From The Greeley Tribune (Bill Jackson):
The Colorado Water Conservation Board had planned a rulemaking session on the plan to expand flood plains in the state from 100-year-flood to 500-year-flood level next month. But Tom Browning, chief for the board’s watershed protection and flood mitigation section, said that has been put off until November because of concerns expressed by officials statewide. And while he confirmed that there are some “proposed rules” for the state’s flood plains, he did not offer details.
Development may suffer in Severance if the new rules are drawn as planned, according to a report from Sherrie Peif writing for The Greeley Tribune. From the article:
For the past 18 months, Severance has dealt with a flood plain expansion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That expansion cut a path through town, essentially throwing its comprehensive growth plan in the trash. Now, with the additional proposed regulations from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Severance may not be able to be developed at all.
More CWCB coverage here.