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Flood victim Jerry Nopens 74 years old walks among the trash in the front yard of his home September 22, 2013 as he looks to clean up after flood waters fored him out of his home. High school teacher, Korine Jensen, and a group of high school students, grades 7-12, from Vista Ridge Academy in Erie are gathered to help out Jerry Nopens clean up from flood damage to his home. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post) ( CDXX23FLOODHELP_1JL2653 )

Jerr Nopens shows Sydney Michalenko 12 years old a photo album he found floating on top of his coffee table. High school teacher, Korine Jensen, and a group of high school students, grades 7-12, from Vista Ridge Academy in Erie are gathered on September 22, 2013 to help out Longmont flood victim, Jerry Nopens clean up from flood damage to his home. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post) ( CDXX23FLOODHELP_1JL2740 )

Longmont resident Jerry Nopens found a photo album given to him by his daughter Amanda, was found floating on the coffee table as flood waters made way in to the home. School teacher Korine Jensen, and a group of high school students, grades 7-12, from Vista Ridge Academy in Erie are gathering on September 22, 2013 to help out Longmont flood victim, (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post) ( CDXX23FLOODHELP_2JL3162 )

Tiffany Brodie 38 years old (R) and Liza Gibbs 34 years old scrub items with soap and bleach 22, 2013 in the driveway surrounded by trash that was taken out of the basement damaged by the water. This house belongs to Tiffany's in-laws. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post) ( CDXX23FLOODHELP_1JL2863 )

Nancy Martin hangs old photos of her husband Frank that she managed to salvage September 22, 2013 that were in her basement that was flooded by the rushing water. Nancy and her husband were in Steamboat Springs when there house was flooded. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post) ( CDXX23FLOODHELP_1JL2805 )

Denise Stewart holds hands with John Lucero as they walk back towards Pinewood Springs during a tour to look at the damage caused by recent flooding in the area on U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons and Pinewood Springs. Pavement is missing in many section of the road that connects Lyons to Estes Park. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD23FLOODUS36__AO11509 )

Colorado National Guard soldiers lead a group of CDOT and state employees during a tour to look at the damage caused by recent flooding in the area on U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons and Pinewood Springs. Pavement is missing in many section of the road that connects Lyons to Estes Park. (Photo by Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD23FLOODUS36__AO11185 )

A section of damaged road during a tour to look at the damage caused by recent flooding in the area on U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons and Pinewood Springs. Large sections of the roadway are completely missing, while others are severely damaged making travel impossible by way of motor vehicle in spots. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD23FLOODUS36__AO23377 )

A car lies upside down in front of a property during a tour to look at the damage caused by recent flooding in the area on U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons and Pinewood Springs. Pavement is missing in many section of the road that connects Lyons to Estes Park. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD23FLOODUS36__AO11236 )

Colorado National Guard soldiers lead a group of CDOT and state employees during a tour to look at the damage caused by recent flooding in the area on U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons and Pinewood Springs. Pavement is missing in many section of the road that connects Lyons to Estes Park. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD23FLOODUS36__AO11210 )

Governor Hickenlooper heads back to the car after a tour of damaged oil containers September 22, 2013 where the flood waters damaged them and caused them to leak oil. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post) ( HICKENLOOPER_FLOOD_1JL3031 )

Sean Davies of Mustang River Ranch is moving the mud out from his house. Longmont, Colorado. September 21, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( longmont_floodHC1_1586 )

Boulder Colorado residents, Ann and Dave Phillips, make their way down what used to be a trail in the Boulder County open space near Mt. Sanitas near their home Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. The Phillips were clearing branches away from an electrical box/meter that controls their and several neighbors well water. The Phillips are not sure if their well is working properly because of recent floods. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD22FLOOD_14972 )

Flooded out trash gets collected at a site near 30th St. and Mapleton Ave. damaged by recent flooding in Boulder Colorado Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD22FLOOD_14972 )

Dominic Deleon, 11, of Longmont is checking the bridge damaged by flood water from St. Vrain Creek from Sunset St. Longmont, Colorado. September 21, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( longmont_floodHC1_1450 )

