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Capital Improvements
& Management Activities
The Metro District's Public Works Department is responsible for:
- Construction of major pipe systems, culverts and
regional detention ponds.
- Management of stormwater facilities in open space
corridors.
- Manage and maintain the drainageways in the natural open
space areas. This is accomplished through the Metro District's channel
stabilization program.
These activities are closely coordinated internally
with Metro District's Parks & Open Space staff and externally with regional
organizations like the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD), Douglas
County Engineering and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USCOE).
2009 Projects
The section of the Big Dry Creek drainage between
Big Dry Park and the bridge on the Grand View trail was completed this spring,
including additional shrub and wetlands plantings.
Work on the drainage area at the future site of the Fly'n
B Park is underway in conjunction with the park improvements.
Flood Control
The Metro District cooperates with Douglas County and the Urban Drainage and Flood
Control District (UDFCD) to build and manage flood control ponds in the community.
Through a system of regional stormwater detention ponds and open space drainage
ways, all commercial and residential properties in the community are located outside
the 100 year flood plain, per Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) criteria.
Flood plain maps and release letters may be obtained
by contacting the Douglas County Building Division at 303-660-7497, or at
http://www.douglas.co.us/Departments.html.
This page was last updated on October 30, 2009.
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