the Dry Creek drainage area to b use. City engineering staff soon b to run Dry Creek through this lar ground and was not an obvious s once we recognized it was not on money,” MacDonald said.
Even with the reduced cost, steep.“ The City didn’ t have a de major flood control project,” Vet came from a $ 3 million FEMA P“ Really we had to rely on FEMA
“ The PDM grant process is h Kim Johnson, emergency prepar Homeland Security in Cheyenne office for FEMA. The key to the The project resulted in reducing residents.“ Essentially( the proje precariously dangerous floodplai discharge and takes citizens and FEMA conducted a case review, project, and it was recognized na
The project involved designi storm flows from the main chann detention ponds before dischargi downstream of the troublesome S the City with securing an $ 80,00 Protection Agency by designatin and providing much-needed wate coming from the neighboring Ch City streets.
An innovative final design – than pipes in the area leading to successful negotiations with the owners – saved the City approxi costs. The massive project involv material. Construction was comp
Vetter said the project went s Associates is such an accomplish and ran with it and got the projec he said.
The project’ s magnitude rem many Cheyenne residents becaus flood and it was constructed in u Project Manager Laura Page, PE Sheridan Reach have been anxiou she said, because ultimately it m the floodplain, pending final app relief for 25 % of all properties in City.
Vetter said although many re of the project, that will change w“ In a big storm,” he said,“ the im apparent.”