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The State of Colorado’s Fluvial Hazard Zone Program represents a significant and necessary step forward in adaptively managing stream corridors, preparing for and mitigating flood impacts, and making informed land use decisions based on an awareness of fluvial processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e45e2fd4aeff027c89e46b8/1581641280800-LQOM3OUHMFAX5V1HBKC0/IMG_0958.jpg CWCB - Fluvial Hazard Zone (FHZ) Program - Planning and Regulatory Support CWCB has developed a Quick Start Guide as a starting point to layout the many opportunities and options that communities have to integrate FHZ mapping into their local planning and if desired, regulations. This topic is further discussed on the About page of this website. CWCB has also produced guidance on Stream Corridor Easements as well as a Model Ordinance for an FHZ Overlay District which are both available on the resources page. Note: FHZ mapping is not required or mandated by the State of Colorado and participation is voluntary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e45e2fd4aeff027c89e46b8/1628720557596-Q1PLLX1SCQQ21FF8NDLA/2013-09-15+17.13.15.jpg CWCB - Fluvial Hazard Zone (FHZ) Program - Communicating Existing Hazards Flood-related hazards caused by stream channel movement and the erosion and deposition of sediment within a stream corridor have not traditionally been factored into floodplain management leaving a legacy of costly damage from flooding in Colorado. Since 1978, approximately 50% of all National Flood Insurance Program claims in Colorado have come from properties located outside of regulatory floodplains. Many of these property loss claims are the result of hazards created by fluvial geomorphic processes such as erosion, sediment deposition and channel avulsion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e45e2fd4aeff027c89e46b8/1581641160178-722WX8IZNNKFTXBVPAQD/Page34_2013-09-20+17.02.49.jpg CWCB - Fluvial Hazard Zone (FHZ) Program https://www.coloradofhz.com/about daily 0.75 2025-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e45e2fd4aeff027c89e46b8/1584651632728-9MR32NQ81O3715KQ9LR6/2016-05-25%252B10.58.27.jpg About - CONSERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PRACTICES Many lands adjacent to streams are currently being used for agriculture and grazing. Generally speaking, these land uses are considered compatible for areas within the FHZ. Mapping the FHZ and incorporating the boundaries into community plans can help to prioritize the maintenance of existing agricultural land uses and practices in stream corridors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e45e2fd4aeff027c89e46b8/1584651416540-BIMXA608SIWY8F8B5J36/Page34_2013-09-20%2B17.02.49.jpg About - AVOIDING FLOOD DAMAGES THROUGH PLANNING AND INFORMED DEVELOPMENT Ultimately the most cost-effective tool to mitigate the impact of fluvial hazards is to reduce exposure to the hazard though forward-looking land use planning and/or regulations and standards for development within mapped fluvial hazard zones. The FHZ delineation process and the resulting maps are intended to provide local land use, floodplain, and emergency response managers insight into the likely long-term behavior of their streams and serve as additional hazard information. It also communicates these hazards to the public so that they are better informed in making emergency preparations as well as personal and business decisions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e45e2fd4aeff027c89e46b8/1584651673318-APXWZMRIWEBKVD2B7ZD6/FourMileCanyonPCullis-5.jpg About - WILDFIRE PLANNING AND RESPONSE FHZ maps are a valuable tool for communicating hazards associated with rainfall after wildfires. After a wildfire, FHZ maps can be quickly and cost-effectively created to delineate areas vulnerable to sediment and debris impacts spurred by rainfall over the burn scar. Mapping these post-fire hazards may allow downstream residents to prepare by preemptively moving vehicles, storage units, and other items to safer locations and to develop evacuation plans. Furthermore, conserved and natural stream corridors, especially those where beaver have been reintroduced and wet meadows and ponds are present, are thought to provide natural fire breaks, potentially aiding a community’s firefighting effort during a wildfire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e45e2fd4aeff027c89e46b8/1584651555535-4PU1UM1IFAIZXKQSWVP3/Page20_20180914_171146679_iOS.jpg About - IDENTIFICATION OF WILDLIFE, OPEN SPACE, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Fluvial geomorphic processes create shifting mosaics of highly productive habitat for riparian, aquatic and terrestrial species. These corridors provide diverse, dynamic, and complex habitats that are among the most important to protecting biodiversity in Colorado. They also provide opportunities to protect (and improve) water quality. 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