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<br />.-. <br /> <br />I <br />n <br />u <br />c <br />[I <br />o <br /> <br />~ . . Gioop <br />qzv,~"~ kr <br /> <br />Floodplain Management <br />u.s. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado <br /> <br />The founders of Matrix Design Group, while <br />employed at BRW, completed a comprehensive <br />study for the Air Force Academy by developing <br />better management tools for the 17 major <br />drainageways on the site, The project was a pro- <br />active approach to stormwater and floodplain <br />management, and developed site-wide floodplain <br />mapping along with t100dplain management <br />guidelines for the Academy, The engineering <br />provided a schedule of work and costs for future <br />capital improvement projects to protect the <br />waterways, <br /> <br />n <br /> <br />IJ <br /> <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />The project provided Academy Managers with the <br />tools necessary to plan, manage and maintain <br />development in and around flood-prone drainages <br />while minimizing negative impacts to the <br />hydrology, t100dplains and wetlands, This study <br />also identified areas along the creeks that were <br />exhibiting excessive erosion or were inadequate <br />to convey major t100d flows in order to address <br />broader issues relating to sedimentation, erosion <br />control, water quality, flood hazard mitigation <br />and financing, <br /> <br />I] <br />I~ <br /> <br />[] <br />I] <br />IJ <br />IJ <br />U <br />o <br />n <br /> <br />The project study recommended a plan to: <br />. Develop a standardized approach for <br />improving channel stability by managing <br />runoff from off-site basins, thereby <br />minimizing costs of channel maintenance, <br />detention, and conveyance facilities, <br />. Incorporate on,site or regional detention <br />facilities to control discharges under both <br />minor and major storm events, <br />. Promote the preservation of floodplains <br />and riparian areas, This also establishes <br />wildlife habitat corridors by maintaining <br />vegetation in overbank areas. <br />. Minimize the potential for flood damage <br />to property by prohibiting construction <br />and development within the flood way <br />utilizing a risk-based approach_ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />earn <br /> <br />- -,,--,,--~ <br /> <br />,,0 <br /> <br /> <br />/' <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />rrD1f~ ~ <br />