FLOOD06564

• County: Boulder
• Community: Boulder
• Stream Name: Goose, Wonderland, Elmer's Twomile, 2-mile, 4-mile
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Major Drainageway Planning Volume 1, Part B
• Date: 4/1/1969
• Prepared For: Boulder County
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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encroachment because of urbanization and because of natural processes
whereby sand and gravel debris deposited by floods has filled in
the channels.

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The procedure "as to define the problem hydroloCi~ally and hydrau-
lical ly by field and office studies, to develop all practical alter-
nates, and to study these alternates using a qualified environmental
design team approach. A dialogue waS then establ ished Ivith the City
and County where findings were presented in an objective manner,
coupled V/ith recommendations, Channel route decisions were made
and the process of preparing detailed master plans was commenced.
Jesign criteria developed by the Denver Regional Council of
GovcrllLlents was fully uti 1 ized, this design criteria being that
presented in the Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual dated
narcil, 1965.

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T:,e financing strategy was developed concurrently "ith the
master planning by a team of three, consisting of an engineer,
a lawyer, and an urban planner, all of whom are experienced in
municipal financing problems.

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