Dan Williams, left, and his wife Jenna are moving debris out from their house. Williams Farm in Hygiene is damaged by flood water. September 21, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( longmont_floodHC1_1967 )

Friend Amelia Striegel attempts to salvage a few pavers from the back yard. Friends and neighbors of Shannon Rood jump in to help dig her dig out on her property on N. 73rd St. and Nimbus Road west of Hwy 119. Rood had over two feet of mud in some places. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD21FLOODS_KO22809 )

Neighbor Weston Nassar dumps a wheelbarrow filled with mud from the back patio. Friends and neighbors of Shannon Rood jump in to help dig her dig out on her property on N. 73rd St. and Nimbus Road west of Hwy 119. Rood had over two feet of mud in some places. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD21FLOODS_KO22760 )

Friends and neighbors of Shannon Rood jump in to help dig her dig out on her property on N. 73rd St. and Nimbus Road west of Hwy 119. Rood had over two feet of mud in some places. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD21FLOODS_KO22705 )

All the homes in the Eastwood Village mobile park were condemned by authorities. It is unlikely that that area will ever be rebuilt. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG25538 )

Riverside Park in Evans continues to be flooded. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG25571 )

Volunteers Suzanne Stratford, left, Zack Slouka, center, and Katrina Engelsted, right, pushed wheelbarrows down Riverside Parkway in Evans Saturday. All three helped resident Fatima Payan clean mud from her home. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG25493 )

A child's bike is covered in dried mud inside the Eastwood Village mobile home park in Evans Saturday. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG15582 )

A dead fish floats in the backwaters of the flooded South Platte River in Evan Saturday. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG25481 )

All the buildings in the Eastwood Village mobile home park were condemned by authorities. It is unlikely that that area will ever be rebuilt. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13519 )

All the homes in the Eastwood Village mobile park were condemned by authorities. It is unlikely that that area will ever be rebuilt. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13515 )

Fatima Payan, left, talked with neighbors about what assistance might be available to residents whose homes were flooded. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13499 )

Twin sisters Abby and Gabby Ramirez, age 10, helped clean out the flooded home of their uncle Horacio Perches in Evans Saturday. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13476 )

The backyard of Evans resident Selina Merkt looks like a dried river bed. She had five feet of water in her basement and has a structural engineer scheduled to look at her home Sunday to see if it can be saved. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13284 )

All the structures in the Eastwood Village mobile home park were condemned by authorities. It is unlikely that that area will ever be rebuilt. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13522 )

The dress boots that Fatima Payan shared with her daughter Fernanda dried in the window of their flooded home in Evans Saturday. The family did not have insurance. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13228 )

Fatima Payan took a break on her front step Saturday. She and her husband did not have insurance on their home that had up to two feet of water inside when the South Platte River crested in Evans. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG25523 )

Neighbor Weston Nassar and friend Amelia Striegel shovel mud from the back patio. Friends and neighbors of Shannon Rood jump in to help dig her dig out on her property on N. 73rd St. and Nimbus Road west of Hwy 119. Rood had over two feet of mud in some places. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD21FLOODS_KO22737 )

Mud cracked as it dried inside a vehicle parked at the Eastwood Village mobile home park Saturday. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG15625 )

A teddy bear clung to high ground inside the flooded Eastwood Village mobile home park in Evans. Residents of Evans continued the grim work of salvaging personal belongings from flooded homes Saturday afternoon, September 21, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP21PRPGAME_KG13556 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 20: Scott Koester carries the ashes of his father, Buck, from his home in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Koester expects that the home will be condemned afte the recent flooding. Koester expects that the home will be condemned after the recent flooding. He said, "we've been here 10 years now and it's all gone. I don't know how you'd save this house." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14684 )

LOVELAND, CO - September 20 : Evacuee Amanda Finch of Big Thompson Valley, left, attended the evacuee meeting with her boyfriend Dan Dugal of Fort Collins at the Budweiser Event Center. Finch lost her house and is staying at Dugal's place. Loveland, Colorado. September 20, 2013. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office in coordination with multiple federal, state, county and local agencies as well as several charitable organizations held an evacuee informational meeting. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( loveland_FLOODHC1_1218 )

