BOARD01825

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2003
• Description: Flood Section - South Platte Downstream Channel Improvement Project - S and O Development Easement Request
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of N aturaI Resources
1313 Shennan Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX, [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Larry Lang, P.E., Chief, and Flood Protection Section
November 6, 2003
Agenda Item 27, November 19-21, 2003 Board Meeting--
Easement Request for S & 0 Development
(South Platte River in Denver)

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Introduction
At the November 6-7, 1995 Board Meeting, approval was given by the Board to grant requests for
easements in CWCB's right-of-way along the Chatfield Downstream ChaIl11el Improvement Project
(Project) on a case-by-case basis. In addition, at the November 21, 2001 Board Meeting, the Board
adopted the "Easement Guidelines for the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement Project" dated
November 2001. The Staff has received a request from Kahn Construction of Greenwood Village by a
letter dated October 30, 2003 (attached). Kall11 Construction has submitted a formal CWCB easement
application. This request, if approved, will provide Kall11 Construction on behalf S & 0 Development,
2421 W. Edgewood Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109, the ability to construct a 16-inch storm
drain system, which is located in the South Platte River floodplain in Littleton, Colorado. The proposed
site is north of Belleview Avenue, on the right overbank, on the South Platte River floodplain and
outside of the limits of the 100- year floodplain.

Discussion
Kall11 Construction on behalf of S & 0 Development has requested a storm drain system easement for
permanent access to the South Platte River. The S & 0 Development Project proposal may be subject
to the approval by the City of Littleton aIld the South Suburban Park aIld Recreation District's Board of
Directors. The development does not impact any of the District's recreational features. The Kahn
Construction storm drain project is in the CWCB right-of-way limits. CWCB staff conducted a field
inspection of the Kahn Construction request on October 31, 2003.

Use for the Requested Area
The uses for the CWCB land are for the construction of a 16-inch stormwater drainage pipeline, which
is located along the South Platte River Floodplain. The project is the outfall system for the site
development proposal and will not be open to the general public. The easement area is 10 feet wide by
126.16 feet long located in the improved South Platte ChaIl11el Improvement right-of-way totaling 1,262
square feet (see attached map). The proposed project will be designed and constructed by Kall11
Construction. The staff fl11ds that the proposed use will work in harmony within the CWCB project
right-of-way with certain subordination requirements stated in the easement agreement.

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