thompson River Restoration Coalition
Clay Kimmi, Weld County Flood Plain Engineer
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