LOVELAND, CO - September 20 : Evacuee Karen Nutter from Big Thompson valley reacts after seeing slide show of damaged areas during the evacuee meeting at the Budweiser Event Center. Loveland, Colorado. September 20, 2013. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office in coordination with multiple federal, state, county and local agencies as well as several charitable organizations held an evacuee informational meeting. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( loveland_FLOODHC2_3939 )

LONGMONT, CO - Sept. 20: Members of Grace Church in Longmont help clear the debris from the basement in the home of Maryellen Boop while crews use loaders to get debris into large dumpsters. Residents along Wade Rd. and adjacent streets just south of the Twin Peaks Golf Course continue the cleanup after floods last week devastated the neighborhood. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD20FLOODSLONGMONT_KO14672 )

LONGMONT, CO - Sept. 20: Luis Vega, right, stands in front of his rental property while a small crew that he hired removes items from the basement of the home. Residents along Wade Rd. just south of the Twin Peaks Golf Course continue the cleanup after floods last week devastated the neighborhood. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD20FLOODSLONGMONT_KO22551 )

LONGMONT, CO - Sept. 20: Members of Grace Church wade through several inches of mud and sludge in the basement of Maryellen Boop who says she lost almost everything from that room. Residents along Wade Rd. just south of the Twin Peaks Golf Course continue the cleanup after floods last week devastated the neighborhood. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD20FLOODSLONGMONT_KO22471 )

LONGMONT, CO - Sept. 20: Members of Grace Church in Longmont, Lizzy Greenidge, left, 13, and Jill Stolte, 21, remove sludge-covered items from the basement of Maryellen Boop who says she lost just about everything from that room. Residents along Wade Rd. just south of the Twin Peaks Golf Course continue the cleanup after floods last week devastated the neighborhood. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD20FLOODSLONGMONT_KO22349 )

Many roads and bridges were destroyed in the flood in Lyons, September 20, 2013. With so many road damaged it is making it hard for residents to return to the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOOD_RJ25484 )

Avis Livingston, 65, who has lived in the Lyons area her whole life, stands out infront of her flood damaged home in Lyons, September 20, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOOD_RJ25287 )

Bob Smith loads belongings from his destroyed home in Lyons, September 20, 2013. Residents in Lyon got to go back to the area after the massive flood destroyed much of the mountain town. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOOD_RJ25269 )

The flood damage many homes in Lyons, September 20, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOOD_RJ25345 )

A Lyons resident put up a garage sale sign as a joke in front of their flood damaged home in Lyons, September 20, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOOD_RJ25321 )

Avis Livingston, 65, who has lived in the Lyons area her whole life, tries to save some of her belongings that were destroyed in the flood in Lyons, September 20, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOOD_RJ25287 )

Brenna Willis works outside the home she shares with her partner Emma Birath in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. She said they had 10 inches of water in the house and they were trying to salvage what they could. Birath said, "when we got here it was a bit of a shock. It looked worse than we thought. Water can do a lot of damage." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14925 )

Brenna Willis cleans out cupboards at the home she shares with her partner Emma Birath in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. She said they had 10 inches of water in the house and they were trying to salvage what they could. Birath said, "when we got here it was a bit of a shock. It looked worse than we thought. Water can do a lot of damage." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14824 )

A vehicle rests in the dirt in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14755 )

Serena Koester looks over the yard outside their home in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14559 )

A car rests in a sinkhole in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14700 )

(l-r) Sam Koester and her sister Serena prepare boxes while packing belongings at their home in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Their father Scott Koester expects that the home will be condemned after the recent flooding. He said, "we've been here 10 years now and it's all gone. I don't know how you'd save this house." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14533 )

Scott Koester packs up belongings at his family's home in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Koester expects that the home will be condemned after the recent flooding. He said, weve been here 10 years now and it's all gone. I don't know how you'd save this house." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14433 )

Dan Reagin shovels mud outside the home of Sharen Kelling in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14326 )

(l-r) Serena Koester and her sister Sam look over the yard outside their home in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Their father Scott Koester expects that the home will be condemned after the recent flooding. He said, "we've been here 10 years now and it's all gone. I don't know how you'd save this house." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14613 )

