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<br />John Blanchard, PE I"rolccl UvecSlght
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<br />i\.,1r. BLUlchard is a Vice President and the Regional (;roup I)irl'dor ft)}" BI<--W's Denver dfti::e J--Ie ha\ a
<br />broad-based hackground ill water resources, municipal CIl~ri.IlClTiJ)g, Cl1\'irOlllllu1t;1! permitting, ,l1ld l'COJJOllllC
<br />analysis. Mr. Blanchard is recognized as ,1n expert in urban dr,liIl,IW' dnd tlood cOlltrol ;l1ld activdy tc,lche:.., f(Jr
<br />the AlllericlIl Society of Civil Engineers throughout the U.S. ,lIld Canada. He served as a pnncip,l1 allthor
<br />()!] the: ASCE/WEF Mallual of Practice of [)cs(I!/1 awl C(liI.\t/'l/rti('1I (!F {'rhl1ll St(ll'l//lVllter ,Hall(~'((,/ll('11t ,,,'rtcIIIS. Mr.
<br />BLlllchard has represented numerous COlllIlltlllities ill the illlplcllKntatioll of floodplain I1LIIUgclllcllt prograllls
<br />,IIld provided expert testimony retIting to the Federal EmergcIlcy Managel1lcllt .i\gellcy (FEMA) Flood
<br />[IlSUraIlCe Program and the standard of practice for drainage ;Uld tlood cOlltrol. He hJS directi..":d 11lnovati\-e
<br />lksigns on award winning development projects by \UU..-l'ssfdly l11tLgr<lting thL eff()rts of lJJld planners,
<br />LlIldsClpL ,lrchitccts, natural scientists, and LllgillL'ers. Thmughntlt his carCLT, N'lr. BLllldurd h(l\ lklllonstrJted
<br />innovative approaches to solving complex flood cOllLol prohlems through the USL of a cOl1lrn:hellSin_'
<br />appro,IIJl elllphasizing lllulti-uSL, multi-bendit flcilitil's.
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<br />PrOlects of Sim,lar Size:
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<br />Mr. Blanchard served ,1\ (m expert witne'.;s in Haney vs. Meadows
<br />Metropolitan District regarding F:EMA floodplain regulations, chanllel
<br />stability, alld the Town of Castle Rock's participation 1ll the NatiolJ,1i
<br />Flood Insurance ProgrJIll. III additioIl, he i~, cunTntl;i ~lSS1<;tlllg thc Town
<br />of Lyons with floodp!aill In,1Il<lge1llent ,dong the St. Vrain (:rcek and
<br />Cherry Hills Village with ,ldlllinistratioll of a zero net ri<;e ordinalJcL Oil
<br />GrLcnwood Gulch. He "Iso ~cr\!ed a\ special cOll'illit<l1lt to the City of
<br />Aurora f(n the reviC\\ of channel stolhllization for Pilley Cre,~k dnd Saddle
<br />R..ock Gulch as P,lrt of the (>.t:::'s Ill'\\" municipal golf (ourse,
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<br />He devc:1opcd a Illaste:- pl.l1l to ,lCcolllplish 100-yeJr zero disJurge {i"olll a
<br />()()()-acre b,L'>in trihutarv to the Rocky Mountain Arsenallll Denver, CO.
<br />The pLlll utilized eXJscing stonge reservoirs to retain stOrIll\\'ater while
<br />providilJg a firm \vatcr supply for Oil-site inigatioll and hase flows tt)r
<br />riparian corridors to he preserved dowllstream across the Ar'iCllal. Mr.
<br />Blanchard also pn:p,lrec the .\(laster Plan for the Lowry Air Force Base,
<br />includillg the 1 () square mile '~(/ e'>tedy (:reek Basin amI W,1\ project manager
<br />for the study of lllore tban 2() Inile:; offloodplains within the United States
<br />Air Force Academy, ind\l,Jin~ MOllUlllCl"it Creek.
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<br />Representative design assignlllClltS illclude work as project IlHnagcr for the
<br />desigll of riverfront illlprovements, navigdblc callais, alld flood conveyancc
<br />-t.lCilities for the Historic Arkansas River Project (HARP) ill dO\VlltO\\'1l
<br />Pueblo, CO. He also v,:orked ,IS proju.:t manager for design of f(Hlr lllulti-
<br />purpoSe lakes, four 1l11ks of inigdtioll canals and plpc:lillcS, ,l1ld nUlllcrous
<br />specialty structures includill~ a 3:=iO long concrete baftled ,Ipron drop Oil a
<br />3,:1:1 slopc at the Maroon Creek Golf Club ill Aspcn. CO,
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