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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 which is funded by the stormwater fee.
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).
2011 Projects
Currently, work is occurring in Marcy Gulch north of Town Center Drive. This
project involves the stabilization of more than 2,700 feet of channel, and the
reconstruction of the Highline Canal Trail crossing. This is a cooperative
project between Douglas County, UDFCD, Denver Water, the Highlands Ranch Golf
Club and the Metro District.
The Metro District and Centennial Water &
Sanitation District are also partners in a project in Marcy Gulch in Chatfield
State Park. The project involves rebuilding the Centennial Trail crossing and
channel improvements in Marcy Gulch.
A major storm sewer system, pipe 51, is being
constructed on the south side of County Line Road, west of Lucent Blvd.
Work on the drainage area at the future site of the Fly'n
B Park was completed in January in conjunction with the park improvements.
Minor drainage improvements are being constructed as part of the Dad Clark
Trail Crossing between Toepfer Park and the Tresana development.
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
August 31, 2011.
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