Debris covers a gate in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14317 )

A jeep rests in a sinkhole in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14299 )

A doll rests on a fence in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14724 )

Emma Birath cleans out the office at the home she shares with her partner Brenna Willis in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. She said they had 10 inches of water in the house and they were trying to salvage what they could. Birath said, "when we got here it was a bit of a shock. It looked worse than we thought. Water can do a lot of damage." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14916 )

Bob Smith makes his way back to his destroyed home in Lyons to looks for more belongings he can save, September 20, 2013. Residents in Lyon got to go back to the area after the massive flood destroyed much of the mountain town. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOOD_RJ25269 )

Scott Koester gets help from his nephew Kyron Brady, left, while carrying belongings from their home in Lyons, CO September 20, 2013. Koester expects that the home will be condemned afte the recent flooding. Koester expects that the home will be condemned after the recent flooding. He said, "we've been here 10 years now and it's all gone. I don't know how you'd save this house." Friday was the second day residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 092013_FLOOD_CW14605 )

EVANS, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Residents gather belongings covered muck from the flood in Evans, September 19, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOODING_RJ24755 )

LONGMONT, CO - September 19 : Jerry Nopens, 73, has been at his house for 5 days trying to clean up in Longmont, Colorado. September 19, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( Longmont_FLOODHC1_0557 )

LONGMONT, CO - September 19 : Dry walls damaged by flooding water are removed at Bill Marquardt's house in Longmont, Colorado. September 19, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( Longmont_FLOODHC1_0204 )

EVANS, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Araceli Romero goes through her home, in Evans, looking for belongings to save after the flood, September 19, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOODING_RJ24803 )

LONGMONT, CO - September 19 : Rick Marquardt from Wyoming moves mud and debris out from his father Bill's house on Hygiene Rd. in Longmont, Colorado. September 19, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( Longmont_FLOODHC2_2887 )

EVANS, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: A home is marked condemned in Evans, September 19, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOODING_RJ24740 )

LONGMONT, CO - September 19 : Jerry Nopens, 73, stands in the backyard of his house in Longmont, Colorado. September 19, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( Longmont_FLOODHC1_0669 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 19: Lyons resident Sarah Hagerman stops at a checkpoint at the junction of highways 66 & 36 in Lyons, CO September 19, 2013. Hagerman's fiance, Josh Baranauska said they knew their home survived the flooding, "we got lucky." Residents were being allowed to return to their homes Thursday. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091913_FLOOD_CW20323 )

LASALLE, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Michelle Toubeaux checks out the damage to her home in LaSalle, September 19, 2013. A folding chair is the only thing keeping up part of the home's foundation. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOODING_RJ24705 )

EVANS, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Rito Romero finds a necklaces and charm, that he gave his wife for their 20th wedding anniversary, in the muck of their destroyed home in Evans, September 19, 2013. Residents start to clean up after a massive flood hit the area. (Photo By RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) ( FLOODING_RJ25004 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 19: Lyons resident Jill Babcock, right, talks with Mike Lovato while waiting at a checkpoint at the junction of highways 66 & 36 in Lyons, CO September 19, 2013. Babcock said she has lived in Lyons since 1978 and and was the police chief for a decade. She said, "as of Sunday the house was still standing. I got out, my cat got out- that's what's important." Residents were being allowed to return to their homes Thursday. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091913_FLOOD_CW20253 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 19: Lyons resident Perry Corn waits with his wife, Angie, at a checkpoint at the junction of highways 66 & 36 in Lyons, CO September 18, 2013. He said, "we're going to see what we can salvage and make sure no one runs off with the rest. We tried to tough it out till Saturday but with 3 dogs and the 2 of us we decided to heed the warnings." Now staying with friends he concluded, "my belief in the human spirit has been rejuvenated we'e been so fortunate to have great people around us, taking care of us." Residents were being allowed to return to their homes Thursday. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091913_FLOOD_CW20216 )

