ColoradoEWP

NRCS-CWCB program to implement watershed recovery projects to reduce risk to life & property and enhance resiliency in watersheds impaired by the 2013 floods

[ColoradoEWP @ColoradoEWP]

Proud to announce the EWP Phase 2 program won the 2018 Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Grand Award for Engineering Excellence. It took hundreds of people to make this program successful! Thanks to everyone who put their hearts into this!! #ColoradoEWP

[Enginuity @Enginuity_in_CO]

Congratulations @CWCB_DNR for winning the 2018 Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Grand Award for Engineering Excellence recognizing the 2013 Phase II Colorado Emergency Watershed Protection Program. #Teamwork#ColoradoEWP

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 38 - Lower Fourmile Creek (Poormans). An extremely narrow corridor in a narrow canyon. @MBakerIntl did a great job designing this project in anticipation of future roadway improvements to come. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 37 - State Highway 60 on the South Platte River. This was the easternmost project of the program. The project was constructed in about three months. Plenty of landowner challenges here, but CH2M patiently persevered. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 36 - Area 3 on Coal Creek. This is the 3rd of 3 projects (two previously posted) completed for the EWP program on Coal Creek. This was a small area just downstream of an existing culvert that was stabilized via EWP. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 35 - Fawn Valley on Fall River. This project was a tale of two reaches, one highly incised and located directly next to structures and the other with significant aggradation and an avulsion. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

Fourmile Creek Watershed Flood Recovery; a summary of Colorado's approach to flood recovery following the 2013 floods. #flood#recovery#watershed#resilience#innovation#natural#beneficial#function https://t.co/00DVblm8Jb

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

Left Hand Creek Watershed Flood Recovery; a summary of Colorado's approach to flood recovery following the 2013 floods. #flood#recovery#watershed#resilience#innovation#natural#beneficial#function https://t.co/HF3U52LNej

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

Big Thompson River Watershed Flood Recovery; a summary of Colorado's approach to flood recovery following the 2013 floods. #flood#recovery#watershed#resilience#innovation#natural#beneficial#function https://t.co/viS2xX4kQG

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 34 - Green Bridge on the Little Thompson River. An undersized bridge that provides local access caused significant aggradation during the 2013 flood event. This project restored the river, but the bridge remains a long-term concern. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 33 - Start on Coal Creek. This was one of three projects completed for the EWP program in Coal Creek. Another tight canyon corridor. @olsson_assoc designed and provided oversight for this challenging project. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 32 - Streamcrest on Left Hand Creek. This project was located in an alluvial fan that deposited massive sediment during the 2013 flood. A couple of pictures don't do it justice, but this was a highly successful outcome in a critical location.

[ColoradoEWP @ColoradoEWP]

Every #watershed had unique priorities, problems, goals, and solutions. Here is a summary of the #coloradofloodrecovery along the #StVrainCreek #ColoradoEWP #COFloods #BoulderFloods

https://t.co/NkkQe8Vqov

with @CWCB_DNR @COLocalAffairs @ColoradoDOT @BoulderCountyOS @NRCSnCO

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 31 - Sunset Pond on Fourmile Creek. This was a small, but very important recovery project that restored a water diversion for a pond used for firefighting. @NRCSnCO designed and provided oversight on this project. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 30 - Mountain Shadows on the Big Thompson River. These sections of the Big Thompson are very tight, but @Muller_Eng did a fantastic job designing a solution that protects property and enhances the river. #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 29 - Hall Ranch on S. St. Vrain. 1.2 miles of stream restoration utilizing natural system principles, main channel re-alignment at two sub-reaches, and creation or enhancement of six overflow channels. #overflowsRcool

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 28 - Visitor's Center on the Upper Big Thompson. This project protected channel banks and adjacent infrastructure from erosion near the Visitor's Center in Estes Park.

[ColoradoEWP @ColoradoEWP]

In the week preceding the 5th anniversary of the 2013 Colorado floods, we'd like to share several documents that summarize our work in repairing damaged creeks and communities. First, the program summary: https://t.co/5xNnDCUA30 #ColoradoFloods #ColoradoEWP #BoulderFloods

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 27 - Riverside on the Upper Big Thompson. This was a small project, but the work protects the nearby road that was at risk of failing. Revegetation along the toe will ultimately result in overgrowth for fish habitat and help stabilize the bank.

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 26 - Lower Fish Creek in the Estes Valley. This entire project was all about revegetation. No large equipment, no rock, no site grading; simply willow staking, container planting, and reseeding. @GreatEcology #coloradoewp

[Jeffrey Sickles @JeffreyWSickles]

EWP Before and After Series: Day 25 - Wall Street on Fourmile Creek. This was a special project and the results are simply awesome. Watershed Science and Design took this project from concept design to amazing. #coloradoewp