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Canal Importation Ponds

The largest stormwater project undertaken by the City of Fort Collins since the 1997 flood involved design and construction of $20 million of stormwater improvements in the heart of the City directly upstream of Colorado State University. The project included extensive public outreach, including mailings, open houses, and a project website to educate the public.… Read More »

Big Thompson River Flood Recovery

In September 2013 the Big Thompson River experienced high flows through the City of Loveland, Colorado, peaking at approximately 19,000 cubic feet per second, equal to a 100-year flood event. This event caused significant damage along the Big Thompson River corridor between Wilson and Taft Avenues, including: River banks were severely eroded. A pedestrian bridge… Read More »

Emergency Water Line Protection

As a result of the September 2013 floods, two of the three water lines feeding the City of Loveland had been damaged, and the one remaining line was in danger of being undermined and damaged by the raging Big Thompson River, which had changed its course. Within four hours of responding to the emergency, the… Read More »