EVANS, CO - SEPTEMBER 18: Michael Conklin, left, and girlfriend Shanna Cervantes haul belongings from the flood damaged home of Cervantes' grandparents in Evans, CO on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. The pair were walking out the the damaged neighborhood on 37th Street. Residents were ordered out of the homes as FEMA surveyed the flood damage. They said the mud and water damaged all the clothing and furniture but they were hoping to be able salvage some photos. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post) ( CD18COFLOOD )

LONGMONT, CO - Sept. 17: Throughout the neighborhood, streets and driveways were filled with several inches of mud. Residents along Wade Road just south of Twin Peaks Golf Course begin the grim job of clean up from flood waters that submerged their neighborhood this past week. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD17LONGMONTFLOODS_KO22062 )

BOULDER, CO. - SEPTEMBER 17: Cheryl Supino salvages items from a pile of belongings outside the home she share with her husband Kim Schuler on Upland Ave in Boulder, CO September 17, 2013. Thes property abuts Four Mile Creek and the home was flooded through out week. Colorado officials on Monday updated the number of people killed in the state’s floods to as many as eight, as rescue helicopters took to the skies and emergency operations continued. Flooding in 15 Colorado counties has destroyed 1,502 homes and damaged 17,494 leaving more than 11,000 people evacuated, according to the Colorado Office of Emergency Management. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091713_FLOOD_CW12371 )

LONGMONT, CO - Sept. 17: The city placed a large dumpster in the street so residents could begin to get rid of debris. Residents along Wade Road just south of Twin Peaks Golf Course begin the grim job of clean up from flood waters that submerged their neighborhood this past week. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD17LONGMONTFLOODS_KO21974 )

LONGMONT, CO - September 15 : Debbie Smith is moving the debris out from the basement of Stan McDonald's house damaged by flooding near the corner of Widgeon Dr. and Allen Drive. Longmont, Colorado. September 15, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( LONGMONT_FLOODHC2_1109 )

ESTES PARK, CO - SEPTEMBER 18: Workers replace bricks on a flood damaged sidewalk in front of several businesses along W. Elkhorn Ave in downtown Estes Park Colorado Tuesday afternoon, September 17, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD18ESTESPARKTOUR_14972 )

BOULDER, CO - SEPTEMBER 13: Boulder police officers control traffic heading towards Sunshine Canyon in Boulder on September 14, 2013. Massive flooding continues in 14 continues in Colorado. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post) ( cd15FLOODING_HHR_1754 )

GREELEY, CO - SEPTEMBER 15: Dale Templeman takes a break from working a track backhoe as he speaks with Scott Huson after floodwaters that overflowed the Platte River damaged the roadway on State Highway 60 near Greeley. Crews were on sight to assess damage to the bridge in hopes of opening the roadway. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/ The Denver Post) ( CD16COFLOOD__AO10163 )

LONGMONT, CO - September 15 : From right, Kathy Cowley and Michelle Henry comfort each other by Eduardo Palomares, 17, during they are moving the mud out from the basement of Stan McDonald's house damaged by flooding near the corner of Widgeon Dr. and Allen Drive. Longmont, Colorado. September 15, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( LONGMONT_FLOODHC2_0696 )

BOULDER, CO - SEPTEMBER 14: Worker, Kenny Horton, working for Burggraf Disaster Restoration, based out of Oklahoma, dumps a bucket of water into a large plastic trash can from the basement of a home near Iris Ave and 9th St. in Boulder, Colorado Monday morning, September 16, 2103. The basement was completely flooded out from the overflowing Two-Mile Creek. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD17FLOOD_AC_14972 )

LONGMONT, CO - SEPTEMBER 14: Rick Phillips, left, Logan Phillips, 18, Sharon Shaw and Suzanne Phillips create a human plow as they push mud and flood waters out of the parking lot of a joint business on Boston Ave in Longmont, Colorado on September 14, 2013. Clean up began on Saturday in downtown Longmont following heavy flooding in previous days. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post) ( CD15FLOODS )

