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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 »

East Side Detention Facility

The East Side Detention Facility (ESDF) dam is a high-hazard dam in northern Colorado. As the on-call engineering consultant for the Boxelder Stormwater Authority, Ayres was retained to analyze the Gray Lakes Reservoir area as a possible location for the ESDF as part of the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Master Plan. This major regional flood… Read More »

Orchard Mesa Detention Pond

In 2009 Ayres delineated a floodplain for Orchard Mesa. Ayres developed a master plan, conceptually designing several alternatives to mitigate flooding in the area. Mesa County acquired grant funding for one of the proposed projects, a detention pond located on the Mesa County Fairgrounds, and retained Ayres and DHM to design the pond to meet… Read More »