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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WATERSHED STUDY Assistallce for this article lVtlS provided by Graham 7lJOmpson, Matrix Design Group and URS. For more information please llisit www.fouJltain-crk.org and click on the Army Corps of Engineers link. Overview -Ihe Army Corps of Engineers Watershed Study began in April 2003 and providcs a comprehensive analysis of the fountain Crcck Watcrshcd that establishes and cvaluates existing conditions and identifies an array of problcms and opportunities in the form of a Watershed Management Plan. "lhe study primarily addresses methods to rcducc erosion, sedimentation and flooding problems in the watershed and was not intcnded to addrcss water quaIity. Water quality is addressed through other ongoing studies which are discusscd in the newslctter. Projects recommended through this study will not have adequate information for implementation. Depending on the funding sourcc identified for the individual projects, detailed implementation stud- ies will still be required to detail the features of the project, includ- ing design, cost, environmelltal impacts, ete. Within thc 930 square mile rountain Creek Watershed there wcre 24 streams which were brokcn into 32 sections that wcre evaluated in varying detail (see table to the right), for eithcr partial or complete hydrology and hydraulics modeling and geomorphic analysis. A map showing each stream reach and the analysis that was performed is shown on the opposite page. Project Sponsors and Funding 111e total cost of the watershed study is about 3 million dollars and is sharcd: 50% by the federal governmcnt and 50% by 10caI govcrn- ments and the Statc of Colorado. Federal government - $1,500,000 Local governments - $900,000 Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) - $300,000 Colorado Water Conscrvation Hoard (CWB) - $300,000 .Ihe lead local sponsor for the study is the City or Colorado Springs. To fund the study an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) was signed in March 2003 between the City of Colorado Springs and the IO local government sponsors in the warershed: citics of Woodland Park, Manitou Springs, Fountain and Pueblo; towns of Monument, Palmcr Lakc and Grecn Mountain Falls; and counties ofEI Paso, Teller and Pucblo. .the funding share from thc local governmcnts of $900,000 was determined based on impervious surface area and is .~hown on the sprcadshcet at www.foumain-crk.org. Almost all of thc federal funding needed to completc thc study was included in thc l;iscal Year 2008 Encrgy and Water Resource Appropriations Hill which was approved as part of the Fiscal Ycar 200S President's Appropriations Bill. .l1le remainder of $2,000 not appropriated will be obtained by thc Corps through un-used fund- ing from other projects. In addition to thc 8 cities/towns and three counties involved in the project, federal agencies such as military installations (Fort Carson and US Air Force Academy), Natural Resource Conservation Servicc, United States Geological Survey and state agencics such as the Conservation Districts (Turkey Creek, Central and EI Paso), 4 FOlll/taill em.1;; Ir~llers/;ed Neu's/eller Fe/mlll,.y 2008 Department of Local Affairs, Colorado Water Conservation Board and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) wcre also involved. Information has been presented at monthly meetings of a stakeholder group to discuss the issues and progress of the study. Reach Reach Name Section ID 1 Upp~r Fountain Woodland l'ark-SheridJ.n Ave. to CrysLOb Creek 2 LJpp~r Fountain Crystob to Manitou U/S Cr~~k .~ Upper Foumain Manitou LJ/S to Manitou D/S Creek 4 Upper Fountain Manitou O/S w MCC Cr~ek '; SUlherland Creekl FCC to D/S orCrystall'ark Subtrib. to Crystal Park (, Monumem Creek Palmer Lake U1S to USAFA N. Boundary 7 Monumem Creek USAFA S. Boundary to FCC 8 CotlOnwood Creek IIlack Forest Rd. to MCe Mainstem <) Dry Creek (Ell'aso Carlson Dr. to MCC County) 12 Templeton (~ap Ausrin Bluth t(I MCC 13 Dirty Woman Cr~ek 1-25 to !vICC 14 Teachout Creek Higby Rd. to MCC 15 Jackson Creek Jackson Creek l'kwy t(I !vICC 16 Black Forest Gkneagl~ D~t~nlion Pond to MCC Tributary 17 Smith Creek NOrlhgat~ Rd to MCC 18 Monumelll Branch S. Trih. 1 S. Branch to !vice 19 Middle Tributary S. Trib. ! N. Branch to MCC 20 Black Squirrel Creek 3200' U/S ofS11 83 to MCC 21 Elkhorn Cr~ek USAI'A E. Boundary to MCC 22 Pine Creek Academy Hlvd. to MCC 23 Fountain Creek MCe to see 24 Fountain Cr<:ck Sand Cr~ek to JCCC 25 Shooks Run LaSalle St.1 RR Track> to FCC 26 Sand Headwaters to FCC Creek-Ivlainstem 27 E. Fork Sand HL'adwalers to see Creek-Mainstem 28 Jimmy Camp Vicinity of foulIlaine Blvd. to FCC: Creek-MainSlem 29 Liltle I:oulllain SW o[HultS AAI-' to FCC C,,,k 30 Peterson Field Ilancock Expressway to FCC 51 Foum;lin Creek JCCC to YI Ie 32 Fountain Cre~k YHCw pee 33 Fountain Cr~ek pec to Arkansas River Conflu~nce 3.1 Arkansas River FCC to Baxter Rd. NOll'; lhcre are no r<'Jeh ILl's Ill[ 10 and 11 MCC~ Monument C'e~k Conflu,'nce I'CC~ POrler Creek Confluence FCC~ Fountain Creek Confluence see~ Sand C,,'ek Confluence JCCC~ Jimmy Camp Creek Confluenc,' YHCC= Young Ilollow Confluence