Community Planning and Permitting Department Holiday Hours: 12/24 physical office closed with virtual hours in a.m., closing at noon, 12/25 closed, 12/26 physical office closed with virtual hours all day, 12/31 physical office closed with virtual hours a.m., closing at noon, 1/1 closed. The office and virtual services will reopen to normal operating hours on Thursday, Jan. 2.

Room For the River

In response to the 2013 flood event, in 2017-18, Boulder County Transportation completed an investigation into the feasibility of creating a long-term flood-related mitigation program that built on the efforts of the county’s post-flood Voluntary Property Acquisition Program, also known as the “buy-out program.”

This effort was aimed at increasing the protection of county residents’ life, health, and property. Additional goals of this and other flood mitigation work include:

Promotion of habitat and ecosystem preservation
Improved water quality
Mitigation of the need for extensive response and recovery operation following future flood events

Through the investigation, the county further refined the potential components of a voluntary construction mitigation program to provide property owners with flood mitigation options including property acquisition and more, such as structure relocation and elevation. A planning document was developed to provide recommendations for the program’s framework, including strategies, staffing, and outreach components.

The Room for the River project led to a pilot mitigation opportunity called Floodplain Partners in 2020. The county continues to pursue opportunities for assisting residents with flood risk mitigation.

For More Information

If you are interested in learning more about county efforts towards flood risk mitigation or would like additional information on how to mitigate flood risk on your property, contact the Boulder County Floodplain Management Program in the Community Planning & Permitting Department at floodplainadmin@bouldercounty.org.