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<br />Acknowledgements <br /> <br />Numerous organizations and individuals have made significant contributions to this <br />project. Their efforts and involvement have supported the many tasks associated with this study. <br />Although not all of the supporters can be acknowledged, recognition of several of the more <br />involved organizations and individuals is appropriate. <br /> <br />Larry Lang, Project Manager, and Joe Busto from the Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board provided leadership and insight though out the project. Their proactive involvement and <br />coordination with interested individuals and organizations kept the project focused. Other <br />sponsoring organizations provided much support; Marie McKenzie from Arapahoe County, <br />Kevin Wegner from Aurora, Brooke Fox from Douglas County and Doug Morris from <br />Greenwood Village. A special note of appreciation goes to Don Morrison, past councilman for <br />Greenwood Village, for initially expressing concern and then initiating efforts to provide <br />additional analyses ofPMP issues for the Cherry Creek basin. Others who contributed to interim <br />reviews of the project include Jack Byers and Alan Pearson of the Division of Water Resources <br />representing the State Engineer Office on dam safety issues and Ben Urbonas of the Urban <br />Drainage and Flood Control District. <br /> <br />The members of the Technical Review Panel provided constructive comments throughout <br />the project and especially thorough reviews of interim reports. The three-member panel <br />membership consisted of Lou Schreiner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Nolan Doesken of the <br />Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, and Gary Lewis of Parsons Engineering <br />Science. The technical expertise of the panel members was extremely helpful throughout the <br />project. The Project Advisory Committee contributed useful comments and suggestions at <br />review meetings as well as other times during the study. The membership is listed in Appendix <br />C. The involvement of Bill Miller of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and GeoffBonnin of the <br />National Weather Service contributed to the focus and technical completeness of the study. <br /> <br />The contract between Applied Weather Associates, LLC and the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board addressed the intent of the State of Colorado Senate Joint Resolution 99- <br />023. Applied Weather Associates, LLC has completed an independent peer review of the <br />Federal National Weather Service Probable Maximum Precipitation study used by the United <br />States Army Corps of Engineers in their redesign study relating to the Cherry Creek dam. In <br />addition, Applied Weather Associates, LLC completed an independent site-specific PMP study <br />for the Cherry Creek watershed. <br /> <br />The project was performed and completed in response to the requests of the cities of <br />Aurora and Greenwood Village, and the counties of Arapahoe and Douglas, Colorado; Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board; and Colorado General Assembly Senate Joint Resolution 99-023. <br /> <br />Xl <br />