Following the September 2013 flood disaster, Colorado has taken steps toward long-term planning and resiliency efforts for flooding and other natural hazards. In early 2015, Colorado’s Legislature passed a funding bill for the Colorado Hazard Mapping Program, which aims to provide a mitigation and land use framework in areas likely to be affected by future flooding, erosion, and debris flow events.

A Physical Map Revision (PMR) is being completed to update the Washington County Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS).