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<br />SECTION III <br /> <br />AL TERNAn: PLANS <br /> <br />The development of alternate concepts for the dr-alnageways Included <br />basic data collection, hydrological studies, field inspections, and the <br />development of various possible alternates whlcr appeared to provide an <br />opportuni ty for a solution to the lon9-range flood pr.oblem on Big Dry <br />Creek. The alternate concepts were presented to officials of 'vIestmlnster, <br />Adams County, Jefferson County, and the Urban Dralnage and Fiood Control <br />District. <br /> <br />ThIs study was limited to the flood plain of Big Dry Creek, and, by <br />definition, did not give detaIled consIderation to the channels in the <br />basins tributary to the main channel. Certain .Iternates are signifi- <br />cantly affected by the tributaries to Big Dry Creek, and each al ternate <br />Is defined as to this effect. The Drc,win!)s which show various alternates <br />used for meetings and for the decision-making process are on file wIth <br />the Urban Drainage and Flood Control Distl-ict. <br /> <br />Channel encroachment and deterioration of BIg Dry Creek can create <br />a sIgnIficant drainage problem. Paralleling the deterioration of the <br />channel is often the encroachment onto the flooc' plain. ThIs is a <br />typical problem In the urbanIzed areas of the Denver region. As little <br />channel encroachment exists, this study hus a great deal of flexlbi 1 i ty <br />in choice of alternates sInce certaIn altE~rnates havE' not all'eady been <br />eliminated. In many of our cities, the mujor dr,linase system often has <br />not been planned or designed and Its functionIng very often I-esults in <br />flood damage losses. The major system fulfi lIs the maIn damage-prevention <br />function. The major system will operate whether or not It has been de- <br />signed and whether or not urban improvements are situated ,.,Isely in regard <br />to It. <br /> <br />The work in thIs assignment deals exclusively with a major drainage <br />system, Big Dry Creek. Once this maJ"r drainage system Is planned, de- <br />signed, and constructed, the smaller tributary major drainage systems and <br />the InitIal draInage system consistIng of storm sewer.s and small channels <br />fall Into order more easily. <br /> <br />The alternates presented subsequently were dlscllssed In Phase A and <br />are agaIn presented to make the reader aware of the scope of the study. <br /> <br />Alternates Studied <br /> <br />1. Flood PlaIn Zonlnq Without Structllral-'mprov.~~nt:2. -(Non-Structural <br />Alternate) ThIs alternate Is based on the flood plain as it is <br />presently constituted. It Is defined by the 100-'year runoff from <br />the basIn under projected future development with presently-existing <br />channel condi tlons. The approach of "dol ng nothIng" is an economi- <br />cal and legItimate alternate on Big Dr.y Creek and can be compared, <br />cost-wlse, on an annual basis to other alternates considered In thIs <br /> <br />111"1 <br />