LONGMONT, CO. - SEPTEMBER 15: Detective Ed Tinkum looks over Hayden Court which collapsed during the flooding of theTroxell neighborhood in Longmont, CO September 15, 2013. Evacuations are underway Sunday morning in some Longmont neighborhoods because the St. Vrain River is rising quickly. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091513_FLOOD_CW29056 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 18: (l-r) Mayor pro tem Kirk Udovich, Town administrator Victoria Simonsen and Mayor Julie VanDomlen look over damage where the McConnell Bridge was washed away by flooding in Lyons, CO September 18, 2013. VanDomlen had just returned from Africa and was seeing the town for the first time. Management. Business owners were allowed to return to town today and residents will be allowed to their homes tomorrow. As emergency personnel methodically make their way from door-to-door of flooded and damaged homes this week, the number of unaccounted-for Coloradans is dropping. The number in Boulder County has fallen to four. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091813_FLOOD_CW12867 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 18: (l-r) Mayor Julie VanDomlen, right, hugs Laura McConnell while looking over damage where the McConnell Bridge was washed away by flooding in Lyons, CO September 18, 2013. VanDomlen had just returned from Africa and was seeing the town for the first time. Management. Business owners were allowed to return to town today and residents will be allowed to their homes tomorrow. As emergency personnel methodically make their way from door-to-door of flooded and damaged homes this week, the number of unaccounted-for Coloradans is dropping. The number in Boulder County has fallen to four. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091813_FLOOD_CW12759 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 18: Clark's Hardware on Hwy. 66 in Lyons, CO September 18, 2013. Business owners were allowed to return to town today and residents will be allowed to visit their homes tomorrow. As emergency personnel methodically make their way from door-to-door of flooded and damaged homes this week, the number of unaccounted-for Coloradans is dropping. The number in Boulder County has fallen to four. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091813_FLOOD_CW13253 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 18: Repair work on Hwy. 66 in Lyons, CO September 18, 2013. Business owners were allowed to return to town today and residents will be allowed to visit their homes tomorrow. As emergency personnel methodically make their way from door-to-door of flooded and damaged homes this week, the number of unaccounted-for Coloradans is dropping. The number in Boulder County has fallen to four. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091813_FLOOD_CW20013 )

BOULDER, CO - September 18 : Brooke Cholvin, right, comforts Jamestown evacuee Jan Reed at the Boulder County Commissioners building during a meeting for evacuated Jamestown residents in Boulder, Colorado. September 18, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( jamestown_FLOODHC1_9520 )

BOULDER, CO - September 18 : From left, Jamestown evacuees Jan Reed, Ben Perry and Javayne Jenkins comfort each other at Boulder County Commissioners building during a meeting for evacuated Jamestown residents. Boulder, Colorado. September 18, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( jamestown_FLOODHC1_9507 )

LYONS, CO. - SEPTEMBER 18: Repair work at the junction of on Highways 66 & 36 in Lyons, CO September 18, 2013. Business owners were allowed to return to town today and residents will be allowed to visit their homes tomorrow. As emergency personnel methodically make their way from door-to-door of flooded and damaged homes this week, the number of unaccounted-for Coloradans is dropping. The number in Boulder County has fallen to four. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) ( 091813_FLOOD_CW13263 )

BOULDER, CO - September 18 : Jamestown evacuees are attended a meeting at the Boulder County Commissioners building in Boulder, Colorado. September 18, 2013.(Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( jamestown_FLOODHC1_9597 )

BOULDER, CO - September 18 : Kael Davis, center and other Jamestown evacuees attended a meeting at the Boulder County Commissioners building in Boulder, Colorado. September 18, 2013.(Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( jamestown_FLOODHC2_2703 )

BOULDER, CO - September 18 : Evacuee Jamie Vandenberg holds her daughter Mia, 4, during a meeting for Jamestown residents at the Boulder County Commissioners building. Boulder, Colorado. September 18, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( jamestown_FLOODHC1_9535 )

EVANS, CO. - SEPT 18: A young girl walks past trailers in Evans, all of which have been condemned. The residents must remove their belongings by Friday. (Photo By Erin Hull/The Denver Post) ( Evans Flood )

LONGMONT, CO - September 18 : The foundation of a building was washed away by floodwaters at Pella Crossing Park in Longmont, Colorado. September 18, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) ( Longmont_FLOODHC2_2600 )