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 .”